8 GCS Commands
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Version: 1.2.1
MS249E
C-863.12 Mercury Controller
<MaxItem> is the maximum number of items of the same
type which are affected by the parameter. With the C-
863.12, an "item" is an axis or the entire system.
<DataType> is the data type of the parameter value; it can
be INT, FLOAT, or CHAR.
<FunctionGroupDescription> is the name of the function
group which the parameter belongs to.
<ParameterDescription> is the parameter name.
<PossibleValue> is one value from the permissible data
range.
<ValueDescription> is the meaning of the corresponding
value.
The parameters listed with HPA? can be changed and/or
saved using the following commands:
SPA (p. 190) influences the parameter settings in volatile
memory (RAM).
WPA (p. 205) copies parameter settings from volatile to
nonvolatile memory.
SEP (p. 186) writes parameter settings directly into
nonvolatile memory (without changing settings in volatile
memory).
RPA (p. 184) resets volatile memory to the values from
nonvolatile memory.
HPV? (Get Parameter Value Description)
Description:
Responds with a help string that contains possible
parameter values. Use HPA? instead to get a help string
that contains all available parameters with short
descriptions.
Format:
HPV?
Arguments:
None
Response:
<string> has the following format:
“#Possible parame
ter values are: