RMC70/150 and RMCTools User Manual
System Identification ............................................................................................................................224
Tuning Tools ........................................................................................................................................225
Programming ....................................................................................................... 228
Programming Folder Overview ............................................................................................................228
Step Editor ............................................................................................................................................228
Program Triggers ..................................................................................................................................231
Task Monitor ........................................................................................................................................234
Variable Table Editor ...........................................................................................................................235
User Functions......................................................................................................................................237
Discrete I/O Configuration Window ....................................................................................................240
I/O Monitor ..........................................................................................................................................241
Curve Tool ............................................................................................................ 242
Curve Tool ...........................................................................................................................................242
Curve Properties ...................................................................................................................................245
Indirect Data Map ................................................................................................ 246
Indirect Data Map Editor ......................................................................................................................247
Shortcut Sets ....................................................................................................... 248
Shortcut Commands .............................................................................................................................248
Shortcut Command Set Editor ..............................................................................................................249
Event Log ............................................................................................................. 250
Event Log Monitor ...............................................................................................................................250
Event Log Filtering ..............................................................................................................................251
General Tools ....................................................................................................... 254
Uploading and Downloading ................................................................................................................254
Error Icon and Error Bubble .................................................................................................................255
Address Selection Tool (Single Register) ............................................................................................256
Output Window ....................................................................................................................................256
Verify Results Window ........................................................................................................................257
Actuator View ......................................................................................................................................257
RMCTools Options Dialog ..................................................................................................................257
Communication Log .............................................................................................................................259
Keyboard Shortcuts ..............................................................................................................................259
Copy and Paste .....................................................................................................................................264
Find and Replace ..................................................................................................................................265
Printing in RMCTools ..........................................................................................................................266
Wizards ................................................................................................................ 266
Scale/Offset Wizard Overview .............................................................................................................266
Autotuning Wizard: Welcome Page .....................................................................................................267
Autotuning Wizard: Enter Move Parameters Page ...............................................................................268
Simulator Wizard .................................................................................................................................270
Firmware Update Wizard .....................................................................................................................271
Menu and Toolbars ............................................................................................... 272
RMCTools Menu Bar ...........................................................................................................................272
Standard Toolbar ..................................................................................................................................276
Shortcut Command Toolbar .................................................................................................................278
RMCTools Status Bar ..........................................................................................................................278
Programming ........................................................................................... 279
Programming Overview ....................................................................................... 279
Issuing Commands to the RMC ............................................................................ 280
Tasks ................................................................................................................... 284
Variables .............................................................................................................. 287
Program Triggers ................................................................................................. 290
Downloading the Programming ............................................................................ 293
Tag Names ........................................................................................................... 294
Program Capacity and Time Usage ....................................................................... 295
Programming Security ......................................................................................... 298
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