Setup your Motion Rig

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Last updated 2 months ago

Setup your Motion Rig

for setting up your Motion4Sim controller best way is to use the Dashboard App.

you can download and install from our github:

please pay attention to release notes, you can also find there. actually you have to disable your windows defender in Windows 11 for the install otherwise you will get a false positiv virus alert. we are working on this.

To use the Dashboard please simply connect your controller with a USB-C cable to the computer and start the App. If you have a board with a pro license you can also use your local LAN. Connect a Rj45 min. Cat5 LAN cable . For Ethernet Lan please never use the Rj45 connector on the top of the board. The LAN connector is on the side under the USB Connector. Please check the connectors here for proper setup.

On the Dashboard Mainscreen you have serveral Buttons and Displays.

Big Red Button on Top : enable disable Emergency State of the controller
Online Button: light blue on start. changes color in motion operation. toogle this button to switch between Online and Offline State.
Status Display: This display emulates the handheld's LCD and shows the status messages of the rig and actuators. The buttons below implement the functions of the handheld encoder.
Gain, Filter,Spikefilter Buttons: Gain has no function, the others turn their function on or off
Sliders: The sliders in the middle are used to adjust the values for gain, filter, spike filter window, and strength.
Motion Button: opens the setup and configuration screen for the motionsystem

Config Button: opens an extra froms for setting up the rig and the dashboard.

Shutdown Button: when your rig is in motion operation state this functions drives your actuators down to homing reference point. The function is mainly used by users with linear actuators. It's useful to prevent the rig from falling when the controller is unpowered. The rig moves downwards, and once all are at the bottom, the servos are deactivated and the motion operation ends.
Connect Button: this button is used to pause data transmission. If you do not use the USB autoconnect it tries to connect to the controller via the M4S-StandartCom Port. A yellow button means no connection.

PreviousButton Boxes & Handhelds NextConfiguration Form

Last updated 2 months ago

for setting up your Motion4Sim controller best way is to use the Dashboard App.

you can download and install from our github:

Board Overview/Connectors

On the Dashboard Mainscreen you have serveral Buttons and Displays.

Big Red Button on Top : enable disable Emergency State of the controller
Online Button: light blue on start. changes color in motion operation. toogle this button to switch between Online and Offline State.
Status Display: This display emulates the handheld's LCD and shows the status messages of the rig and actuators. The buttons below implement the functions of the handheld encoder.
Gain, Filter,Spikefilter Buttons: Gain has no function, the others turn their function on or off
Sliders: The sliders in the middle are used to adjust the values for gain, filter, spike filter window, and strength.
Motion Button: opens the setup and configuration screen for the motionsystem

Dashboard Motionsystem

Config Button: opens an extra froms for setting up the rig and the dashboard.

Rig

Shutdown Button: when your rig is in motion operation state this functions drives your actuators down to homing reference point. The function is mainly used by users with linear actuators. It's useful to prevent the rig from falling when the controller is unpowered. The rig moves downwards, and once all are at the bottom, the servos are deactivated and the motion operation ends.
Connect Button: this button is used to pause data transmission. If you do not use the USB autoconnect it tries to connect to the controller via the M4S-StandartCom Port. A yellow button means no connection.