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 The following videos will demonstrate each of the various blink codes.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Wakeup Mode Static.png|center|link=File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Wakeup Mode.gif]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Wakeup Mode.gif|center]]
 This video show the LEDs in the Wakeup Mode. This is the way it should look when you are
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 pause.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Mode Static.png|center|link=File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Mode.gif]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Mode.gif|center]]
 This is a video of the LEDs in the Config Mode. This is the way it should look if you are trying
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 this value is filled in by default.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Memory Error Static.png|center|link=File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Memory Error.gif]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Memory Error.gif|center]]
 The memory where the Configuration data is stored is protected by a CRC. If this block of
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 memory. The mode when this error code is flashing is the Config Mode.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Jack LEDs Static.png|center|link=File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Jack LEDs.gif]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Jack LEDs.gif|center]]
 The Ethernet Jack has two LEDs on it. The upper left one is yellow. This is an important

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 opto-isolation? You probably don’t need isolators on the step & direction signals if they are
 driving motor drivers that have isolators on those lines already. The best way to approach
-this is to make a list of all of the signals that you need to control. If you ask someone which
+this is to make a list of all of the signals that you need to control. If you ask someone which breakout board you should use and you don’t have this list, you’re probably going to get the automobile analogy for an answer.
 breakout board you should use and you don’t have this list, you’re probably going to get the
-automobile analogy for an answer.
+The [[Gecko G540|Geckodrive G540]] is a popular motor driver. This motor driver has a breakout board built into it. With the proper ribbon cable the ESS will connect directly to it without the need of any other breakout board.
 ==Detailed Hardware Installation==

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 The following videos will demonstrate each of the various blink codes.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Wakeup Mode.gif|center]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Wakeup Mode Static.png|center|link=File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Wakeup Mode.gif]]
 This video show the LEDs in the Wakeup Mode. This is the way it should look when you are
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 pause.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Mode.gif|center]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Mode Static.png|center|link=File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Mode.gif]]
 This is a video of the LEDs in the Config Mode. This is the way it should look if you are trying
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 this value is filled in by default.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Memory Error.gif|center]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Memory Error Static.png|center|link=File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Memory Error.gif]]
 The memory where the Configuration data is stored is protected by a CRC. If this block of
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 memory. The mode when this error code is flashing is the Config Mode.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Jack LEDs.gif|center]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Jack LEDs Static.png|center|link=File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Jack LEDs.gif]]
 The Ethernet Jack has two LEDs on it. The upper left one is yellow. This is an important

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 memory. The mode when this error code is flashing is the Config Mode.
-VIDEO4 - Ethernet Jack LEDs
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Jack LEDs.gif|center]]
 The Ethernet Jack has two LEDs on it. The upper left one is yellow. This is an important

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 this value is filled in by default.
-VIDEO3 - Config Memory Error
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Config Memory Error.gif|center]]
 The memory where the Configuration data is stored is protected by a CRC. If this block of

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 Pins 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15 of all 3 ports.
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Input Pins.jpg|center|700px]]
 ===Dedicated Output Pins===
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 Pins 1, 14, 16, and 17 of all 3 ports, plus pins 2 through 9 of Port 1.
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Output Pins.jpg|center|700px]]
 ===Bidirectional I/O Pins===
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 Pins 2 through 9 of Ports 2 and 3.
-===Pin Numbering of 26-pin Headers===
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Pin Numbering.jpg|center|700px]]
 Low-profile headers are almost always numbered like the connector on the right in the
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 ===DB25 to 26-pin Low-Profile Header Ribbon Cable===
 This schematic shows pictorially how the wires are oriented in a DB25 to 26-pin header
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 ===Parallel Port Connector: Pin 26===
 Pin 26 of each parallel port connector is attached to a set of header pins. When these pins
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 each other.
-===Expansion Port Header===
+[[File:SmoothStepper Ethernet Expansion Port.jpg|center|700px]]
 The Expansion Port header is not operational this time. Boards will be available for it soon.
 These I/O signals have a maximum voltage of 3.3V.

