I also prefer swift futura, not meridia.
I have worked on mce and gal but I have worked on more swifts and I have written software for them.
I can make a swift5000 run up and down hands free, view i/o's, velocity, and stop count.
I also can compare parameters saved on file with loaded values in the controllers.
demo:
http://www.firstchroniclesproductions.com/desk_top/swift_5000_errorcode_lookup.html