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exact ending point of the last profile. Because of this, the processor would adjust the current
motion profile to compensate for the lost time, therefore keeping the timeline intact. The user
may or may not have been aware that this was happening. If no motion initiate was
commanded within 5 milliseconds of the last motion complete point, then the timeline was
broken and started over again on the next motion profile.
Example:
Index.0.Initiate ‘Index0,Incrmntl,Dist=1.5revs
Dwell For Time 1.000 Using Last
Index.1.Initiate Using Last ‘Index1,Incrmntl,Dist=3.5revs
Adding and Deleting Programs
Programs can be added or removed from the user configuration in three ways. Programs may
only be added or deleted while offline.
Toolbar Icon Method
Add Program Button
The Add Program button (shown below) will add a new program to the user configuration.
Programs are added in sequential order. Clicking on the button will add a program and bring
you to the program-editing screen allowing you to enter program instructions.
Delete Program Button
The Delete Program button (shown below) will delete a program from the user configuration.
The highest numbered program will automatically be deleted unless a different program is
selected on the Programs heading screen. To delete a specific program, click on the Programs
branch in the hierarchy. From this view, select the specific program you wish to delete, and
then click on the Delete Program icon.
PowerTools Menu Bar Method
Adding a Program
From the PowerTools Pro menu bar, select Edit/New/Program. A program will be added in
sequential order and you will be brought to the program-editing screen allowing you to enter
program instructions.
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