Control Studio

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ControlStudio

ControlStudio software is a development tool for motion applications. It contains a programming editor, data recorder, debugger and monitoring tools.

  • ControlStudio is the integrated development environment (IDE) for the softMC.
  • Used to write programs (tasks), debug tasks, record data.
  • Graphical user interface.
  • Provides a command line interface (terminal) to the softMC

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tools

IP Configurator

Description

The IP Configurator tool will help you to define your new or unknown MC IP address, before you get to connect with.
To use the configurator you'll need the following:

  • computer that runs ControlStudio.
  • MC-3 or MC-7.
  • Ethernet cable to connect between your network and the MC device.
  • Serial Cable to connect between the MC devise and the computer.
  • DC power supply - for the MC.

getting Strated

Step 1 - Connect your MC device to the power supply, to your network - with the Ethernet cable, and to your computer - with the serial cable, run ControlStudio and turn on your MC device.


Step 2 - In the ControlStudio, go to controller Monitor menu at the right side of the screen. There you will see the devices which connect to your network, without any information about your new unknown MC device or with a device that doesn't have IP address:

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Step 3 - According to your network properties - choose an IP address or get one from your network manager.
You can check the address availability by using windows command tool (CMD), with ping command as shown here in yellow:

IP 3.png

Additional information about your address will be found in the same window, using the ipconfig command:

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The information that required to us is the Subnet Mask and the default Geteway:

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Step 4 - On the ControlStudio, at the menu bar - choose Tools IP Configurator.

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Step 5 - New window will open.

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  1. In case you already know the device IP address - choose Yes button. A Connect Via Network window will pop-up - fill the blank spaces with the correct information and press Connect button.
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  1. In case you don't know' the device IP address - choose No' button. A Connect Via COM window will pop-up.

SSH Terminal

Description

Getting Started

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This manual is under the assumption that the ControlStudio already connected to a robot or a simulator.

step 1 - At the menu bar, under the Tools tab - choose the SSH Terminal button.

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step 2 - A new window will be opened. In this window you need to confirm the folowing:

  • IP address that belong to your robot/simulator.
  • Your username and password to access your robot/simulator.
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step 3 - Back to the menu bar, under the view tab - choose the SSH Terminal button.

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step 4 - The SSH Terminal interface will be opend, ready for yout commands.

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Example

In this example we use the ls command - that provide list of files in the current working directory.

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The SSH Terminal operated by Linux commands.


Step 1 - In the SSH terminal window add the command you want to activated, and press the enter button.

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Step 2 - In the same window, you will get the information you asked for.

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