Specifications

Operation

3 Stop the wave generator output with WGO or #24 or STP.

The simple example below shows how to start periodic motion of the first

axis ("A" by default) using the command entry facilities of PIMikroMove™ or

PITerminal:

Command String to Send Action Performed

WAV 1 X SIN_P 2000 20 10 2000 0 1000

Define a inverted cosine waveform for

Wave Table 1 (belongs to the first

axis); see WAV description for details

WGO 1 1

Start output of Wave Generator 1

(belongs to the first axis) immediately

and synchronized by servo cycles

WGO 1 0

Stop output of Wave Generator 1

NOTE

PIMikroMove™ provides the PI Wave Generator Tool with which you

can create waveforms and start the wave generator output without the

need to learn the corresponding commands. See the PIMikroMove™

manual for more information.

3.8 Working with Controller Macros

The macro feature allows defining command sequences and storing them

permanently in non-volatile memory in the controller. Each defined macro

can be called up by its own user-defined name. In addition, it is possible to

define a macro that will be executed automatically every time the E-517 is

started, making possible stand-alone operation without a host computer.

See the subsections below and the MAC command description for more

details and examples.

For further examples see also "Scanning Examples with Wave Generator

and Macros" in the E-517 User Manual.

NOTES

PIMikroMove™ offers a comfortable macro editor on the Controller

macros tab card.

Furthermore, PIMikroMove™ offers the "Host macro" feature which

makes it possible to save macros on the host PC. With the Host macro

feature you can also program conditions and loops in macros which is

not directly supported by the E-517. See the PIMikroMove™ manual

for more information regarding Host macros.