Newport ESP300 Series, User Manual

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MT
move to hardware travel limit
Units xx - none
nn missing: positive direction
RETURNS If “?” sign takes the place of nn value, this command reports 1 if motion is done,
or 0 if motion is in progress.
3MT? | query motion status
IMM PGM MIP
USAGE
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SYNTAX xx MT nn or xx MT ?
PARAMETERS
Description
xx [ int ] - axis number
nn [ char ] - direction of motion
Range
xx - 1 to MAX AXES
nn - + for positive direction or
−
for negative direction
nn - none
Defaults xx missing: error 37, AXIS NUMBER MISSING
out of range: error 9, AXIS NUMBER OUT OF RANGE
DESCRIPTION
This command is used to move an axis to its limit (positive or negative). It uses
the home search speed during travel to hardware limit.
Note: This command cannot be issued after enabling DAQ (refer ASCII
command, DE ).
REL. COMMANDS
OR - home location search
OH - set home search speed
EXAMPLE
3MT+ | move axis #3 to positive travel limit
0 | controller returns 0 indicating motion is in progress
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