Reference Manual

Turbo PMAC/PMAC2 Software Reference
Turbo PMAC On-line Command Specification 300
See Also:
On-line commands DEFINE BLCOMP, DEFINE COMP, DEFINE TCOMP,
P{constant}={expression}
CPU
Function: Report the Turbo PMAC CPU type.
Scope: Global
Syntax: CPU
This command causes Turbo PMAC to report the part number of the CPU used on the board. It is mainly
used for troubleshooting purposes.
Example:
CPU ; Request the CPU part number
56303 ; Turbo PMAC responds
See Also:
On-line commands TODAY, VERSION, TYPE
DATE
Function: Report the firmware release date.
Scope: Global
Syntax: DATE
DAT
This command causes Turbo PMAC to report the release date of the firmware revision that it is using.
The date is reported in the North American format:
{mm}/{dd}/{yyyy}
where:
 {mm} is the 2-digit representation of the month
 {dd} is the 2-digit representation of the day of the month
 {yyyy} is the 4-digit representation of the year
The 4-digit representation of the year eliminates possible Year 2000 problems in user code processing the
date information.
The DATE command is not to be confused with the TODAY command, which causes Turbo PMAC to
report the current date.
Example:
DATE ; Request the firmware release date
07/17/1998 ; Turbo PMAC reports the firmware release date
See Also:
On-line commands CPU, TODAY, VERSION, TYPE
DEFINE BLCOMP
Function: Define backlash compensation table
Scope: Motor specific
Syntax: DEFINE BLCOMP {entries},{count length}
DEF BLCOMP {entries},{count length}
where:
 {entries} is a positive integer constant representing the number of values in the table;
 {count length} is a positive integer representing the span of the table in encoder counts of the
motor.