Moog Animatics SmartMotor™ Developer's Guide,Rev. L
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SILENT1
Silence Outgoing Communications on
CommunicationsPort1
APPLICATION: Communications control
DESCRIPTION: Motor prevented from printing to channel 1
EXECUTION: Immediate
CONDITIONAL TO: N/A
LIMITATIONS: N/A
READ/REPORT: N/A
WRITE: N/A
LANGUAGE ACCESS: N/A
UNITS: N/A
RANGE OF VALUES: N/A
TYPICAL VALUES: N/A
DEFAULT VALUE: TALK1 state
FIRMWARE VERSION: 5.0.x, 5.16.x or 5.32.x series only
COMBITRONIC: N/A
DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
The SILENT1 command causes the SmartMotor™ to suppress all PRINT1 messages from being
transmitted on channel 1. Report commands originating from a user program are also
suppressed if they are configured to transmit from COM channel 1 (see STDOUT=formula on
page 725).
This command is typically used when a program has PRINT1 statements that may be
interfering with debugging efforts. For instance, when opening a polling window or issuing
serial commands during debugging, it may become necessary to suppress PRINT1 statements
in a program.
The SILENT1 command does not prevent the SmartMotor from sending messages in response
to incoming serial report commands from the host. Also, it does not interfere with ECHOing
received serial communication over channel 1.
The TALK1 command negates the effect of SILENT1 and restores the motor's COM 1 port to its
default operating state.
NOTE: These commands are typically sent from a host rather than existing within a
program.
Part 2: Commands: SILENT1