Reference Manual

PMAC/PMAC2 Software Reference Manual
4 PMAC Command and Variable Summary
MACRO Ring Commands
MACROAUX – Report Type 0 MACRO slave variable value to host
MACROAUXREAD – Copy Type 0 MACRO slave variable to PMAC variable
MACROAUXWRITE – Copy PMAC variable value to Type 0 MACRO slave variable
MACROSLV {command} {node#} – Send command to Type 1 MACRO slave
MACROSLV {node#},{slave variable} – Report Type 1 MACRO slave variable value
to host
MACROSLV {node#},{slave variable}={constant} – Set Type 1 MACRO slave
variable value
MACROSLVREAD – Copy Type 1 MACRO slave variable to PMAC variable
MACROSLVWRITE – Copy PMAC variable value to Type 1 MACRO slave variable
On-line Coordinate System Commands
(These act immediately on currently addressed coordinate system)
Axis Definition Commands
#n->[{constant}]{axis}[+{constant}] – Define axis in terms of motor #,
scale factor, and offset.
Examples: #1->X
#4->2000A+500
#n->[{constant}]{axis}[+[{constant}]{axis}[+[{constant}]{axis}]]
[+{constant}] – Define 2 or 3 axes in terms of motor #, scale factors, and offset.
Valid only within XYZ or UVW groupings.
Examples: #1->8660X-5000Y
#2->5000X+8660Y+5000
#n-> – Report axis definition of Motor n in this C. S.
UNDEFINE – Erase definition of all axes in this C. S.
General Coordinate-System Commands
?? – Report coordinate system status in hex ASCII form
%{constant} – Specify feedrate override value
% – Report current feedrate override value to host
Program Control Commands
R – Run current program
S – Do one step of current program
B[{constant}] – Set program counter to specified location
H – Feed hold for coordinate system
A – Abort present program or move starting immediately
Q – Halt program; stop moves at end of last calculated program command
/ – Halt program execution at end of currently executing move
\ – Do program hold that permits jogging while in hold mode
MFLUSH – Erase contents of synchronous M-variable stack without executing
Coordinate-System Variable Commands
Q{constant} [..{constant}]={expression} – Assign expression value to
Q-variable(s)
Q{constant} [..{constant}] – Report Q-variable value(s) to host