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  • PAC - controller
  • IPA - drives
  • Aries - drives
  • ACR - controllers
  • 6K - controller
  • 6000 - controllers
    • Parker Automation Manager 1.3.0 (7/18/17)

    Download Parker Automation Manager

    Parker Automation Manager (PAM) is the fully integrated development environment that allows developers to program the Parker Automation Controller (PAC) PLC logic. Motion Control & Robotics, and HMI visualization all-in-one single project. This powerfull environment takes advantage of the standard IEC 61131-3 programming languages inducing Structured Texas, Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Continous Function Chart, and Function Block Diagram to create enable users to develop modular, reusable code that saves development time and shortens the time to market.

    This update to Parker Automation Manager (PAM) includes:

    • Support for Windows 10
    • PLCOpen Support for coordinated move commands including:
      • MC_GroupHalt
      • MC_GroupStop
      • MC_MoveDirectAbsolute
      • MC_DirectRelative
      • MC_DirectRelative
      • And functions blocks for Axis Group and Administrative tasks
    • New robotics (inverse kinematic) function blocks
    • Inverse Kinematic Helper
    • New Defaults to make PAM faster and easier to use
    • FTP server support for WebVisu
    • And Other minor Bug Fixes

    Note: All Parker Automation Manager 1.3.0 projects must download to a PAC running 1.3.0 firmware. Parker Automation Manager1.2.1 projects can be edited and downloaded with PAM 1.3.0 without being upgraded to a 1.30 project--in this case the 1.2.1 project would need to download to a PAC running 1.2.1 firmware.

    Parker Automation Manager 1.2.1 (7/21/15)

    Download Parker Automation Manager

    Parker Automation Manager (PAM) is the integrated development environment tool that assists the user of our PAC, Xpress, and PSD drives family of products in programming, debugging and commissioning their application. Several features are incorporated to assist both the novice and expert users in developing code.

    Requirements:

    • MS Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit).
    • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5


    PROMech Total Value Calculator 2.0 02/12/07

    The PROmech Total Value Calculator is designed to display real costs and total time to produce a given solution in the miniature linear motion market. This program accounts for delays in shipping, inventory, assembly, testing, etc time. The program also accounts for the added costs of shipping multiple components and the engineering costs associated with the new design. The program is an excel based program with macros and calculations.

    Gemini Motor Table 1.23.00 05/03/11

    The Gemini Motor table is a text file that contains all the necessary motor parameters for the Compumotor motors and is used in conjunction with Motion Planner and Pocket Motion Planner. Although this file is included with the downloads of Motion Planner and Pocket Motion Planner, updates will be made periodically and released on this web site. Note that many of these parameters are not conventionally available on the motor nameplate or in the specification sheets.

    Gemini Motor Table Update Procedure

    Updating Motion Planner

    1. Download the updated gem_motors.mtr file to your PC.
    2. Make sure it is named gem_motors.mtr.
    3. Transfer the file to your Motion Planner directory (for default installations this is \Program Files\Compumotor\Motion Planner).
    6K & GV6K/GT6K Operating System  Jan 2014

    With the use of flash memory in the 6K, you can now easily upgrade your controller's firmware by simply downloading the latest file available on this web site. Motion Planner contain utilities to make this process as easy as clicking a mouse. Please refer to the release notes accompanying the firmware file for further information.

    NOTE: This OS is used in the 6K and GV6K/GT6K.
     
     

    6K, Gemini & GV6K/GT6K Communications Server OCX 9/30/03

    The Com6srvr.ocx control is an Active X (OCX) control-a visual element that you can add to a form-to make communications possible with the Compumotor 6K, Gem6K and Gemini Controller. Designed primarily for Microsoft Visual Basic programmers and HMI (human-machine interface) applications that can use Active X controls, the Com6srvr.ocx encapsulates the Com6srvr INet, IRS232, IGem6K and IGemini COM control. Using the OCX, you can expect a small degradation in communications speed.

    6K Communications Server OPC 5/10/04

    The OPC (Ole for Process Control) allows a OPC Client to login to and communicate with the 6K. This is the preferred communication method for IneractX to be used with the 6K.

