Coordinated Motion With More Than 1 Axis - Galil Motion Control DMC-18 2 Series User Manual

To view the current values for each command, type the command followed by a ? for each axis
requested. This is interrogation. Not all commands can be interrogated. Refer to the Command
Reference to determine whether or not a command can be interrogated.
PR 1000
PR ,2000
PR ,,3000
PR ,,,4000
PR 2000, 4000,6000, 8000
PR ,8000,,9000
PR ?,?,?,?
PR ,?
The DMC-18x2 provides an alternative method for specifying data. Here data is specified individually
using a single axis specifier such as X,Y,Z or W. An equals sign is used to assign data to that axis.
For example:
PRX=1000
ACY=200000
Instead of data, some commands request action to occur on an axis or group of axes. For example,
STXY stops motion on both the X and Y axes. Commas are not required in this case since the
particular axis is specified by the appropriate letter X Y Z or W. If no parameters follow the
instruction, action will take place on all axes. Here are some examples of syntax for requesting
action:
BG X
BG Y
BG XYZW
BG YW
BG

Coordinated Motion with more than 1 axis

When requesting action for coordinated motion, the letter S or T is used to specify the coordinated
motion. S and T refer to the two coordinate systems that can be used on the card. To specify the
desired coordinate system, refer to the command CA in the Command Reference. For example:
BG S
BG SW
BG T
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Specify X only as 1000
Specify Y only as 2000
Specify Z only as 3000
Specify W only as 4000
Specify X Y Z and W
Specify Y and W only
Request X,Y,Z,W values
Request Y value only
Specify a position relative movement for the X axis of 1000
Specify acceleration for the Y axis as 200000
Begin X only
Begin Y only
Begin all axes
Begin Y and W only
Begin all axes
Begin coordinated sequence on S coordinate system
Begin coordinated sequence on S and motion on W axis
Begin coordinated sequence on T coordinate system
DMC-18x2