Host PC as Slave
Posted on Monday, October 6th, 2008 by DJ Roberts at GalilPosted in DMC Programming, Software | No Comments »
Usually in a Galil application, the Host pc serves as the master/client by establishing a connection to the controller. It can be handy, however, to do the opposite. By running a simple program that listens to a specific ...
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Simple Method for Mirroring Byte Streams from RS232 to Ethernet
Posted on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 by DJ Roberts at GalilPosted in DMC Programming, Drives | No Comments »
If you have a device that talks serially to a Galil Serial port, this code will mirror the incoming byte stream to an outgoing Ethernet Handle. Lower baud rates may be necessary depending on the volume of data being transmitted. CI2,1;'configure communication ...
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Automatic Subroutines with Accelera controllers
Posted on Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Andy Herum at GalilPosted in DMC Programming | No Comments »
Many new features were added to the Accelera product line that were not available in prior generation Galil controllers. One of these more overlooked features is the fact that some Automatic subroutines no longer require thread 0 to be ...
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Changing deceleration value when a limit switch is triggered
Posted on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 by Robin Riley at GalilPosted in DMC Programming | 2 Comments »
For Optima-series controllers and older, it is well documentated that the deceleration value (DC) of an axis cannot be changed while the axis is actively profiling. Many machine designs require a low DC value for smoothest possible motion. ...
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Switching from Encoder feedback to Analog feedback and back
Posted on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 by Robin Riley at GalilPosted in DMC Programming | No Comments »
Some applications require driving to a known position based on normal encoder-based feedback, then switching to an analog signal for feedback, and then returning to the encoder-based data. Even as the controller drives the motor based on analog data, the ...
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Tools For Debugging DMC Code
Posted on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 by Jason Rhodewalt at GalilPosted in DMC Programming | 2 Comments »
The following commands can be very useful for debugging DMC code on any of the current generation Galil controllers TC1 - This reports back any errors that have occurred with the program _ED - This operand will report back the last line ...
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