Manual

1-6 Introduction
Personality Parameters
Many hidden aspects of the Automove System's personality can be changed via the PE
("Personality") command. The personality parameters are stored in the built in non-volatile
memory and so are "remembered" even when you turn the power off.
You can change such things as: arrow button speed and direction; Find Home speed;
power-up values of calibration factors, resolution, travel limits, acceleration, and step rate;
direction of motor rotation. In addition, you can set up the eight Digital Inputs to trigger
Download Sequences or to toggle the Digital Outputs; and you can establish a Download
Sequence which is to be automatically executed at power up.
For a complete description of the personality parameters and how to change them, see
Chapter 7 Changing the Personality. A summary of the personality parameters is in
Appendix D.
Continuous Path
Sequences of straight-line and curved moves can be performed without stopping. See the
BC ("Begin Continuous Path") command in Chapter 3.
Downloading
Any sequence of ACL commands can be downloaded into the Automove System's
non-volatile memory for later execution. Up to 255 independent Download Sequences can
be defined and they can invoke each other, with any number of executions triggered by a
single invocation.
Download Sequences can be invoked from the front panel or via a voltage change on one of
the Digital Inputs. The speed or flow of execution can be changed as the result of external
inputs. For more information see the BD ("Begin Download") and WN ("Wait For Digital
Inputs") commands in Chapter 3, as well as Chapter 8.
ACL Variables
The Automove System can store numeric values in 128 separate ACL variables. Each
variable retains its value until it is explicitly changed by the sequence of ACL commands.
The values are stored in non-volatile memory, and so are retained even when the power is
turned off.
Note: If you have Release 3.48 or above, you may have 384 variables.
A move sequence can perform arithmetic and logical operations on variables and can test
their values in order to control the flow of execution.
For more information about variables see Chapter 10.