Tools & Utilities
Autosender
The Autosender panel (Tools → Autosender) sends a message repeatedly at a configurable interval.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Message | Raw ASCII message to send |
| Interval (ms) | Delay between sends (milliseconds) |
| Start / Stop | Toggle loop sending |
Use cases:
- Stress testing a controller with repeated messages
- Simulating periodic data requests
- Testing keep-alive behavior at different intervals
Header Editor
The Header Editor panel (Tools → Header Editor) lets you customize the Rexroth protocol header fields applied to outgoing messages.
| Field | Bytes | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station | 12–13 | 01 | Station ID |
| Spindle | 14–15 | 01 | Spindle/channel ID |
| Sequence | 16–17 | 00 | Message sequence number |
| PartCount | 18 | 0 | Multi-part message count |
| PartNumber | 19 | 0 | Current part number |
Note: The Header Editor only applies to the Rexroth variant. BMW and Ford variants use a different header layout where these fields don't exist.
Statistics
The Statistics panel (Tools → Statistics) tracks tightening and curve counters.
| Counter | Description |
|---|---|
| Tightening count | Number of MID 0061 results received |
| Curve count | Number of curve data messages received |
Counters reset when the connection is closed or when you click Reset.