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6.3 Mint Machine Center
The Mint Machine Center (MMC) is used to view the network of connected controllers in a
system.Individual controllers and drives are configured using Mint WorkBenc h.
Note: Ifyou have only asingle MicroFlex e100 connected to y our PC, then MMC is
probablynot r equired. Use Mint WorkBench (see section 6.4) to configur e the
MicroFlex e100.
Controllerpane
Menusystem
Toolbars
Informationpane
Figure41 - The Mint Machine Center software
The Mint Machine Center (MMC) provides an overview of the controller network cur rently
accessible by the PC. The MMC contains a controller pane on the left, and an information pane
onthe right. In the c ontroller pane select the Host item, then in the information pane click Scan.
This causes MMC to scan for allconnec ted controllers. Clicking once on a contr oller’s name
causes various options to be displayed in the information pane. Double-clic king on ac ontroller’s
namelaunches an ins tance of Mint WorkBench that is automatically connec ted to the controller.
ApplicationView allows the lay out and organization of controllers in your machine to be modelled
and described on screen. Controllers can be dragged onto the A pplication View icon, and
renamedto give a more meaningful description, for example “Conv eyor 1, Packaging Controller”.
Drives that are controlled by another product, suchas a NextMov e e100, can be dragged onto
theNextMove e100 icon it self, creating a visible representation of the machine. A text description
forthe system and associatedfiles can be added, and the resulting layout saved as an“MMC
Workspace”. When you next need to administer the sys tem, simply loading the workspace
automatically connects to all the required controllers. See the Mint help file for full details of
MMC.