PI E-727, User Manual, Page: 123 / 240

User Manual
E727T0005, valid for E-727
BRO, 2019-06-28
Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Auf der Roemerstrasse 1, 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany Page 123 / 240
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Working with Macros
Work with macros comprises the following:

Recording of macros (p. 123)

Starting macro execution (p. 125)

Stopping macro execution (p. 128)

Setting up a start-up macro (p. 128)

Deleting of macros (p. 129)
INFORMATION
For working with controller macros, it is recommended to use the Controller macros tab in
PIMikroMove. There you can conveniently record, start and manage controller macros. Details are
found in the PIMikroMove manual.
Recording a macro
INFORMATION
A maximum of 5 nesting levels are possible in macros.
INFORMATION
Basically all GCS commands (p. 181) can be included in a macro. Exceptions:

RBT
for rebooting the E-727

MAC BEG
and
MAC END
for macro recording

MAC DEL
for deleting a macro
Query commands can be used in macros in combination with the
CPY
,
JRC
,
MEX
and
WAC
commands. Otherwise they have no effect, since macros do not send any responses to interfaces.
INFORMATION
To make the use of macros more flexible, you can use local and global variables in macros. See
“Variables” (p. 130) for more information.