Programming Q-Drive series from DOS
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For analogue Q-Drives use QDRIVE24.EXE; read the rest of this file.

For Q-Drive 1+1, Map and SERVOnet use PTSterm which is a DOS based terminal


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			How to use QDRIVE24.EXE, V2.0
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MODIFIED TO WORK WITH 2000 AND 4000 SERIES DRIVES - MAY 1998

PLEASE USE BATCH FILE QDRIVE24.BAT and modify for serial ports other than 1

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QDRIVE24 [/COMx] /MSGIN=MYTEXT.EXT<ENTER>
	 /COMx : x = 1..4 to choose the serial channel of the PC
		 This is an optionnal parameter. Default is COM1.
	 /MSGOUT : create a text file MSGOUT.TXT with all program messages,
		   but the program does not start.
	 /MSGIN=FILE.EXT : replace all program messages with the content of
		 FILE.EXT. FILE.EXT must have the same format as MSGOUT.TXT.
		 This is an optionnal parameter. Default is the internal
		 english text.


				Current features
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<ESC>           Quit the program. Pressing escape form any part of the
		program will terminate the program, this includes the
		help screens.
+ or -, > or <	: increment or decrement a parameter by 1 unit
Password	password authorized to change the parameters
PgUp or PgDn	increment or decrement a parameter by 10 units
 F1		First press: 
				Bring up help screen 1
		Second press:
				Bring up help screen 2
		Third press:
				Return to main screen
	
 F2  		Save configuration in drive amplifiers EEPROM
 F3  		Load configuration from file
 F4		Scan for active drives, only works when online
 F5		Motor OFF
 F6  		Save configuration to a file
 F8  		Toggle software On/Off-line

<Shift> F1-F10	Select drive 1 through to 10
<Ctrl> F1-F4	Select drive 11 through to 14

<Alt> F1	Toggle parameter protection
<Alt> F6	Reset software alarms
<Alt> F7	Reset hardware