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var_GetPosition:
• Function: Reports the current absolute position of the
LIFTKIT.
• Type: String Array
• Default: empty
var_GetStroke:
• Function: Reports the maximum stroke of the LIFTKIT unit.
• Type: String Array
• Default: empty
var_GetVirtualLimits:
• Function: Reports the currently configured virtual upper
and lower limits for the LIFTKIT.
• Type: String Array
• Default: empty
var_GetType:
• Function: Reports the currently configured LIFTKIT type. If
the reported LIFTKIT type is different from what the actual
LIFTKIT unit should be, then this can be reconfigured us-
ing the Set_Type command within the Set_Info function.
• Type: String Array
• Default: empty
var_GetTypesAvailable:
• Function: Reports the available types of the LIFTKIT that
can be used with the Set_Type command. If the purchased
LIFTKIT unit’s type does not exist in this list, please con-
tact Ewellix customer support.
• Type: String Array
• Default: empty
var_ErrorCode:
• Function: The error code that is output when there is an
error (See Appendix A for a list of LIFKIT component error
codes)
• Type: Integer variable, ranges from 4000-4005 (or 0 if
there is no error)
• Default: 0
var_PreviousPosition:
• Function: If the Move_Absolute function is used, this vari-
able will store the LIFTKIT’s current absolute position be-
fore moving to the commanded position.
• Type: Float variable
• Default: 0
var_WaitTime_ms:
• Function: Sets the wait time in milliseconds. Wait time is
the amount of delay time required between each serial
command sent from TMflow to the pillar. In newer versions
of TMflow, this is referred to as “Extra Idle Time”.
• Type: Integer variable
• Default: 50 ms
var_MaxReceiveTime_ms:
• Function: Sets the maximum receive data time in millisec-
onds. Max receive time is the amount of time TMflow will
wait for data to be received in the buffer for reading before
timing out.
• Type: Integer variable
• Default: 50 ms
Imported Variables
Imported Variables
var_GetStatus:
• Function: Reports the current status of the LIFTKIT, used
in all three functions of Get_Info, Set_Info, and Move_Ab-
solute. If multiple functions are used in one component in-
stance, then the value of GetStatus will be overwritten
multiple times.
• Type: String Array
