7 Operation
C-863.12 Mercury Controller
MS249E
Version: 1.2.1
103
Starting a macro
INFORMATION
Any commands can be sent from the command line when a macro is running on
the controller.
The macro content and motion commands received from the command line can overwrite
each other.
INFORMATION
It is not possible to run several macros simultaneously. Only one macro can be run at a time.
INFORMATION
You can link the macro execution to conditions with the
JRC
and
WAC
commands. The
commands must be included in the macro.
In the following, PITerminal or the
Command entry
window of PIMikroMove is used to enter
commands. Details on working with the
Controller macros
tab in PIMikroMove are in the
PIMikroMove manual.
1.
If the macro is to continue running despite an error:
−
Set the
Ignore Macro Error?
parameter (ID 0x72) correspondingly: Send the
SPA 1
0x72 Status
command, whereby
Status
can have the value 0 or 1 (0 = Stop
macro when error occurs (default); 1 = Ignore macro error).
Further information on changing parameters can be found in "Adapting Settings" (p.
231).
2.
Start the macro:
−
If the macro is to be run once, send the
MAC START macroname string
command, whereby
macroname
indicates the name of the macro.
−
If the macro is to be run n times, send the
MAC NSTART macroname n
string
command, whereby
macroname
indicates the name of the macro and
n
indicates the number of runs.
string
stands for the values of local variables. The values only have to be specified when
the macro contains corresponding local variables. The sequence of the values in the
input must correspond to the numbering of the appropriate local variables, starting
with the value of local variable 1. The individual values must be separated from each
other by spaces.
3.
If you want to check whether the macro is running:
−
Query whether a macro is running on the controller by sending the
#8
command.
−
Query the name of the macro that is currently running on the controller by sending
the
RMC?
command.