MotionLab asks for an xdd file when connecting to a drive
Problem
When trying to connect with my drive in MotionLab, I get asked for an xdd file just as shown in the screenshot. What am I supposed to do?
Solution
The xdd file is a file used by MotionLab to make the hardware board and the firmware to work together. For each different firmware release, there is a new xdd file as well. Custom firmware needs a custom xdd.
From a general point of view, there are 2 different solutions:
Enable automatic detection of xdd
Depending on your MotionLab version you might be able to this by clicking on the button that says "Enable automatic XDD detection and restart" (yellow box). If not, you should do the following:
- Go to the OPTIONS window in MotionLab (red circle in the screenshot).
- Select the 'automatically detect xdd' options (green circle in the screenshot):
- Try to reconnect to your drive.
- If this does not work, the corresponding xdd is not located on your computer, try the 2nd solution.
Manually select an xdd
Check which Firmware version is running on your drive (see 'version' in screenshot previous solution. Firmware version for that drive is 2.4.6)
If using a custom firmware, your Ingenia contact can provide you with the correct xdd file.
When trying to connect to the drive, click the 'Browse XDD file...' button:
- Make sure the suggested name of the xdd corresponds to the xdd file you want to load (exactly the same)
- Press ok and connect to the drive.
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