User guide

Chapter 3. Basic Operation Setup

Using a Setup Program

The features described in this chapter are configured with certain 6000 Series commands,

commonly referred to as “setup commands.” We recommend placing these commands (except

MEMORY) into a special “setup program” that is executed to prepare the 6000 Series product

for subsequent controller operations. Further details about setup programming is provided in

the Creating and Executing a Setup Program section, page 14.

Motion Architect

Use Motion Architect's Setup module to help you

create the basic configuration program. By simply responding

to a series of dialog boxes, a program is created with a specific

name (as if you created it in the usual process with the DEF

and END commands, as demonstrated on page 9).

You can make any necessary modifications to the setup

program file in the Editor Module, and then download the file

to the 6000 Series controller from the Terminal Module, or

test it with the Panel Module.

Resetting the Controller

Bus-based controllers: The RESET command returns all previously entered command

parameters to their original factory default values. CAUTION: all programs and subroutines

will be deleted.

Stand-alone (serial-based) controllers: The RESET command acts the same as cycling power.

All programs and variables, and some command settings (see page 33), will be retained; all

other previously entered command parameters not saved in a program or a variable will be

returned to their default values. If you are using an RP240, the RESET function is available if

you use the default menu system (see page 137).

Participating Axes

If you are not going to use all the axes available to you by your 6000 Series product, use the

INDAX command to remove from service the unnecessary axes. For example, if you have a 4-

axis controller and will use only 3 axes, issue the INDAX3 command and the controller will

function as if axis #4 was deleted from its design.

No report-backs or command parameters are accepted for axes excluded as a result of the INDAX

command. For instance, if you specify INDAX3 (use axes 1-3 only), the A command would

show a response of *A1Ø.ØØØØ,1Ø.ØØØØ,1Ø.ØØØØ, and if you tried to enter a command

value for the fourth axes (e.g., 4A3Ø), you would receive the error response “*INCORRECT

AXIS”.

Servo Users

Changing the INDAX setting also changes the update rates (servo, motion trajectory, and

system). For details, refer to the SSFR command description in the

6000 Series

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