                           Release Notes for 
                            CME 2 Software
                             Version 4.1


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    New Features added since Version 4.0
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1)  The CME 2 is now able to communicate over the CAN network. As with 
    CMO/CML, CME 2 supports KVaser, Vector, National Instruments, and IXXAT
    CAN cards. To configure CME 2 for CAN, first install the CAN card and 
    drivers, then start up CME 2 and open the Communications Wizard in the 
    Tools menu. In step one of the wizard choose CAN Network; in step two, 
    choose the CAN card, channel, and bit rate. Please note that in step two, 
    CME 2 will only show  the CAN cards that are actually installed (and 
    operational) on the PC. This feature requires a firmware version of at 
    least 4.36.

2)  Support for the new Accelnet Micro Panel (ACJ) amplifier.

3)  The CVM Indexer can now be programmed using the virtual amplifier in
    CME 2.  This allows an indexer program to be made and saved to a file
    on the PC without having an amplifier connected.

4)  In the Basic Setup screen, the ServoTube Setup button now displays the
    ServoTube Setup screen which will configure all of the necessary parameters 
    to run the ServoTube in a no-load configuration. The parameters configured 
    are:
      - All motor/feedback data.
      - All motor phasing parameters.
      - IN5 is configured as Motor Temperature.
      - Initial tuning parameters are calculated (same as Calculate button on
        Motor/Feedback screen).
    This new screen eliminates the need to go to various screens to properly
    set up a ServoTube motor.

5)  An ASCII command line window has been added to allow ASCII commands to 
    be sent to an amplifier.  This window can be accessed from the Tools 
    menu of the main CME 2 screen.

6)  The amplifier can now be set up (in Basic Setup screen) for position 
    mode using only halls for feedback.  This feature requires a firmware
    version of at least 4.28.

7)  The Hall Count Multiplier has been added to the feedback tab of the 
    Motor/Feedback screen.  This parameter, available when in hall 
    velocity or hall position mode, allows better resolution of velocity 
    and acceleration.  This feature requires a firmware version of at least
    4.28.

8)  The number of channels that can be traced in the Oscilloscope has been 
    increased from 4 to 6 channels.

9)  An Auto Scale Lock check box has been added to the Oscilloscope. When
    checked, the y-axis will lock its scale for all subsequent traces.

10)  Digital Inputs, Digital Outputs, and Event Status (faults, warnings, 
    status) can now be traced in the Oscilloscope.  In order to trace 
    Digital Outputs, a firmware version of at least 4.60 is needed. 

11)  New trace variables have been added to the Scope screen: Limited Current,
    Actual Load Velocity, Unfiltered Motor Velocity, Actual Motor Position,
    Motor Phase Angle, and Terminal Voltage.

12) Trace Time rms current is now displayed in the status bar at the bottom
    of the Scope screen when Actual Current is chosen as a trace variable.
    The rms value displayed is calculated over the entire trace time. To
    calculate the rms value for a portion of the displayed waveform, zoom
    in to that portion of the waveform by selecting it.

13) When saving a file from the Oscilloscope screen, a third type of file 
    is now saved. This new file, which has a .txt extension, is similar to 
    the .csv file that is also saved, but the data is tab-delimited instead 
    of the comma-delimited data in the .csv file.  This file should be used
    when the regional settings of a PC are set up to use a comma for a decimal
    separator instead of a decimal point.

14) The first line of the .csv and .txt scope files (see item 13 above) now 
    contains the column names for the data.

15) The 38 series ServoTube motors are now available in the new ServoTube
    Setup screen and the Motor/Feedback screen.

16) A button has been added to the Current Loop screen to allow the bandwidth 
    to be measured using the values of Cp and Ci currently set in the
    amplifier without running through the entire Auto Tune routine.

17) In the first step of the Auto Phase wizard, a "Skip" button has been 
    added so that the motor does not have to be manually moved to go to the
    next step of Auto Phase.

18) A new screen has been added to configure encoder correction for a stepper
    motor.  This screen is only available if "Enable Encoder Correction" is 
    selected in the Basic Setup screen.

19) When exiting CME 2, the user will now be prompted to software enable
    the amplifier if it is software disabled.

