RapidSetup Menu

Table of Contents

• 🔹 File
• 🔹 View
• 🔹 Tools
• 🔹 INtime
• 🔹 Help

The RapidSetup menu bar.

🔹 File

• Open Working DIrectory allows you to open the directory where RapidSetup is running. It contains all the RapidCode files: RSI.dll, rsi.lic, etc.
• Save Memory Dump to File allows you to save your RMP controller's memory to a file. Use DumpDiff.exe to compare memory dumps.
• Exit will close the RapidSetup application.

🔹 View

• Refresh will allow you to initialize the RMP MotionController and refresh the view of RapidSetup.
• Network Data is a page that allows you to observe the exchanged network PDO inputs and outputs.
• Network IO is a page that allows you to observe the network IO.
• Error Messages will open the error message window.
• Network Timing Window will open a window that you can use to measure EtherCAT network packet timing.
• Packet Errors will open a window that you can use to view packet errors for each EtherCAT port for every EtherCAT node.
• Expert Mode enables multiple different fields within RapidSetup such as:
  • Tuning Tab on Axis Page
  • Start Network to PreOperational Button on RMP MotionController Page
  • Setting Command Position and Origin Position on Axis Page
  • Opening RSI Folder on File menu item

🔹 Tools

• VM3 is a GUI designed for advanced users to view RMP firmware memory directly.
• MotionScope is a GUI that allows you to record and display up to 32 traces.
• RapidWorkbench is a GUI created by Kollmorgen to configure their AKD drives.

🔹 INtime

• Start allows you to start your INtime nodeA/nic connection.
• Stop allows you to stop your INtime nodeA/nic connection.
• Restart allows you to restart your INtime nodeA/nic connection.

🔹 Help

• RapidPortal will open our RapidPortal website.
• Documentation will open our RapidSetup online user manual.
• Send us an email will allow you to contact us for any questions or concerns.
• About will display the version of RapidSetup you are using.