# Smart Stage XY Linear actuator control **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 27, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715 "2025-05-27T12:23:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jay.brooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jay.brooks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay.brooks)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/1 "2025-05-27T12:23:24Z")
Has anyone been able to communicate to Dover Motion controllers via Ignition? They claim to have a Python library, and C## commands. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/2 "2025-05-27T12:33:35Z")
Links? ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/3 "2025-05-27T18:15:47Z")
> **[Motion Control Software](https://dovermotion.com/products/motion-control-software-motion-synergy-api/)** > > Check out all-in-one motion control software API and user interface solution for our motion products, featuring multi stage/multi-axis setup Being that there are DLLs involved, I'm going to say this is a non-starter. Ignition's python is actually Jython, a Java-based implementation of Python. Unfortunately, DLLs don't play well with Java. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/a/3a564e0de95a8a0b532c37222567c052b1acfea9.png) ---
**Author:** ![jay.brooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jay.brooks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay.brooks)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/4 "2025-05-29T17:03:36Z")
Thank you Jordan. I’ve been digging into this tempest myself. I’m wondering if I could call a batch file to run custom scripted programs from C-motion which is part of Dovers software package. I’m using vision on a client. Would this work? And if so, any tips? Thank you again. ---
**Author:** ![jay.brooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jay.brooks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay.brooks)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/5 "2025-05-29T17:04:48Z")
If not, I’ll have to run it the scripts through an Pi connected to the drive. ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/6 "2025-05-29T17:42:24Z")
> [@jay.brooks](#): > > I’m wondering if I could call a batch file Sure, but a couple of caveats. - By default, the client does not have rights to execute batch files directly. - You would need to make a shortcut to the batch file, and set it to run as Administrator, then execute the shortcut from Ignition. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/7 "2025-05-29T17:43:06Z")
> [@JordanCClark](#): > > client does not have rights to execute batch files directly Vision does, as the logged in user. ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/8 "2025-05-29T18:07:43Z")
> [@pturmel](#): > > Vision does, as the logged in user. As with most windows things, "it depends". 😒 The OSK, for instance, needs elevated privileges to run. There's always TIAS... ---
**Author:** ![jay.brooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jay.brooks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jay.brooks)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/smart-stage-xy-linear-actuator-control/106715/9 "2025-05-29T18:29:49Z")
All good points, and info to consider. Thank you so much for such quick response.