Patent ID: 6160365
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
An interface module for allowing a user to set the operating parameters for the starting, stopping and running of a motor with a motor control, the motor control being operatively connected to a communications network, comprising:a micro-controller for providing instruction signals for the motor control, the instruction signals setting the operating parameters of the motor;at least one enabling switch operatively connected to the micro-controller and moveable between a first disabled position and a second enabled position wherein the enabling switch provides a control signal to the micro-controller, the micro-controller generating an instruction signal in response thereto for instructing the motor control to monitor the motor for a predetermined condition thereon;at least one function switch operatively connected to the micro-controller and moveable between first and second positions, the function switch providing a corresponding control signal to the micro-controller in response to the position thereof such that the micro-controller generates an instruction signal in response to the control signal received from the function switch for instructing the motor control to perform a predetermined function on the motor;a kick start control operatively connected to the micro-controller, the kick start control allowing a user to set a time period that the motor control provides increased voltage to the motor during start-up to overcome the inertia of the motor and to vary the magnitude of the voltage and providing at least one control signal to the micro-controller in response thereto wherein the micro-controller generates at least one instruction signal in response to the at least one control signal received from the kick start control for instructing the motor control on starting the motor; anda communications link interconnecting the micro-controller to the communications network, the communications link transmitting the instruction signals from the micro-controller to the motor control over the communications network.