Newport XPS Programmer's Manual

XPS Unified Programmer’s Manual
7.2.1.330 TimerSet
Name
TimerSet – Sets the number of frequency ticks for the selected timer.
Input tests
- Refer to section 7.1: “Input Tests Common to all XPS Functions”.
Description
This function sets the number of frequency ticks for the selected timer to activate it.
The “TimerName” can be defined as:
• Timer1
• Timer2
• Timer3
• Timer4
• Timer5
The “FrequencyTicks” allows to defined the frequency of the timer:
One frequency tick represents a corrector period = >0.125 ms = >8 khz
N frequency ticks represents N corrector periods = >N * 0.125 ms = > kHz
NOTE
“FrequencyTicks” = 0 means that the timer is disabled.
Prototype
int TimerSet(
int SocketID,
char * TimerName,
int FrequencyTicks
)
Input parameters
SocketID int Socket identifier gets by the
“TCP_ConnectToServer” function.
TimerName char * Name of timer.
FrequecyTicks int Number of frequency ticks.
Output parameters
None.
Return (In addition to the results of “Input Tests Common to all XPS
Functions”)
• 0: No error.
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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