Technical information

Software Setup and Operation

Overview

EMERSON Motion Control’s PCX programming software version 7.X provides a simple,

menu-driven, question and answer format for setup and programming of EMERSON Motion

Control FX Series Drives. This format assists you in setup, programming, monitoring and

controlling FX drive functions without requiring extensive programming knowledge.

This section introduces the computer hardware and software requirements for setting up and

programming an FX drive with PCX. It also explains the PCX 7.X software structure and the

interrelationships of the software components.

PCX 7.X software also works with EMERSON Motion Control 520 and 525 PMCs,

M016xxx and M035xxx Servo Drives.

Hardware Requirements

Memory and Communication

PCX 7.X software will run on any IBM® Personal Computer (PC) or compatible PC with a

largest executable program size of 535K, one floppy disk drive (1.44M) and an RS-232C or

an RS-422 serial interface port. It is recommended that you run PCX from a hard disk drive.

The PC used must have a minimum of 800K of available hard disk space.

Monitor Types

If your computer is equipped with a color monitor, press the SPACE bar at the title screen and

the PCX screens will display in color. if you press any other key, the computer will display

the PCX screens in black and white. The black and white mode works best on computers with

LCD screens. You can find instructions on how to change the screen colors in the PCX-

READ.ME file on the PCX disk using any ASCII text editor.

Software Requirements

PCX software is supplied on a 3 1/2” 1.44MB floppy diskette with this manual. The floppy

diskette does not include DOS (Disk Operating System). The DOS version required by PCX

is MS-DOS®/PC-DOS 3.3 or greater.

PCX will occasionally need to access the disk drive where the PCX.EXE program file is

stored. This does not affect the performance of the software if you are running PCX from a

hard disk drive. However, if you are running from a floppy disk drive, the PCX floppy disk

must remain in the disk drive while you are operating PCX.

230V FX Series Positioning Drive Reference

Manual