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	===Modes of Operation===		===Modes of Operation===
		+
		+	The ESS has two modes of operation when it boots up. If the Config shorting plug is
		+	attached, it enters a mode where it expects to be programmed with configuration data. This
		+	mode could also be used for updating the bootloader if that is necessary. The plugin will
		+	not communicate with the device in this mode. The program that is used for programming
		+	configuration data into the device is called the “Configurator” . If the bootloader needs
		+	updating, that piece of software will be called the “Bootinator”.
		+
		+	Here is the link to the Configurator program : http://warp9td.com/files/Configurator.exe
		+
		+	The other mode is the one the plugin interfaces with. It is called the Wakeup mode because
		+	the device is silent and sleeping until the plugin wakes it up.
		+
		+	You can tell which mode the device is in by the blinking LEDs on the ESS board.
		+
		+	The following videos will demonstrate each of the various blink codes.
		+
		+	VIDEO1 - WAKEUP MODE
		+
		+	This video show the LEDs in the Wakeup Mode. This is the way it should look when you are
		+	trying to run Mach. The upper green LED should blink two short blinks followed by a long
		+	pause.
		+
		+	VIDEO2 - CONFIG MODE
		+
		+	This is a video of the LEDs in the Config Mode. This is the way it should look if you are trying
		+	to run the Configurator. Once the Configurator establishes communications and assigns an
		+	IP address to the ESS, the LED will be on solid. This will not last long, however, since as soon
		+	as the data has been programmed into the memory of the microcontroller, the ESS will reset
		+	itself and it will show that it is in the Config Mode again. In order to get out of the Config
		+	mode, you must turn power off, remove the jumper, and then turn power back on.
		+
		+	The Configurator programs a static IP address into the microcontroller’s flash memory. It also
		+	programs a nickname for the board, but this has not been made use of yet.
		+
		+	There is another feature that has been implemented, but not many people will likely use it. If
		+	you want to associate a specific PC’s Ethernet port with the board, you may specify the PC’s
		+	MAC address. When the ESS runs in Wakeup Mode (normal plugin mode), if the MAC address
		+	of the computer trying to run the board does not match what is in the microcontroller’s
		+	memory, the bootloader will ignore the computer trying to contact it. This feature can be
		+	turned off by specifying a MAC address of FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. When running the Configurator,
		+	this value is filled in by default.
		+
		+	VIDEO3 - Config Memory Error
		+
		+	The memory where the Configuration data is stored is protected by a CRC. If this block of
		+	memory becomes corrupt, the bootloader will flash a different blink code letting you know
		+	there is a problem. If this happens, you should run the Configurator and reflash the Config
		+	memory. The mode when this error code is flashing is the Config Mode.
		+
		+	VIDEO4 - Ethernet Jack LEDs
		+
		+	The Ethernet Jack has two LEDs on it. The upper left one is yellow. This is an important
		+	status LED. It represents the status of the Link Layer. If a link has not been established, the
		+	yellow LED will not light. The link layer is a low-level layer that needs to be present in order
		+	for the higher-level communications to run.
		+
		+	The upper right LED is a green LED. In the video it is hidden a little behind the plastic tab of
		+	the Ethernet cable plug. The green LED will flash approximately when data is transmitted or
		+	received. The Config mode transmits a request for an IP address about once per second. You
		+	should see the green LED reflect this.
		+
		+	==Schematics of the I/O==
		+
		+	===Dedicated Input Pins===
		+
		+	===Dedicated Output Pins===
		+
		+	===Bidirectional I/O Pins===
		+
		+	===Pin Numbering of 26-pin Headers===
		+
		+	===DB25 to 26-pin Low-Profile Header Ribbon Cable===
		+
		+	===Parallel Port Connector: Pin 26===
		+
		+	===Expansion Port Header===