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Welcome to the Motion Commander 4 HTML Help Home Page. MC4 is a graphical operator interface (HMI) program that makes it extremely easy to create virtual instruments that communicate with physical devices such as motion controllers and OPC enabled devices.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Purchase and Licensing
Moving a License

Getting Started: Your First MC4 Station
Designing a Station *
Runtime Operation
Frequently Asked Questions

MC4 Program Settings
Station Design Settings
Station Fonts
Station Security
Station Information

Sending Commands to Objects & Devices
VBScript and JScript
Motion Commander Language (MCL)
MCL Reference Document
Station & Global Commands

MC4 Devices
ACTIVEX OBJECT Devices
OPC GROUP Devices
PMAC Devices
COPLEY CONTROLS Devices
ADAM5K Devices
SERIAL PORT Devices
INI FILE Devices

Transitioning from Motion Commander III

MC4 Object Types
PANEL Objects
BUTTON Objects
SLIDER Objects
LIST Objects
TEXT ENTRY Objects
TEXT DISPLAY Objects
LAMP Objects
STRIP CHART Objects
XY PLOT Objects
TERMINAL Objects
FRAME Objects
LABEL Objects

Object Properties
Command Properties *
Color Properties
Label Properties
Image Properties
User Properties

* Most of these chapters can just be browsed to answer questions as required, but Designing a Station and Command Properties should be printed out and read in full.

The MC4 Web Links and Support page lists important resources for MC4 users such as the Greene & Morehead Engineering web site and email address.