    NOTE: The 6K OPC Server requires a CD-Key for installation. This is a purchased item. If you have not purchased the 6K OPC Server, please contact your local distributor for Purchasing Information. If you have purchased the 6K OPC Server, you can find the CD-Key on the Compumotor Software License Card.

    Gemini Operating System Revision 2.18 9/21/08

    With the use of flash memory in the Gemini drive family, you can now easily upgrade your drive's Operating System by simply downloading the latest file available on this web site. Motion Planner contains a utility to make this process as easy as clicking a mouse. Please refer to the release notes accompanying the firmware file for further information.

    Motion Planner 4.3.2 9/22/08

    Compumotor is pleased to introduce its latest software interface called Motion Planner. Motion Planner is a Microsoft Windows-based software development tool for the 6K and Gemini family of products. Motion Planner offers the following features:
    • Wizards for the 6K
    • Wizards for the Gem-6K
    • Terminal Emulator
    • Smart Editor
    • Panel Maker
    • Servo Tuner
    • On-line Help
    Motion Planner Includes
    • 6K and Gemini product support
    • Sample files and panels
    • RS-232/485 and Ethernet support
    • MaxPlus motor support
    Requirements
    • 486 or higher IBM PC or compatible Windows 95/98 or Windows NT/2000/XP operating system. MS Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit)
    • 16 MB of RAM
    • 25 MB of hard disk space


    Com6srvr Communications Server 3.3.3 09/22/08

    If you are not installing Motion Planner and plan to use VB, VC+, etc. with ethernet communications, the Communications Server is required.

    The Com6srvr Includes
    • 6K and Gemini product support
    • RS-232/485 and Ethernet support
    • MaxPlus motor support
    Requirements
    • 486 or higher IBM PC or compatible Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT operating system
    • 16 MB of RAM
    • 25 MB of hard disk space


    Sizing and Selection Tools
    • Parker System Solution Finder, Rev 3.7.2 (04/2015)
      • PSSF is a handy software tool that helps you configure the full motor part numbers, gives the compatible drives based on voltage and feedback type and also gives the motor power & feedback cable part numbers.
      • Allows multi-axis controller and drive/controller part number configuration with compatible breakouts and accessories
      • NEW! PAC, IPA, MPE,  and 8D encoders
    • Parker Motion Sizer, Rev 3.21.010 (9/8/10)
      MotionSizer is a quick and easy motor and drive sizing software for calculating motor loads and evaluating motion profiles for your machine design and quickly finding servo and stepper motors and drives to automate your machine.
      Includes Parker linear actuators and precision stages, rotary and linear servo motors and gearheads.
        NEW! Database Updates 4/2017
        Products Added:
      • mPR miniature Rotary Positioner
      • eCL DC powered closed loop Stepper drives & motors
      • Pseries Direct Drive Servo Motors
      • Pseries Rotary Servo Motors
      • Pseries DC Drive
    • Gearhead Mounting Kit Search Tool, web based
      • Motor mounting kit lookup.
      • Select Motor Manufacturer and Model number and Parker Bayside gearhead.
      • Gives compatible motor mounting adapter kit, motor dimensions and adapter thickness.


    Motor Sizing & Selection 2.9 (5/19/99)

    A helpful tool for selecting the proper motor for your application is Compumotor's Motor Sizing & Selection software package. With this software, you can easily identify the appropriate motor size and type for your specific application.

    New support for the following motors in version 2.9
    • J Series with APEX, OEM670 and TQ10 drives
    • RS/RE42 and TS motors with ZETA (non-240) drives
    • GV drives with J Series, NeoMetric and SM motors
    • COMPAX with HDY and HBMR motors
    New updated file in the Support & Sample files for the following motors and drives:
    • iBE 23 and 34-Frame Motors
    • Gemini drives BE and M Series Motors
    • COMPAX with BE, J, M, N, and SM motors
    • HPD drives with M Series motors
    • E-Series drives
    • VS Series motors
    • COMPAX3 drives
    • ViX drives
    • MPM 72mm to 190mm with Gemini & Compax3 drives
    • Aries drives
    Requirements
    • 486 or higher IBM personal computer or compatible
    • MS-DOS 3.1 or later or any version of Windows
    • 1 MB of RAM
    • 2 MB of hard disk space
    Motion Architect 3.5 (8/04/97)

