User`s manual

APPENDIX B – GUI B-9
CDS7324 (FORMERLY LSF-0819)
Rev. A INSTALLATION & USER’S MANUAL
B.2.15 Driver
The Moog WinDrive Driver runs as a separate process from the WinDrive GUI. It is started automatically when
WinDrive is opened. To display the driver dialog box, click on the driver’s icon on the Windows Task bar. The
driver performs all communication with the controller. Its purpose is to implement various protocols that are used
to communicate with various controllers. Depending on which protocol is used, the protocol name is displayed in
the title bar of the dialog. The WinDrive GUI communicates with the driver via a TCP/IP socket connection.
The Driver Dialog menu consists of the following items:
Protocol – This menu and any submenus are protocol specific.
Help / About Driver – Displays the Driver About Box. This dialog contains the driver version information.
The following controls are part of the Driver Dialog:
Socket Port – Opens the socket to listen on the specified port for connection requests from the GUI.
Socket Port – Closes the socket port
Client Connection / Close – Closes the connection to the WinDrive GUI if it is connected.
B.2.16 Panel Descriptions
B.2.16.1 RS232 Interface Mode
• Controller Mode Control & Status → This parameter allows the user to view the Controller Mode Status.
• Enter Text Mode → This parameter allows the user to switch the controller from the GUI interface to the text
interface. After this switch the GUI cannot communicate with the controller until the controller interface is
reset.
Right click in
this area and
press “Close” to
shut any panel
no longer
required.