Programmer Owner manual

167

Programmer Reference Manual

RS - Request Status

Compatibility: All drives

See also: SC command

Asks the drive to respond with what it’s doing. The drive has a number of different states of operation that are represented by

character codes. The drive can send more than one code at a time to dene its current status.

Command Details:

Structure RS

Type IMMEDIATE

Usage READ ONLY

Non-Volatile NO

Examples:

Command Drive sends Notes

RS RS=PR Motor is in position, drive is enabled

RS RS=AED Alarm code is present, drive is faulted and disabled

RS RS=JR Motor is jogging, drive is enabled

Status character codes:

A = An Alarm code is present (use AL command to see code, AR command to clear code)

D = Disabled (the drive is disabled)

E = Drive Fault (drive must be reset by AR command to clear this fault)

F = Motor moving

H = Homing (SH in progress)

J = Jogging (CJ in progress)

M = Motion in progress (Feed & Jog Commands)

P = In position

R = Ready (Drive is enabled and ready)

S = Stopping a motion (ST or SK command executing)

T = Wait Time (WT command executing)

W = Wait Input (WI command executing)