Getting Started

Setting up a MaD machine takes five steps. Do them in order the first time; after that, day-to-day use is just steps 2 and 5.

	Step	What you do	How long
1	What you need	A Chromium browser, two USB serial adapters, a folder for your data	—
2	Power up and connect	Open the app, choose the data folder, connect on the control port	2 min
3	Flash the firmware	Install the recommended firmware through the programming port	2 min
4	Configure and calibrate	Enter the machine's mechanics, check the motor, calibrate the load cell	20 min, once per machine
5	Run your first test	Jog, zero, build profiles, run, review	10 min

Open MaD Control

What a working setup looks like

When everything is right, the status bar is green, says Responding, and there is no banner under it:

and the Control screen shows Fault: NONE and Restriction: NONE, with Enable motion available:

If yours looks different, Troubleshooting is organised by what you see on screen.

Just exploring?

You can open the app and click through every screen without a machine. Live data, calibration and tests need a machine connected.

Building from source

To build the firmware, run the app from source or run the simulation rig, see the Developer guide.