78 Remote Command Set
Description Motor type set command.
Syntax xxQMnn
Remarks This command is used to manually set the motor type of an axis. Send the Motors Check
(MC) command to have the controller determine what motors (if any) are connected.
Note that for motor type ‘Tiny’, velocity should not exceed 1750 step/sec. To save the
setting to non-volatile memory, issue the Save (SM) command.
Note that the controller may change this setting if auto motor detection is enabled by
setting bit number 0 in the configuration register to 0 (default) wit ZZ command. When
auto motor detection is enabled the controller checks motor presence and type
automatically during all moves and updates QM status accordingly.
Argument Value Description
xx 1 to 4 Axis number
nn 0 No motor connected
1 Motor type unknown
2 ‘Tiny’ Motor
3 ‘Standard’ motor
Example
2QM3 (Set motor 2 to type ‘Standard’ Picomotor)
SM (Save new settings to memory)
See Also QM?, MC, ZZ, SM
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