Reference Manual
Turbo PMAC/PMAC2 Software Reference
Turbo PMAC Variable and Command Summary 24
On-Line Commands
(Executed immediately upon receipt by PMAC)
On-line Global Commands
Addressing Mode Commands
@n – Address card n (n is hex digit 0 to f); serial host only
@ – Report currently addressed card to host; serial host only
#n – Make motor n currently addressed motor
# – Report currently addressed motor number to host
##n – Select motor group of 8 for multi-motor responses
## - Report selected motor group of 8
&n – Make coordinate system n the currently addressed coordinate system
& – Report currently addressed coordinate system to host
Communications Control-Characters
<CTRL-H> – Erase last character from host (backspace)
<CTRL-I> – Repeat last command from host (tab)
<CTRL-M> – End of command line (carriage return)
<CTRL-N> – Report checksum of current command line
<CTRL-T> – End MACRO ASCII pass through mode
<CTRL-X> – Abort current PMAC command and response strings
General Global Commands
$$$ – Reset entire card, restoring saved values
$$$*** – Reset and re-initialize entire card, using factory default values.
LOCK{constant},P{constant} – Check/set process locking bit
PASSWORD={string} – Set/confirm password for PROG1000-32767, PLC0-15
SAVE – Copy active memory into non-volatile flash memory
SETPHASE{constant}[,{constant}…] – Set commutation phase position for specified motors
TIME={time} – Set time in active memory
TODAY={date} – Set date in active memory
UNLOCK{constant} – Clear process locking bit
UPDATE – Copy date and time into optional non-volatile clock/calendar
UNDEFINE ALL – Erase definition of all coordinate systems
Global Action Commands
<CTRL-A> – Abort all motion programs and moves
<CTRL-D> – Disable all PLC and PLCC programs
<CTRL-K> – Kill outputs for all motors
<CTRL-O> – Do feed hold on all coordinate systems
<CTRL-Q> – Quit all programs at end of calculated moves
<CTRL-R> – Run working programs in all coordinate systems
<CTRL-S> – Step working programs in all coordinate systems