Galil DMC-1400 PF

DMC-1400 Series Command Reference PF ● 161

PF

FUNCTION: Position Format

DESCRIPTION:

The PF command allows the user to format the position numbers such as those returned by

TP. The number of digits of integers and the number of digits of fractions can be selected

with this command. An extra digit for sign and a digit for decimal point will be added to

the total number of digits. If PF is minus, the format will be hexadecimal and a dollar

sign will precede the characters. Hex numbers are displayed as 2's complement with the

first bit used to signify the sign.

If a number exceeds the format, the number will be displayed as the maximum possible

positive or negative number (i.e. 999.99, -999, $8000 or $7FF).

The PF command can be used to format values returned from the following commands:

BL ? PA ?

DE ? PR ?

DP ? TE

FL ?

IP ?

TP

ARGUMENTS: PF m.n where

m is an integer between -8 and 10. The negative sign for m specifies hexadecimal

representation.

n is an integer between 0 and 4

PF? Returns the value of m

USAGE:

While Moving Yes Default Value 10.0

In a Program Yes Default Format 10.0

Command Line Yes

Can be Interrogated Yes

Used as an Operand Yes

Controller Usage ALL

OPERAND USAGE:

_PF contains the value of position format parameter.

EXAMPLES:

:TP Tell position

0000000000 Default format

:PF 5.2 Change format to 5 digits of integers and 2 of fractions

:TP Tell Position

00021.00

PF-5.2 New format Change format to hexadecimal*

:TP Tell Position

$00015.00 Report in hex

Contents

Main DMC-1400 Series DMC-1400 Series Command Reference By Galil Motion Control, Inc. Page Contents Page Page Page Page Page Overview Controller Notation Servo and Stepper Motor Notation: Command Descriptions Arguments Operand Usage Usage Description Default Description Controller Usage Servo Update Rates Fast Firmware (DMC-1415/1416/1425) Commands which are not Allowed when Operating in Fast Mode: Commands which are Altered when Operating in Fast Mode: # $ & | ( ) n is a math (+ - * /) or logical (& |) expression ; n is a Galil command [ ] + - * / <, >, =, <=, >=, <> = mmmmmmmm is a variable name and n is a signed number in the range - 2147483648 to 2147483647 AB @ABS[n] AC @ACOS[n] AD AF AI AL AM @AN[n] n is an unsigned integer in the range 1 to 8 AO AP AR AS @ASIN[n] n is a signed number in the range -1 to 1. AT @ATAN[n] #AUTO #AUTOERR AV BA BB BC BD BG BI BK BL BM BN BO BP BS BV BZ CB CC CD CE CF CI CM #CMDERR CN CO @COM[n] #COMINT @COS[n] CR CS CW DA DC DE DL DM DP DT DV EA EB EC ED EG EI ELSE EM EN Page ENDIF EO EP EQ ER ES ET FA FE FI FL @FRAC[n] FV GA GN GM GR HM HX IA IF IH Page II Page IL IN Page @IN[n] n is an unsigned integer in the range 1 to 96 #ININT @INT[n] n is a signed number in the range -2147483648 to 2147483647. IP IT IV Bit Number Condition JG JP JS KD KI KP KS LA LE _LF* *This is an Operand - Not a command. LI Page #LIMSWI RE1 LL LM _LR* LS LV LZ MB Page MC #MCTIME MF MG MO MR MT NB 16()TM NF 4()TM where TM is the update rate (default TM is 1 msec). n ranges from 1 Hz to NO NZ 16()TM OB OC OE OF OP Page @OUT[n] n is an unsigned integer in the range 1 to 80 P1CD P2CD P1CH P2CH P1NM P2NM P1ST P2ST #POSERR PA PF PR QD QR QU QZ RA RC RD RE REM n is a text string comment RI RL @RND[n] n is a signed number in the range -2147483648 to 2147483647. : RP RS <control>R<control>S <control>R<control>V SA SA n SB SC SH @SIN[n] SL SP @SQR[n] ST @TAN[n] TB TC USAGE: OPERAND USAGE: _TC contains the value of the error code. EXAMPLES: #TCPERR TD TE TH TI TIME* TL TM TP TR TS TT TV TW UI UL VA VD VE VF VM VP VR VS VT WC WH WT XQ ZR ZS Page Index