20) CME 2 can now be locked\unlocked with a password.  Once locked, users will 
    only be able to replicate amplifiers (read a ccx file and save to flash), view 
    the Error Log, and use the Control Panel. All other CME 2 screens will be 
    disabled.

21) Added functionality to allow CME 2 to connect to Resolver amplifiers 
    that are set up for algorithmic phase adjustment.

22) Added support for the 800-1513 amplifier. This feature requires a 
    firmware version of at least 4.64.

22) Added support for the 800-1511 and 800-1512 amplifiers. This feature 
    requires a firmware version of at least 4.64.


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The following feature has been available since the 4.0 release, but was
missing from the V4.0 release notes:
   
    Multi-Drop (RS232 to CAN gateway) feature has been added.  This feature
    allows CME 2 to communicate to amplifiers on the CAN network by using a
    serial connection to a gateway amplifier. To use this feature, set the CAN
    node id of the serially connected gateway amplifier to zero, then connect
    the gateway amplifier to the other amplifiers on the CAN network.  CME 2
    will automatically check for nodes (1-127) on the CAN network if it finds
    an amplifier with a CAN node id of zero. This feature requires a firmware
    version of at least 4.36 on the gateway amplifier.  This feature is 
    available in CME 2 V4.0


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    System Requirements
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Hardware:
    Minimum:  166MHz with 64MB RAM

    Recommended: At least a 266MHz with 128MB RAM

At least one standard RS-232 serial port or an RS-232 to USB adapter.

Using the minimum requirements will allow CME 2 to run, but the performance 
will be significantly reduced.

Operating Systems Supported:  Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.



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    Known Issues
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ATI Graphics Card Issues:

The following issues pertain to compatiblity issues between ATI graphics
cards and programs based on the Java Run-Time (1.4.x). Both CME 2 and the 
installer for CME 2 are based on this Java Run-Time.

1) On some ATI graphics cards, Java-based programs may have blank screens.
   We have had an instance of this problem on the Radeon 9800. To fix this
   problem, open up the ATI setup screen and change the Anti-Ailiasing setting
   to "Let the application decide".  CME 2 and its installer should operate
   normally after changing this setting.

2) On some ATI graphics cards, when closing a Java-based application, the 
   computer will lock-up or result in the blue screen crash dump. To fix this
   problem go to ATI's website (www.ati.com) and download and install the
   latest drivers for your graphics card.



Installation:

1) On some computers, the installer locks up and stops responding to user 
   input, which prevents CME 2 from being installed.  If this occurs, CME 2 
   can be installed from a zip file located on the CD.  Browse to the ZIP 
   folder on the CME 2 installation CD.  Open the zip file and extract the 
   files to "C:\". All of the files were zipped with the complete path 
   information, therefore it is important to extract the files to the root of 
   the C drive so that the desktop links work.  Once the files are extracted, 
   CME 2 is ready to use.

General:

1) If CME 2 displays a message stating that a communications error occurred 
   while saving the CVM Control Program to the amplifier's flash, a block of 
   flash memory may get allocated and become inaccessible by CME 2.  If this 
   occurs, then it is recommended that the CVM flash area be cleared.  To do
   this, go to the Tools menu on the CVM Control Program screen and select the
   "Clear All CVM Flash" menu item.

2) The F12 key, which acts as a software disable, does not work in the CVM 
   Control Program screen.

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    Installation procedures
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The CD-ROM containing the software should automatically start the 
installation wizard when the disk is inserted into your CD-ROM drive.  If 
this does not happen automatically, run the program "setup.exe" from the 
CD-ROM.

We recommend running version 4.0 or later of the Xenus/Accelnet/Stepnet
firmware, and version 2.46 or later of the Accelus/Junus firmware.  The 
firmware can be obtained from our website: www.copleycontrols.com.  Use the
Download Firmware command on the Tools menu of CME 2 to update the firmware.



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    User documentation
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Using CME 2 guides are available in .pdf format on the CD-ROM and will be 
automatically placed in the  "Program Files\Copley Motion\CME 2\Doc" folder 
during the installation.  A shortcut to this folder will be placed on your 
desktop during the installation.  The documents are also available on our 
website:

www.copleycontrols.com.
