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quick parameter setup, selection of color, size, location and text. The toolkit controls are easy to use
and provide context sensitive help, making it ideal for even the novice programmer.
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For more detailed information on the ActiveX Toolkit, please refer to the user manual at
http://www.galilmc.com/support/manuals/activex.pdf.
DMCWin Programmers Toolkit
DMCWin is a programmer's toolkit for C/C++ and Visual Basic users. The toolkit includes header files
for the Galil communications API, as well as source code and examples for developing Windows
programs that communicate to Galil Controllers. The Galil communications API includes functions to
send commands, download programs, download/upload arrays, access the data record, etc. For a
complete list of all the functions, refer to the DMCWin user manual at
http://www.galilmc.com/support/manuals/dmcwin.pdf.
This software package is free for download and is available at
http://www.galilmc.com/support/download.html.
Galil Communications API with C/C++
Example: A simple console application that sends commands to the controller
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a terminal control for sending commands and editing programs
a polling window for displaying responses from the controller such as position and speed
a storage scope control for plotting real time trajectories such as position versus time or X
versus Y
a send file control for sending contour data or vector DMC files
a continuous array capture control for data collection, and for teach and playback
a graphical display control for monitoring a 2-D motion path
a diagnostics control for capturing current configurations
a display control for input and output status
a vector motion control for tool offsets and corner speed control
When programming in C/C++, the communications API can be used as included
functions or through a class library. All Galil communications programs written in C
must include the DMCCOM.H file and access the API functions through the
declared routine calls. C++ programs can use the DMCCOM.H routines or use the
class library defined in DMCWIN.H.
After installing DMCWin into the default directory, the DMCCOM.H header file is
located in C:\Program Files\Galil\DMCWIN\INCLUDE. C++ programs that use the
class library need the files DMCWIN.H and DMCWIN.CPP, which contain the class
definitions and implementations respectively. These can be found in the
C:\ProgramFiles\Galil\DMCWIN\CPP directory.
To link the application with the DLL's, the DMC32.lib file must be included in the
project and is located at C:\Program Files\Galil\DMCWIN\LIB
To initiate communication, declare a variable of type HANDLEDMC (a long
integer) and pass the address of that variable in the DMCOpen() function. If the
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