Service manual

Avantra 36/44 Service Manual
3-26 Diagnostics
Command File Format
The following is the format of a typical command file.
# a comment not to be executed
# This file will first Home the carriage and then
# slew the carriage between 8000 and 30000, repeating 10 times
SPI CARR_HOME
CMD_REPEAT 10
SPI SLEW 8000
SPI SLEW 30000
INC_PASS
CMD_ENDREPEAT
Functions
• Send APIS Message
Allows the user to send a raw APIS message to the remote diagnostics port.
This allows the testing of new commands not yet supported by AVDIAG,
commands not yet defined in the imagesetter firmware and error messages.
Commands are case sensitive. For example, the following command opens
nips.
MXDS018E
• Batch Commands
Allows the user to send SPI commands to the imagesetter. The CMD files
are made up of SPI commands. Edit these files for SPI commands. These
commands are case sensitive.
Examples are:
• ATI Input/Output
This allows programming of an ATI port located on the PC. This port is
not currently being used.
Commands Function
SPI OPEN_NIPS Opens Nips
SPI CLOSE_NIPS Closes Nips
SPI SUPPLY_PUNCH_HOME Supply punch goes to home position
SPI TAIL_PUNCH_HOME Tail punch goes to home position