I'm a hobbiest and total newbie to servos, but it looks like I will be getting some SSD 635 servo drives and matched motors. I have had a quick look at the SSD site and found the 635 ref manuals and had a quick look.

It seems that the drives require easyrider software to set them up?

Is this the case, is there an easy way to set them up for step/dir inputs (I will be using emc2).

Can anyone send a copy of the software(or can the drives be configured via serial terminal?), the SSD web site don't seem to have it.

I hope to get the drives middle of the week after next but want to be able to get all the backgound stuff setup beforehand.

Any one give any suggestions about setup of these servos?

What else might I need to get hold of to interface and setup these drives (PC serial/parallel cables, setup software, best type of settings for use with emc2, etc....)