What is the history of the MM Tools Library?
MM Controls was founded in the summer of 1996. At that time, I was enamored of Borland Delphi and C++ builder, and thought that they would be great for building quick and dirty Windows based HMI systems. I borrowed an SLC500 from the local Allen-Bradley office and a Modicon PLC from the Modicon office and started to work on “version 1” of the MM Tools library, using Borland C++. Fall 1996 – MM Controls was hired by Delta Computer to do the Windows conversion of their DCSMon software (RMCWin), for the initial release of their RMC motion controller in the first quarter of 1997. Summer 1997 – MM Controls was hired by a large investment casting firm (Corporation X) to apply the RMC to their process. Summer 1998 – Corporation X asked MM Controls to write an RMC device driver and custom plot routine in order to use the RMC with the CTC Interact HMI. Spring 1999 – MM Controls starts the SavAir PL2000 system – PharLap ETS version 9 was selected for this project, which started its life as a rem
