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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 WorkBench.
Note: If you have only a single MicroFlex e100 connected to your PC, then MMC is probably not required. Use Mint WorkBench (see section 6.4) to configure the MicroFlex e100.
Toolbars
Menu system
Controller pane
Information pane
Figure 41 - The Mint Machine Center software
The Mint Machine Center (MMC) provides an overview of the controller network currently accessible by the PC. The MMC contains a controller pane on the left, and an information pane on the right. In the controller pane select the Host item, then in the information pane click Scan. This causes MMC to scan for all connected controllers. Clicking once on a controller’s name causes various options to be displayed in the information pane.
Application View allows the layout and organization of controllers in your machine to be modelled and described on screen. Controllers can be dragged onto the Application View icon, and renamed to give a more meaningful description, for example “Conveyor 1, Packaging Controller”. Drives that are controlled by another product, such as a NextMove e100, can be dragged onto the NextMove e100 icon itself, creating a visible representation of the machine. A text description for the system and associated files can be added, and the resulting layout saved as an “MMC Workspace”. When you next need to administer the system, simply loading the workspace automatically connects to all the required controllers. See the Mint help file for full details of MMC.
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