User Manual
E727T0005, valid for E-727
BRO, 2019-06-28
Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Auf der Roemerstrasse 1, 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Phone +49 721 4846-0, Fax +49 721 4846-1019, Email
INFORMATION
The number of write cycles in the nonvolatile memory is restricted by the limited lifetime of the
memory chip.
Only record macros when it is necessary.
Use variables (p. 130) in macros to make macros more flexible, and give the corresponding
variable values when starting macro execution.
Contact our customer service department (p. 234) if the E-727 shows unexpected behavior.
INFORMATION
A macro must be deleted before a macro with the same name can be re-recorded.
1.
Start the macro recording.
−
If you are working with PITerminal or in the
Command entry
window
ofPIMikroMove: Send the
MAC BEG
macroname
command, where
macroname
indicates the name of the macro.
−
If you are working in PIMikroMove on the
Controller macros
tab: Click the
Create new empty macro
icon to create a tab for entering a new macro. Do not
enter the
MAC BEG
macroname
command.
2.
Enter the commands to be included in the macroname macro line by line, using the normal
command syntax.
Macros can call up themselves or other macros in several nesting levels.
3.
End the macro recording.
−
If you are working with PITerminal or in the
Command entry
window
ofPIMikroMove: Send the
MAC END
command.
−
If you are working in PIMikroMove on the
Controller macros
tab: Do not enter
the
MAC END
command. Click the
Send macro to controller
icon and enter the
name of the macro in a separate dialog window.
The macro has been stored in the nonvolatile memory of the E-727.
4.
If you want to check whether the macro has been correctly recorded:
If you are working with PITerminal or in the
Command entry
window ofPIMikroMove:
−
Get which macros are saved in the E-727 by sending the
MAC?
command.
−
Get the contents of the macroname macro by sending the
MAC?
macroname
command.
If you are working in PIMikroMove on the
Controller macros
tab:
−
Click the
Read list of macros from controller
icon.
−
Mark the macro to be checked in the list on the left side and click the
Load
selected macro from controller
icon.