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• STConfigurationisneededtoconfiguretheST5‐Q‐ExandST10‐Q‐Exstepmotordrives.This
applicationalsoincludesextensivehelpscreens.
• QuickTunerisusedtoconf igureandtuneSV7servodrives.QuickTuneralsoincludesextensive
helpscreens.
• VisualBasic6andC#.NETexampleprojectscanbedownloadedfromthesoftwarepage.
TolearnmoreaboutnetworkingusingEthernet,werecommendreadingSamsTeachYourselfTCP/IPin24
Hours,availablefromAmazon.comandotherfinebooksellers.
Conclusion
WehopeyourexperiencewithAppliedMotionProductsispleasantandproductive.Ifyou getstuckandneed
help,orwishtosuggestwaystoimproveourproductsordocumentation,pleasecontactourapplications
engineeringdepartmentbycalling(800)525‐1609orbywritingtosupport@applied‐motion.com
.
AppendixA:ChangingYourDrive’sTableofIPAddresses
IfyouneedtochangetheIPaddressesthatareselectedbytherotaryswitchinyourdrive,youcandosousing
Configurator(forstepperdrives)orQuickTuner(forservodrives).Pleasefollowthestepsbelow.
Step1:IfyournetworkincludesaDHCPserver,setyourdrivetorotaryswitchposition“F”(DHCP).Connect
ittoaspareportonaswitchorrouterandpowerupthedrive.Whenthedrivepowerson,yournetworks’
DHCPserverwillassignasuitableaddresstoyourdrive.Thisprocessmaytakeafewminutes.
IfyournetworkdoesnothaveaDHCPserverthenyoumustconnectthedrivedirectlytoyourPCinorderto
changethetable.PleasereadtheSection“ConnectingaDriveDirectlytoaPC”,thenreturntoStep3below.
Step2:InConfigurator,orQuickTuner,select“DriveDiscovery”.Alistofnetworkadaptercardswillappear.
Ifyouhavemorethanonenetworkadapter,selecttheonethatconnectstothesamenetworkasthedrive.If
youonlyhaveonenetworkadapter,itwillbeautomaticallyselected.Sele ctOK.IfDriveDiscoveryfindsan
AppliedMotionEthernetdriveonyournetwork,amessageboxwillappearaskingyouifthisisthecorrect
drive.Ifitis,selectYes.Ifyouarenotsure(becausetherearemultipledrivesonyounetwork),selectNot
Sureandthesearchwillcontinue.Youwillbeabletochoosefromalldiscovereddrivesoncetheyarefound.
Note:ifyoursubnetistoolarge(largerthanClassC)drivediscoveryisnotavailablebecausethediscovery
processwouldtaketoolong.
Onceyouhavediscoveredadriveandacknowledgedthatitisthecorrectone,theIPaddressofthisdrivewill
automaticallybesetinthemainwindow,andyouwillbeabletocommunicatewiththedrivefromthe
ConfiguratororQuickTunersoftware.
Step3:TochangethetableofIPaddressesthatwillbestoredinyourdrive,select“IPAddresses”fromthe
Drivemenu.Selecting“ReadFromDrive”willallowyoutoseewhichIPaddressescorrespondwiththerotary
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