MC-Basic:axis.DIRECTIONEXTERNAL
This property is used to multiply the POSITIONEXTERNALFACTOR and VELOCITYEXTERNALFACTOR in order to determine the sign of the external encoder input.
Short form
<axis>.DirExt
Syntax
<axis>.DirectionExternal = <expression>
?<axis>.DirectionExternal
Availability
All versions
Type
Integer
Range
-1 or 1
Default
1
Scope
Configuration, Task or Terminal
Limitations
The axis must be disabled to set the property. Within a task, the specified axis must be attached in order to set it.
Examples
A1.DirExt = 1 ' Setting external direction to a positive value
?A1.DirExt ' Querying the external value