Trio Motion Coordinator Euro 205, Technical Reference Manual

Page: 239 / 566

Motion Coordinator Technical Reference Manual
Trio BASIC Commands 8-49
Input / Output Commands
Parameters:
Example 1:
FLAG(27,ON)' Set flag bit 27 ON
FLAGS
Type: Command/Function
Syntax:
FLAGS([value])
Description: Read/Set the FLAGS as a block. The
FLAGS
command is provided to aid compatibil-
ity with earlier controllers and is not recommended for new programs. The 32 flag
bits can be read with
FLAGS
and set with
FLAGS(value)
.
Parameters:
Example: Set Flags 1,4 and 7 ON, all others OFF
FLAGS(146)’ 2 + 16 + 128
Example 2:
Test if FLAG 3 is set.
IF (FLAGS and 8) <>0 then GOSUB somewhere
GET
Type: Command.
Description:
Waits for the arrival of a single character on the default serial port 0. The ASCII
value of the character is assigned to the variable specified. The user program will
wait until a character is available.
Example:
GET k
flag no:
The flag number is a value from 0..31.
value:
If specified this is the state to set the given flag to i.e. ON or OFF.
This can also be written as 1 or 0.
value:
The decimal equivalent of the bit pattern to set the flags to
Bit # 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Value 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1