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EG
DMC-1000/1500 Command Reference
DMC-1000
DMC-1500
EG
FUNCTION
:
ECAM go (engage)
DESCRIPTION:
The EG command engages an ECAM slave axis at a specified position of the master. If a
value is specified outside of the master’s range, the slave will engage immediately. Once
a slave motor is engaged, its position is redefined to fit within the cycle.
ARGUMENTS
: EG x,y,z,w EGX=x
EG a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h
where
x,y,z,w and a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h are the master positions at which the X,Y,Z,W axis must be
engaged.
USAGE
:
DEFAULTS:
While Moving
Yes
Default Value
In a Program
Yes
Default Format
Command Line
Yes
Can be Interrogated
No
Used as an Operand
Yes
OPERAND USAGE
:
_EGx contains ecam status for specified axis. 0 = axis is not engaged, 1 = axis is engaged.
RELATED COMMANDS:
EA
Choose ECAM master
EB Enable
ECAM
EP
Specify ECAM table intervals & staring point
EQ Disengage
ECAM
ET ECAM
table
EXAMPLES:
EG 700,1300
Engages the X and Y axes at the master position 700 and 1300
respectively.
B = _EPY
Return the status of Y axis, 1 if engaged
Note: This command is not a trippoint. This command will not hold the execution of the program
flow. If the execution needs to be held until master position is reached, use MF or MR command.
