6. COMMAND REFERENCE 159

PS Pause
Syntax Units Range of ‘n’Default See also
aPS - - - C
Description The PS (pause) command causes immediate command execution to cease
until a C (continue) command is issued. The command is useful as a debug
aid when testing small trial code blocks.
The PS command cannot be used whilst running a program.
Properties Immediate or buffered, can’t be used in labelled block, not saved by SV
Example 0PS ;global pause
1D4000 ;setup axis 1
1V5 ; .
1A50 ; .
2D8000 ;setup axis 2
2V10 ; .
2A100 ; .
0G ;global GO
0C ;global continue
Note If the input command buffer is filled during a pause *E will be reported
(assuming EX is set to speak whenever), and the status LED will continually
flash red then green. To clear this condition cycle the power.
RReport system parameter
Syntax Units Range of ‘n’Default See also
aR(system_variable) - - - W
Description The R command allows the user to read the specified system variable.
Properties Immediate or buffered, can be used in labelled block, not saved by SV
Note: aR(RB) is immediate only
Example 2R(AO) ;report the current value of variable AO
The response could be.................................................... *1500