Installation guide

Mint™ v4 Advanced Programming Guide

60 MN1270 02.2002

Any axis can be monitored and multiple axis parameters can be monitored through the use of multiple

DAC channels.

Note that this keyword is channel dependant and not axis dependent. The DAC channels on a

NextMove expansion board can be used if one is present.

Example:

DACMONITORAXIS.3 = 0 : REM Monitor axis 0 on DAC channel 3

DACMONITORMODE.3 = 1 : REM Send axis 0 velocity to the DAC.

See also:

DAC, DACMONITORGAIN, DACMONITORMODE

DACMONITORGAIN/DMG

Purpose:

To specify a multiplying factor for use during DAC monitoring.

Controllers Supported:

NextMove PCI NextMove PC NextMove BX MintDrive ServoNode 51

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Format:

DACMONITORGAIN.channel = <expression>

v = DACMONITORGAIN.channel

Dot Parameters:

Channel - DAC Channel

Attributes:

Controller Read Write Command Multi-

Axis

Scaled Default Range

NextMove

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1.0 0.0 - 8388607.0

MintDrive

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Description:

When using DAC monitoring, the parameter being monitored is just sent to the DAC channel. If the

value is small, for example, less than 10, this equates to a voltage in the order of 0.05V. The

DACMONITORGAIN allows the value to be scaled to produce a larger voltage output.

Example:

DACMONITORAXIS.3 = 0 : REM Monitor axis 0 on DAC channel 3

DACMONITORMODE.3 = 4 : REM Send axis 0 free spaces to the DAC.

DACMONITORGAIN.3 = 100 : REM Scale output by 100

By setting a gain of 100, each free space in the buffer would be represented by 0.5V.