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8 GCS Commands
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Arguments:
<Variable> is the name of the variable to which the
command response is to be copied.
<CMD?> is one query command in its usual notation. The
response has to be a single value and not more.
Response:
None
Notes:
Local variables can be set using CPY in macros only.
Example 1:
Using the following macro, it is possible to connect through
the digital input and output lines of the controller. 1 is a
local variable whose value must be specified as argument
of the MAC START or MAC NSTART command when
starting the macro.
Write the "connect" macro:
MAC BEG connect
CPY 1 DIO? 0
DIO 0 $1
MAC START CONNECT
MAC END
Example 2:
It is possible to copy the value of one variable (e.g.,
SOURCE) to another variable (e.g., TARGET):
CPY TARGET VAR? SOURCE
CST? (Get Assignment Of Stages To Axes)
Description:
Returns the name of the connected positioner type for the
queried axis.
Format:
CST? [{<AxisID>}]
Arguments:
<AxisID> is one axis of the controller
Response:
{<AxisID>"="<string> LF}
where
<string> is the name of the positioner type assigned to the
axis.
Notes:
The positioner name is read from the Stage Name
parameter (ID 0x3C) whose factory default value is
"DEFAULT_STAGE". You can set the parameter value to the