side of the view. The values displayed are only the values at the time the "Get Menu Values" button was selected. The values are NOT continuously updating.
Control Button
Get Menu Values
Pressing the Get Menu Values control button will cause PowerTools Pro to read the current value of all the parameters in the selected menu and display them in the memory column, If the value in the memory is different from the default value. The parameter value will be highlighted in yellow in the default column.
7.2.4 SP Menu Initialization View
The SP Menu Initialization View is a utility to aid the user in configuring the Unidrive SP base drive setup. Because the Unidrive SP can operate in many different modes, and has many different features, it must be put into a known state so that the
A default list of parameters is included so the user does not need to enter each of these parameters by hand. The user can modify the default list, adding new parameters or removing some of the parameters. If the user makes changes, and then wishes to revert back to the original default list, the "Reset to Defaults" control button will restore the original list.
Figure 64 shows an example of the SP Menu Initialization view.
Figure 64: SP Menu Initialization View
Once the data is written from the SpInitialize.ini file into the new configuration, it is stored as part of the configuration. Therefore, if the file is downloaded to an
The SP Menu Initialization data can be modified just like a user program. If the user wishes, new parameters can be added to the default data, or files can be removed from the default data. Changes made to the SP Menu Initialization data in PowerTools Pro will change the initialization for that file only (not for another new configuration created later).
.ini file stored on PC
.ini file
.ini file data is written into new
New
.ini file
If the user wishes to make a change to the initialization for every new file they create, then changes can be made directly to the source SpInitialize.ini file. Using a text editor (i.e. MS Notepad), the .ini file can be modified to include new parameters or remove existing default parameters. Once the modified .ini file is saved, those changes will be included in every new
Care should be taken when editing the default list. Changes made to this file will directly impact the functionality of the system. It could be possible to cause a condition where the
Figure 63: Initialization File Example
The default contents of the SP Menu Initialization view is generated from a file titled SpInitialize.ini. This file is installed to your PC as part of the PowerTools Pro installation. When a new
7.3 Configure Setup Parameters
Following is a list of the different views in the Setup group on the hierarchy. The Setup group is dedicated to configuring the operation parameters for the system such as User Units, Position Limits, Torque Limits, Tuning Values, PLS points, etc.... To complete the application,
start with the Setup view and work down to the last view in the Setup group (User Bits).
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