Manual

Changing the Personality 7-1
7 Changing the Personality
You can change various aspects of the Automove System's "personality" via the PE
command. The syntax of the command is:
PE <selector>, <value>
The new value is written to the System's non-volatile memory so that it becomes permanent;
i.e., it is retained even when the power is turned off.
Before sending the PE command be sure the backpanel Memory Enable switch is in the
Down position.
<selector> An integer which determines which personality parameter is to be
changed. It must be in the range 1 through the maximum personality parameter number; see
below.
<value> The new value to be assigned; its allowable range depends on which personality
parameter is being changed.
The personality parameters are not affected by the IN command. The factory-set values can,
with a few exceptions, be reinstated by the
ESC.!6: command; see Chapter 6.
If you change several personality parameters from their factory-set values you should write a
short computer program to set those parameters. Then if, for some reason, you need to use
ESC.!6: to reinstate the factory defaults you can run your program to re- customize the
machine.
The current value of any personality parameter can be read via the OP command.
Example: PE 2, 200; sets the Arrow Slow Step Delay to the value 200, which is twice as
long as the factory-set value 100. The new value is written to non-volatile memory and thus
becomes a "permanent" value.
Some personality parameters take effect immediately. For example, if you send PE 4, 1; to
swap the Left and Right Arrow buttons, then immediately press the Left Arrow, the carriage
moves to the right.
However, some of the personality parameters are only default values, and thus don't take
effect until the next time the default is applied. These are indicated by the word "default" in
the parameter name. For example, consider parameter 19, Default X Calibration Factor. If
you execute the command PE 19, 2.0000; the X calibration factor does not change
immediately. But if you later turn the power off and back on, or execute CF; or IN; the
X calibration factor then defaults to 2.0000.
No checking of values is done by the PE command, other than to give an error if the value is
outside the range of the number type. (See "Command Syntax" in Chapter 1.) If you give a
value that doesn't make sense for the particular personality parameter, the System may
behave in strange ways or completely lock up; or you may get an ACL error at power up or
at IN, or when you execute an ACL command with no parameters.