MachPro Package Installation
Excluding Mach from the Windows Defender Antivirus scans.
We have been working to establish digital signatures for the Mach software. When this is complete, the anti-malware scans will be able to compare the Mach files against the public signatures, and verify that the files you've installed are legitimate. For the short term, this step will still be necessary.
- From the Windows Start menu, select Settings
- At the top of the Settings window is a search box. Search for exclusions. It will offer Virus & threat protection. Click on that choice.
- In Virus & threat protection, scroll down to Exclusions and Add an exclusion - specifically a Folder
- It will open Windows Explorer to your local disk. In the upper left portion of the window, click the New Folder button, and create a folder named Mach
- Add a second exclusion folder using the same process, and call the second folder Mach Backup
- Close the Settings window.
Run the Mach Package Installer
You will be provided with a small installer that will download and install the Mach software to your specifications.
When you run the installer, you may see these warnings. Once our software signatures are in place, these warnings will not be raised.
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Set the Mode to Normal and the Branch to Release. Install the package manager by clicking on the Install Package Manager button, which will in turn install everything else.
Throughout the install process, the progress will be displayed in the bottom panel
When the package manager has finished installing, the menu will show the software versions that are available for you to install. Unless instructed otherwise, select the release at the top of the list and click the Install Selected Package button to begin.
Once all of the prerequisites packages have been installed, the progress panel will show "Installing mach-(version)" and you will be presented with the MachPro install window.
You will take the defaults throughout the menu screens. Exceptions will be noted below.
Select the Machine Type that you are installing and click Next
Select the M31 type of motion control that you will be using: either EtherCat or Step and Direction, then press Next
Accept the defaults for VFD and Modbus PLC, then click Next
Accept the Control Model defaults and click Next
Accept the defaults for the Operator Panel and click Next
Production Options
- Perform network interface configuration. De-select this option. It currently only supports a several specific hardware options. Network setup details will be provided once the MachPro installation is completed.
- Start MachPro on login. This is a convenience feature that can make morning startup less complicated for the operators
- Disable UI WIndows Update Notifications. We recommend that you select this option. Note that it is disabling the Notifications, not the updates themselves. Microsoft still allows some updates to be held, but security related updates will be installed on all Windows computers.
Choose Components: Accept the defaults and click the Install button. You will have a progress window with the details of your installation.
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When the installation process is completed, click the Close button on the Mach setup window, and close the Mach Package Installer window also.
Manually configure the dedicated network interface for the M31 motion controller
This is the link to Microsoft's instructions on network configuration.
Scroll to the bottom and expand the section titled: To specify IPv4 settings manually
You will need to:
- Set the IP address to 192.168.208.10
- Set the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
- Save your settings and close the settings window
- Connect the Mach J20 port to the dedicated network port on the control computer