Manual
3-26 Detailed Descriptions of ACL Commands
EC End Continuous Path
This command denotes the end of a Continuous Path sequence. When the EC command is
encountered, the entire Continuous Path motion sequence begins to execute. See the BC
command.
If no Continuous Path sequence is active when the EC command is executed then the
command has no effect.
ED End Download
This command cancels the Downloading mode, thus specifying the end of a Download
Sequence which was started with the BD command. See the BD command.
If the System is not in the Downloading mode when the ED command is received then the
ED command has no effect.
The Downloading mode is also canceled by other events related to downloading; see the BD
command. The IN command does not cancel the Downloading mode, but instead is stored as
part of the Download Sequence.
If you have sent a BD you should be sure to send an ED before resetting the machine or
turning off the power. Otherwise the download memory is left in a corrupt state, and at the
next reset or power up the machine will automatically become Emergency Stopped. (You
can use
ESC.O to verify that this has happened.) In this case you must send ESC.!7: to erase
the entire download memory, then re-download. See Appendix A Power Up Actions.
EP End Pattern
This command denotes the end of a pattern which was begun with a BP ("Begin Pattern")
command. If no pattern is active when the EP command is executed then an error is logged.
All active patterns can be canceled via the CP ("Clear Patterns") command.
When the EP command is executed the System reinstates the Origin location and pattern
rotation angle that were in effect when the matching BP command was executed. The
Origin Change status bit is cleared.
ES <quotechar> [<char> [, <char> ...]] <quotechar>
Execute Escape Sequence
This command causes the Automove System to interpret a string of characters as an
Automove escape sequence, as though the characters had been received over the RS-232C
port following an ASCII Escape (
ESC, decimal code 27). The Escape itself is omitted from
the string of characters.