Newport XPS Programmer's Manual

XPS Unified Programmer’s Manual
7.2.1.99 GroupPositionSetpointGet
Name
GroupPositionSetpointGet – Gets the setpoint position for one or all positioners of the
selected group.
Input tests
- Refer to section 7.1: “Input Tests Common to all XPS Functions”.
- Valids object type (group or positioner): (-8)
- Valids positioner name: (-18)
- Valids group name: (-19)
Description
Returns the setpoint position for one or all positioners of the selected group.
The “setpoint” position is calculated by the motion profiler and represents the
“theoretical” position to reach.
Prototype
int GroupPositionSetpointGet(
int SocketID,
char * GroupName,
int NbPositioners,
double * SetpointPosition
)
Input parameters
SocketID int Socket identifier gets by the
“TCP_ConnectToServer” function.
GroupName char * Group name.
NbPositioners int Number of positioners in the selected group.
Output parameters
SetpointPosition double * Setpoint position array.
Return (In addition to the results of “Input Tests Common to all XPS
Functions”)
• 0: No error.
• -8: Wrong object type for this command.
• -18: Positioner Name doesn't exist or unknown command.
• -19: GroupName doesn't exist or unknown command.
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Newport XPS Specifications

General

Controller Type	Multi-axis motion controller
Power Supply	24 VDC
Communication Interface	Ethernet
Programming Language	C, C++, .NET, LabVIEW
Supported Motor Types	Stepper
Operating System Compatibility	Windows
Axes	Up to 8 axes