    Compumotor's Motion Architect is a Microsoft Windows-based software development tool for any 6000 series controler. It allows you to automatically generate commented setup code, create, edit and execute motion control programs, and create a custom test panel. The heart of Motion Architect is the shell, which provides an integrated environment to access four main modules. These consist of:
    • System Configurator
    • Program Editor
    • Terminal Emulator
    • Test Panel
    Requirements
    • 386 or higher IBM personal computer or compatible
    • Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
    • 2 MB of RAM
    • 6 MB of hard disk space
    6000 Drivers & Samples 1.3 (7/21/04)

    Compumotor's 6000 Drivers & Samples software is used by Motion Architect to communicate to the 6000 Series controlers. The Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) included may also be used by higher level Windows-based software packages such as Visual Basic and Visual C++ to communicate to the 6000 Series controllers.

    Requirements
    • 386 or higher IBM personal computer or compatible
    • Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
    • 2 MB of RAM
    • 6 MB of hard disk space
    Aries Support Tool 3.2.0 4/11/2011

    The Aries Support Tool is a software configuration tool for setting up your Aries drive system.

    Requirements
    • IBM-compatible PC with a Pentium 650 MHz or higher processor
    • Operating systems: Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2K/XP/Vista/7 (x86).
    • 64MB RAM
    • Hard disk space: 5 MB minimum
    • PCI VGA with 800 x 600 resolution or higher
    • CD-ROM drive
    • Mouse or pointing device
    • RS-232C serial port

    Aries Operating System 3.33 9/24/12

    The Aries Operating System may be upgraded by downloading it to the Aries drives.

    Servo Manager 6.41 (5/20/04)

    Windows-based project/application program for single and multi-axis COMPAX servo systems. Includes Parameter Editor, Program Editor, Terminal Emulator and Drive Status panel to permit system configuration and monitoring. Requirements:
    • 386 or higher IBM personal computer or compatible
    • MS-DOS 3.1 or later
    • 8 MB of RAM
    • 7 MB of hard disk space
    C3 Servo Manager and C3 Firmware (03/14/2018)

    Windows-based configuration setup software for Compax3 servo systems. Includes guided hardware/software configuration wizards and numerous diagnostic tools. Also includes a link to download the latest Compax3 Firmware.

    Requirements
    • Pentium 300MHz or higher IBM personal computer or compatible.
    • RS232C serial communications port.
    • 64 MB of RAM (128 recommended)
    • 50 MB of hard disk space
    • MS Windows XP SP2 / MS Windows 2000 as from SP4 / (MS Vista), MS Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit)
    C3 CoDeSys Editor

    Windows-based IEC61131-3 project/application development software. Required for Compax3 T30 and T40 servo systems.

    Requirements
    • Pentium 300MHz or higher IBM personal computer or compatible.
    • RS232C serial communications port.
    • 128 MB of RAM (256 recommended)
    • 120 MB of hard disk space
    • MS Windows XP SP2 / MS Windows 2000 as from SP4 / (MS Vista), MS Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit)
    XWare 5.1 (for DOS) & 6.0.4 (for Windows) (11/30/01)

    X-Ware is a terminal emulator, editor, and RP240 simulation* software package , used with Compumotor's X-Language products.

    Requirements
    • 386 or higher IBM personal computer or compatible
    • MS-DOS 3.1 or later or Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP
    • 1 MB of RAM
    • 1 MB of hard disk space
    * RP240 simulation is available only on the DOS 5.1 version
    iWare (8/27/02)

    Software for integrated motor/drive/controller.

    Requirements
    • 486 or higher IBM PC or compatible
    • Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems
    • 16 MB of RAM
    • 25 MB of hard disk space
    ASCII Translator 1.51 (11/1/05)

    Download via Motion Planner to update the ASCII Translator that is used in GT6 and GV6 controller/drives for ASCII communication. ONLY VALID FOR SERIAL NUMBERS 101130Rnnnn OR EARLIER. SERIAL NUMBERS LATER THAN 101130Rnnnn CANNOT BE UPDATED.

