Patent ID: 7602128

Claim:
A motor controller for controlling an electric motor comprising: a soft starter; and a human-machine interface for control and configuration of the soft starter, said human-machine interface comprising: a visual display; means for visually presenting one or more functions of the soft starter and one or more menu options in two or more positions on the visual display, and two or more selection means associated with the visual display for selecting the one or more functions or menu options according to the position of each of the two or more functions or menu options on the visual display, wherein the position of each of the two or more selection means on the human-machine interface corresponds to a position of the function or menu option operable by the selection means on the visual display, wherein the two or more positions on the visual display include at least one left position and at least one right position, wherein the two or more selection means comprise a left selection button for selecting a function or option displayed in the left position of the visual display and a right selection button for selecting a function or option displayed in the right position of the display.