Web based controller
First Claim
1. A motion controlling system, comprising following system elements:
- at least one stand alone motion controller having software architecture including an embedded web server;
motion drives capable of moving one or more axes of motion, said motion drives communicating with said motion controller; and
at least one client computer from which communication and control of said motion controller can be performed through a web browser.
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Abstract
The invention described in this patent is a motion control system hierarchy where all the components are connected by a two way communication link, which gives the system an ability to transfer data from all levels of the hierarchy up to a PC to be viewed and/or modified. Further, the user interface to the motion control system hierarchy is a ubiquitous web browser obviating the need for additional software installation on the PC. By interfacing through a web browser and adding a embedded web server to the motion controller, the communication protocol is fixed but the format of the communication remains flexible. The invention also uses the Extensible Markup Language (XML) as a means for keeping the interface between the PC and the motion controller as flexible as possible. Among the uses of XML in this invention are as a tool for configuration, data sharing, and for remote procedure calls.
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25 Claims
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1. A motion controlling system, comprising following system elements:
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at least one stand alone motion controller having software architecture including an embedded web server;
motion drives capable of moving one or more axes of motion, said motion drives communicating with said motion controller; and
at least one client computer from which communication and control of said motion controller can be performed through a web browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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