Device and method to configure same
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1. A motor controller for controlling an electric motor comprising:
- a soft starter; and
a human-machine interface for control and configuration of the soft starter, said human-machine interface comprising;
a visual display;
means for visually presenting one or more functions of the soft starter and one or more menu options in two or more positions on the visual display, andtwo or more selection means associated with the visual display for selecting the one or more functions or menu options according to the position of each of the two or more functions or menu options on the visual display,wherein the position of each of the two or more selection means on the human-machine interface corresponds to a position of the function or menu option operable by the selection means on the visual display,wherein the two or more positions on the visual display include at least one left position and at least one right position, wherein the two or more selection means comprise a left selection button for selecting a function or option displayed in the left position of the visual display and a right selection button for selecting a function or option displayed in the right position of the display.
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Abstract
A motor controller for controlling an electric motor including a soft starter and a human-machine interface for control and configuration of the soft starter. The soft starter includes a visual display and a selector associated with the visual display. A method to configure a motor controller for controlling an electric motor, including a soft starter and a human-machine interface for control and configuration of the soft starter. A computer program and graphic user interface for carrying out the method.
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1. A motor controller for controlling an electric motor comprising:
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a soft starter; and a human-machine interface for control and configuration of the soft starter, said human-machine interface comprising; a visual display; means for visually presenting one or more functions of the soft starter and one or more menu options in two or more positions on the visual display, and two or more selection means associated with the visual display for selecting the one or more functions or menu options according to the position of each of the two or more functions or menu options on the visual display, wherein the position of each of the two or more selection means on the human-machine interface corresponds to a position of the function or menu option operable by the selection means on the visual display, wherein the two or more positions on the visual display include at least one left position and at least one right position, wherein the two or more selection means comprise a left selection button for selecting a function or option displayed in the left position of the visual display and a right selection button for selecting a function or option displayed in the right position of the display. - 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)
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25. A method to configure a motor controller for controlling an electric motor, including a soft starter and a human-machine interface for control and configuration of the soft starter, the method comprising:
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presenting one or more functions of said soft starter and one or more menu options on a visual display of said soft starter, selecting one of the one or more functions of said soft starter or one of the one or more menu options by activating a selection means of a plurality of selection means associated with the visual display, which selection means being the only one of the plurality that corresponds to the position of the selected function or menu option on the visual display; wherein selecting the functions or menu options includes selecting a menu function or operation presented on the visual display by activating either an up or a down navigation selection means and selecting a menu function or operation presented on the visual display by activating either a left or a right selection means. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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