Difference between revisions of "Axis Setup Procedure"
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A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12,A13,A14,A15,A16,A17 | A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12,A13,A14,A15,A16,A17 | ||
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== Step#2: Setting user friendly axis name == | == Step#2: Setting user friendly axis name == | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 28 July 2014
Introduction
This series of slides will explain how to create and set an axis in the softMC controller. For that you will need:
- Running softMC (either a real, or virtual)
- User interface (Control.Studio)
Step #1: declare axis
In the first line of CONFIG.PRG file write the number of axes that will be in use:
Sys.Naxes = <number> … Program … End Program
Send this file to MC and run it by issuing these two lines from terminal window:
send config.prg reset all
Now you have your axes defined, it is easily to check issuing this command from terminal window:
->?axislist A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12,A13,A14,A15,A16,A17
Step#2: Setting user friendly axis name
System default axis name are not very user friendly (a1,a2,a3, …) It is a good practice to rename them into something more meaningful. This is done in CONFIG.PRG file only , assigning to each axis now name (no double quotes sign) to <axis>.AxisName property.
Sys.Naxes = <number> … Program a1.AxisName = Xaxis a2.AxisName = Lift …. End Program