massCfg = {

    # uart configuration variables
    'uart': {
        'name': 'MassServo',
        'uart': 'COM8',
        'baud': 9600,      # bps
        'timeout': 0.05,   # serial port read/write timeout
        'eol': '\x03\r\n'  # end of line char
    },

    # EZServo configuration variables
    'EZServo': {
        'pidW':	'8000',   # count   (w) Proportional gain
        'pidX':	'100',    # count   (x) Integral gain
        'pidY':	'60000',  # count   (y) Differential gain

        'mode': '1',           # n/a  (N) EZServo mode - encoder with no index
        'accel': '20000',      # n/a  (L) Encoder ticks / 32.768 per second squared
        'velocity': '280000',  # n/a  (V) Encoder ticks / 32.768 per second (should be in units of counts per second?)
        'currLimit': '10',    # %    (m) Percent of current allowed. 100% = 5A.
        'overloadTimeout': '1000',  # ms	(u) ms until an overload is reported

        'limitHi':  950000,	 # count  High physical limit for mass motor controller
        'limitLo': -950000,	 # count  Low physical limit for mass motor controller
        'totalTks':	700000,	 # count  Total encoder ticks for full mass shift travel
        'powerOnTimeout': 0.5,  # second  Time to allow system to power up before commanding
        'homingTimeout': 60
    },

    # MassServo configuration variables
    'tksPerMM':	10901.811,      # count/mm  Number of ticks for one rotation (1 mm of travel)
    'deviationDistance': 0.05   # mm        Deviation allowed between expected and actual
}