70 ● DT DMC-1400 Series Command Reference
DT FUNCTION: Delta Time
DESCRIPTION:
The DT command sets the time interval for Contouring Mode. Sending the DT command
once will set the time interval for all following contour data until a new DT command is
sent. 2n samples is the time interval. Sending DT0 followed by CD0 command
terminates the Contour Mode.
ARGUMENTS: DT n where
n is an integer in the range 0 to 8. 0 terminates the Contour Mode. n=1 thru 8 specifies the
time interval of 2n samples. By default the sample period is 1 msec (set by TM
command); with n=1, the time interval would be 2 msec.
DT? Returns the value for the time interval for contour mode.
USAGE:
While Moving Yes Default Value 0
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:
_DT contains the value for the time interval for Contour Mode
RELATED COMMANDS:
CM Contour Mode
CD Contour Data
WC Wait for next data
TM Time
EXAMPLES:
DT 4 Specifies time interval to be 16 msec
DT 7 Specifies time interval to be 128 msec
#CONTOUR Begin
CM Enter Contour Mode
DT 4 Set time interval
CD 1000 Specify data
WC Wait for contour
CD 2000 New data
WC Wait
DT0 Stop contour
CD0 Exit Contour Mode
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