Galil DMC-1400 manual MT

DMC-1400 Series Command Reference MT ● 143
MT
FUNCTION: Motor Type
DESCRIPTION:
The MT command selects the type of the motor and the polarity of the drive signal. Motor
types include standard servo motors which require a voltage in the range of +/- 10 Volts,
and step motors which require pulse and direction signals. The polarity reversal inverts
the analog signals for servo motors, and inverts logic level of the pulse train, for step
motors.
ARGUMENTS: MT n where n is:
1 Servo motor
-1 Servo motor reversed polarity
2 Step motor with active low step pulses
-2 Step motor with active high step pulses
2.5 Step motor with reversed direction and active low step pulses
-2.5 Step motor with reversed direction and active high step pulses
“?” returns the value of the motor type
USAGE:
While Moving Yes Default Value 1
In a Program Yes Default Format 1.0
Command Line Yes
Can be Interrogated Yes
Used as an Operand Yes
Controller Usage ALL
OPERAND USAGE:
_MT contains the value of the motor type.
RELATED COMMANDS:
CN Configure step pulse width
EXAMPLES:
MT 1 Configure x as servo
MT ? Interrogate motor type
V=_MT Assign motor type to variable