User Guide¶
One page per screen of MaD Control (open the app). New to the machine? Start with Getting Started.
The app is a sidebar of screens:
| Screen | What it's for | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Connect | Open the serial link to the machine | Connecting |
| Control | Readouts, machine state, manual controls, starting a test, live charts | Control screen · Manual control · Running a test |
| Sample profiles | Specimen dimensions and test limits | Sample profiles |
| Motion profiles | The move sequence a test runs | Motion profiles |
| Test runs | History and results | Test history & analysis |
| Firmware | Installed and recommended firmware; flashing | Firmware |
| About | App version, documentation links, bug reports | Reporting a bug |
| Settings | Data folder, machine configuration, calibration | Settings & data · Machine configuration · Motor calibration · Load cell calibration |
The status bar¶
Every screen has the status bar at the top:
| Element | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dot and label | Disconnected, Connecting…, or Connected with the port and the firmware version |
| Responding / Not responding | Whether the firmware has answered in the last moments |
| Reconnect | Shown after the link is lost unexpectedly |
| Update ready | A new version of the app is downloaded; click it while disconnected to apply |
| STOP | Disables all motion immediately. A software stop, not the hardware emergency stop. |
Under it, a banner appears whenever the app and the firmware don't match. See Firmware problems.
The machine is the safety authority
The machine has a hardware emergency stop and its own sensors, and runs tests from its SD card without the app. Losing the app never stops a running test. See the safety model.
Something not working? Troubleshooting.