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One Motion Cortex™

Cortex logs every drive and PLC on the line to a computer beside them, so you catch a developing problem before the drive trips.

  • Moxa UC-2200A, UC-3420A or Windows 10 and 11
  • PowerFlex 525 and CompactLogix over EtherNet/IP
  • Installs offline
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Cortex demo

The Cortex dashboard: output current from five PowerFlex 525 drives on one chart, the connected drives list, and live readings for the Weight Demo drive
Industrial edge computers lined up in front of the Cortex dashboard

Runs on the hardware beside your drives

A Moxa industrial computer or a Windows PC on the same network as your drives. Neither needs the internet to install.

Works with:

  • Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 525
  • CompactLogix
  • EtherNet/IP
  • Moxa UC-2200A
  • Moxa UC-3420A
  • Debian 11 and 13 · ARM64
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11

Every drive and PLC, read in under 10 ms

Cortex polls up to 40 VFDs and PLCs at once, keeps every reading on the unit, and serves its screens to any browser on the network.

Output current from five PowerFlex 525 drives, with a tooltip listing each drive's value

Every drive on one chart

Frequency, speed, current, voltage, power or temperature from every drive on one axis, live or from the logs. The one running differently stands out.

  • Output RPM20
  • Current0.51A
  • Temperature rise2.1°F

Temperature rise for each motor

Calculated from the drive's readings and the motor's nameplate data, alongside torque and efficiency. These are the Weight Demo drive's live values.

Side Belt OverCurrent TestRunning
Output Current > 10.62 A

Trip on the conditions you set

Set a limit on any reading, or compare it with another drive. When it trips, Cortex logs the fault, posts it to Teams, Slack or email, and can stop the motor.

Side Belt192.168.1.10
Bench PLC192.168.1.110
Weight Demo PLC192.168.1.115
Weight Demo192.168.1.12

293 files · 1.2 GB · 6.5 days

Every reading logged on the device

Up to a year of history for 10 drives and PLCs, on the unit or a USB stick. Download any period as CSV for Excel, or Parquet for analysis tools.

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  • Dashboard
  • Fault History
  • PLC Tags
  • Motor controls

An account for each operator

Create a login per operator and grant only the screens it needs. Keep the controls that move machinery for engineering staff.

A hand holding a rugged tablet showing the Cortex dashboard, beside a blue conveyor on a factory floor
A Cortex unit named One Motion Merger, open on a tablet beside the conveyor line.

Read it on the line

Cortex serves its dashboard to any browser on the network, so a rugged tablet at the conveyor shows the same live charts as the PC in the office.

  • Any browser on the same network, at port 8000 by default
  • A laptop, tablet or phone, with nothing to install on it
  • On units with Wi-Fi, over the plant network or the unit's own hotspot

From box to running in four moves

The Cortex Device Manager installs Cortex on a Moxa from your Windows PC, over one Ethernet cable. The guide walks every screen.

  1. 1.Install the Device Manager

    Run CortexDeployer on your Windows PC. It installs for your user only, so Windows doesn't ask for administrator rights.

    Setup - Cortex Device Manager

    Ready to Install

    Setup is now ready to begin installing Cortex Device Manager on your computer.

    Click Install to continue with the installation.

    Create a desktop shortcut
    BackInstallCancel

  2. 2.Connect over Ethernet

    Cable the PC to the device's LAN port, scan, and sign in with the device's own account.

    Connect tab: find the device and sign in.

  3. 3.Set the web administrator

    Choose the account you'll sign in to Cortex with. The first install applies it.

    Settings tab: the web interface administrator.

  4. 4.Install, then open Cortex

    The manager copies the package, applies your settings and starts the service. The Status tab says when it's reachable.

    Status tab: running and reachable.
Open the step-by-step guide

See it on a running motor

This is One Motion's weight demo: a direct-drive motor lifting a stack of 20 lb plates, with Cortex charting the drive on the screen behind it. In Cortex, that drive is the one named Weight Demo.

Watch on YouTube

One Motion weight demo

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The Weight Demo drive in Cortex: PowerFlex 525 1P 110V 1.5HP at 192.168.1.12
The same drive in Cortex: Weight Demo, a PowerFlex 525.

Two ways to install

Both installers are Windows programs. Pick the one for the computer Cortex will run on.

Cortex Device Manager

On a Moxa or Linux device

CortexDeployer-1.0.0.exe · 29.9 MB

  • Installs from your Windows 10 or 11 PC
  • Over one Ethernet cable (SSH)
  • Moxa UC-2200 and UC-3420A series, Debian 11 or 13, ARM64
  • No internet on the PC or the device
  • A 7-step guide that follows every screen
Open the guideDownload installer

Cortex Setup

On a Windows computer

CortexSetup-1.0.0.exe · 11.9 MB

  • 64-bit Windows 10 or 11
  • Starts with Windows as the Cortex Server task
  • Opens its port in Windows Firewall
  • Web interface at port 8000 by default
  • A 6-step guide that follows every screen
Open the guideDownload installer

Questions installers ask

Still stuck? Call (479) 358-1173 or email om.support@actionpaq.com.

  • Does the device need the internet to install?

    No. The installer carries the Cortex package, and the PC reaches the device over an Ethernet cable. Neither the PC nor the device needs internet during the install.

  • Which computers can run Cortex?

    Moxa UC-2200 and UC-3420A series computers (Debian 11 or 13, ARM64), and 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 computers.

  • Which drives does it read?

    PowerFlex 525 drives and CompactLogix PLCs over EtherNet/IP, on the same network as the computer running Cortex. Connect them before you install so Cortex finds them when it starts. With Enable Periodic Scan on (Settings), it also picks up drives added later.

  • How many drives can one unit read?

    Up to 40 drives and PLCs at once. With about 10 connected, a unit keeps up to a year of history.

  • Does Cortex send data off site?

    No. Readings and logs stay on the unit, and Inquiry answers questions with a language model running on the unit itself. Uploading logs to your own server (Cloud) is optional, and Cortex works normally with it off.

  • How do I open Cortex after installing?

    In a browser, at http://<device-ip>:8000, or your port if you changed it. On Windows, Setup opens http://localhost:8000 for you.

  • What's the login on a new Moxa?

    A new UC-2200A signs in as moxa / moxa and answers on LAN 2 at 192.168.4.127. Change that password before the device joins the plant network.

  • Can each operator have their own account?

    Yes. On the Account screen (Login, at the bottom of the menu), an administrator creates an account per operator, sets its password and grants it only the screens it needs. Keep the controls that move machinery for engineering staff.

  • Can I set up a second unit the same way?

    Settings › Export Everything saves the settings, the device list and every motor profile to one file. Import Everything loads it on another unit.

  • How do I check a download is genuine?

    The Downloads page lists each installer's SHA-256. Run Get-FileHash in PowerShell on the file and compare the two.

Set up your first device

Pick the computer Cortex will run on and follow the guide, screen by screen. No account to create, and nothing needs the internet to install.

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