    ACR-View 5.5.5 & Drivers (5/23/08)

    Download ACR-View.

    ACR-View is a powerful code-development tool that assists the user of ACR and Aries Controller family products in programming, debugging and commissioning their application. Several features are incorporated to assist both the novice and expert users in developing code.

    Requirements:

    • Pentium 300MHz or higher IBM personal computer or compatible.
    • RS232C serial communications port.
    • 64 MB of RAM (128 recommended)
    • 50 MB of hard disk space
    • Windows 98/ME, NT/2000 or XP


    ACR-View 6 (12-JAN-2018)

    Download ACR-View 6.4.2

    ACR-View is a powerful code-development tool that assists the user of ACR and Aries Controller family products in programming, debugging and commissioning their application. Several features are incorporated to assist both the novice and expert users in developing code.
    Requirements:

    • Pentium 300MHz or higher PC or compatible.
    • RS232C serial communications port, 10/100 Ethernet or USB
    • 128 MB of RAM (256 recommended)
    • 100 MB of hard disk space
    • Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit), Windows 8, Windows 10


    Note:
    • The ACR96xx is a legacy product that used IEC 61131-3 as one of the two programming languages. As such, the latest ACRView has removed support for the IEC 61131-3 in Windows 8 and 10 operating systems.
    • Recommended for new applications requiring IEC 61131-3 PLC programming: the new, PAC/Parker Automation Controller: Parker Automation Controller

    AcroView SDK 4.2 (6/7/04)

    NOTE: For use with pre-2005 products. New applications or ACR9000 products should use ACR-View 5.3 or greater. .

    AcroView is a code-development tool that assists the users of legacy ACR family products (1200, 8010, 2000) in programming, debugging and commissioning their application.

    Requirements:

    • Pentium II 200MHz or higher IBM personal computer or compatible.
    • Windows 98/NT/2000/XP.
    • 32 MB of RAM
    • 2 MB of hard disk space


    ComACRServer6 Communications Server 9/17/09

    Includes samples applications in VB.NET, C#, C++ and VB6. If you are not installing ACR-View6 and plan to use VB, VC+, etc. with ethernet communications, the Communications Server is required.
    ACR Legacy Support 1/7/05

    These are files for using existing ACR applications with the same function calls as before.

    Requirements
    • 486 or higher IBM PC or compatible Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT operating system
    • 16 MB of RAM
    • 25 MB of hard disk space


    IPA Operating System
    • IPA Drive Controller Operating System 4.45 (June 2018)
    The new Intelligent Parker Amplifier or IPA, is a 1.5 axis servo drive/controller based on the ACR control platform. Operating System updates can be performed using ACR-View.

    Aries Controller Operating System
    • Aries Controller Operating System 1.16 (Feb 2013)
    The Aries Controller single-axis servo drive controller combines the versatile and cost-effective Aries digital servo drive platform with the advanced control capabilities of the ACR servo controller into a single product, the Aries Controller. Operating System updates can be performed using ACR-View.

    Aries EPL Operating System
    • Aries_EPL Operating System 1.15 (Jan 2014)
    Operating system for Aries ETHERNET Powerlink Servo drives (AR-xxPE). Operating System updates can be performed using ACR-View.

    ACR9xx0 and EPL Operating Systems
    • ACR90x0 Operating System 1.41 (Dec 2015)
    • ACR96x0 (IEC61131) Operating System 2.41 (Dec 2015)
    • ACR-EPL Operating System 1.03 update8 (06/24/11)
    With the use of flash memory in the ACR9000 controller, you can upgrade your controller's Operating System by simply downloading the latest file available on this web site. ACR-View contains a utility to make this process as easy as clicking a mouse. Please refer to the release notes accompanying the firmware file for further information.

    EASI-V Software Tools v3.1 & Motor Configuration Files (6/27/05)

    Windows based front-end software for both the ViX digital servo and stepper series. Software permits drive configuration, communications and program editing/upload/download. Full help system included.

    Requirements:
    • Pentium II 200MHz or higher IBM personal computer or compatible.
    • RS232C serial communications port.
    • 32 MB of RAM
    • 2 MB of hard disk space
    • Windows 95/98/ME, NT/2000 or XP


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