8 GCS Commands
C-863.12 Mercury Controller
MS249E
Version: 1.2.1
173
1 = The error is ignored and the macro continues to run.
MAC ERR? always reports the last error that occurred while
the a macro was running irrespective of the parameter
setting.
The following commands provided by the C-863.12 can
only be used in macros:
DEL (p. 142), JRC (p. 169), MEX (p. 176) and WAC (p. 205).
A macro can start another macro. The maximum number
of nesting levels is 5. A macro can call itself to form an
infinite loop.
All commands can be sent from the command line while a
macro is running. The macro content and motion
commands received from the command line can overwrite
each other.
Macro execution can be stopped with #24 (p. 128) and STP
(p. 195).
It is not possible to run several macros simultaneously.
Only one macro can be run at a time.
A macro cannot be deleted while it is running.
You can query with #8 (p. 127) if a macro is currently
running on the controller.
Note: The number of write cycles in the nonvolatile
memory is limited. Only record macros if this is necessary.
MAC? (List Macros)
Description:
Lists macros or content of a specified macro.
Format:
MAC? [<macroname>]
Arguments
<macroname>: name of the macro where the content is to
be listed; if not specified, the names of all stored macros
are listed.
Response:
<string>
If <macroname> was specified, <string> is the content of
this macro;
If <macroname> was not specified, <string> is a list with