Download Array...
Opens the "Download Array" dialog
box that allows an array in the
controller's RAM to be defined and
populated with data. The dialog box
uses the DMC32.dll 's
DMCArrayDownload function to
download the array. The controller's
firmware must be recent enough to
support the QD command. Array
values specified in the data file must
be comma separated or CRLF
deliminated.
Upload Array...
Opens the "Upload Array" dialog box
that allows an array in the controller's
RAM to be saved to a file on the hard
disk. The dialog box uses the
DMC32.dll 's DMCArrayUpload
function to upload the array. The
controller's firmware must be recent
enough to support the QU command.
Convert File ASCII to Binary...
Opens a dialog box that allows
converting a file containing Galil
ASCII language commands to Galil
binary commands and saves the result
to the specified file name.
Convert File Binary to ASCII...
Opens a dialog box that allows
converting a file containing Galil
binary language commands to Galil
ASCII commands and saves the result
to the specified file name.
Send Binary File...
Launches a file-open dialog box that
selects a file (usually a DMC file) to
be sent to the controller. This file can
contain binary commands. Each line of
the file is sent to the controller as a
command and executed immediately.
The
Tools
menu items described below provide tasks such as updating firmware, diagnostics, accessing the registry
editor, and resetting the controller.
Select Controller...
Opens the "Select Controller" dialog box
that displays the currently registered Galil
Motion Controllers. Selecting a controller
from the list and clicking on the OK button
or double-clicking a controller will cause
the application to close any current
connections to a controller and open a new
connection to the selected controller.
DMCTerminal only connects to a single
controller at a time. However, multiple
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