Installation
Install INGENIA MotionLab3 - User manual software which can be downloaded from Downloads .
Ethernet configuration
Before starting
This tutorial assumes that you have connected your CORE drive to an external DC power; and the Commissioning Kit between your computer and the drive.
In order to use Ethernet connection between the PC and the COM-KIT we need to set the Network Card in the same subnet than the COM-KIT. By default, COM-KIT comes with the IP set to 192.168.2.22.
Please, find below a step by step guide on how to configure the Network Card and how to connect to the driver using MotionLab3.
How to configure the Network Card
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Open Windows settings and choose Network and internet options
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Click on Change adapter options
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Right-click on the Ethernet connection to the drive
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Click on option "Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)", and click on the Properties button
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Set IP 192.168.2.1 and network mask to 255.255.255.0. Click "OK"
How to connect to the driver using MotionLab3
Older versions of MotionLab3 (1.7.X or lower)
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Open MotionLab3.
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Click on "Configuration Tools" > "Configure your system through the Wizard tool
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Once the Wizard starts press Next to go to Communication page
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Select "Ethernet" connection, choose the network adapter where the driver is attached, enter the IP 192.168.2.22 and press "Connect".
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After that, your target Drive description together with the COM-KIT will appear on Drive overview page. You have been successfully connected to your drive!
The following image shows an example of a COM-KIT connected to an Everest Core driver.
In order to only configure Core driver's parameters use Axis1 information on the right hand toolbar (Driver Explorer Configuration). If complete set-up parameters need to be configured, use general parameters' information.
Newer versions of MotionLab3 (1.9.X or newer)
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Open MotionLab3.
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If the drive gets automatically detected, hover over it and click on “Connect".
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If the drive does not show automatically. Click on “Add slave manually“, set “Ethernet” as the communication protocol and the proper IP Address and click on “Connect“.
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Once connected. your target Drive description together with the COM-KIT will appear on Drive overview page. You have been successfully connected to your drive!
The following image shows an example of a COM-KIT connected to an Everest Core driver.
In order to only configure Core driver's parameters use Axis1 information on the right hand toolbar (Driver Explorer Configuration). If complete set-up parameters need to be configured, use general parameters' information.