Reference Manual

PMAC/PMAC2 Software Reference Manual
8 PMAC Command and Variable Summary
READ ({letter} [,{letter}...]) – Allows subprogram or subroutine to take arguments
G{data} – Gnn[.mmm] interpreted as CALL 1000.nnmmm
(PROG 1000 provides subroutines for desired G-Code actions.)
M{data} – Mnn[.mmm] interpreted as CALL 1001.nnmmm
(PROG 1001 provides subroutines for desired M-Code actions.)
T{data} – Tnn[.mmm] interpreted as CALL 1002.nnmmm
(PROG 1002 provides subroutines for desired T-Code actions.)
D{data} – Dnn[.mmm] interpreted as CALL 1003.nnmmm
(PROG 1003 provides subroutines for desired D-Code actions.)
S{data} – Sets Q127 to value of {data}
PRELUDE1{call command} – For modal execution of call cmd. before subsequent moves
PRELUDE0 – De-activates modal PRELUDE calls
IF({condition}){action} – Conditionally execute action
IF({condition}) – Conditionally execute following statements
ELSE {action} – Execute action on previous false condition
ELSE – Execute following statements on previous false condition
ENDIF – Follows last of conditionally executed statements
WHILE({condition}) {action} – Do action as long as condition true
WHILE({condition}) – Do following statements as long as true
ENDWHILE – Follows last of conditionally executed statements
BLOCKSTART – So all commands until BLOCKSTOP to execute on Step
BLOCKSTOP – End of stepped statements starting on BLOCKSTART
STOP – Halts program execution; ready to resume
WAIT – Used with WHILE to halt execution while condition true
Miscellaneous Commands
COMMAND "{command}" – Issue command as if it came from host
COMMAND^{letter} – Issue control character command
SEND"{message}" – Transmit message over host interface
SENDS"{message}" – Transmit message over serial interface
SENDP"{message}" – Transmit message over parallel interface
DISPLAY [{constant}] "{message}" – Send message to LCD display [starting
at specified location]
DISPLAY {constant},{constant}.{constant},{variable} – Send variable
value to LCD using specified location and format
ENABLE PLC{constant}[,{constant}...] – Enable operation of specified
interpreted PLC program[s]
DISABLE PLC{constant}[,{constant}...] – Disable operation of specified
interpreted PLC program[s]
PAUSE PLC{constant}[,{constant}...] – Suspend operation of specified
interpreted PLC program[s] at present point
RESUME PLC{constant}[,{constant}...] – Continue operation of specified
interpreted PLC program[s] at paused point
ENABLE PLCC{constant}[,{constant}...] – Enable operation of specified
compiled PLC program[s]
DISABLE PLCC{constant}[,{constant}...] – Disable operation of specified
compiled PLC program[s]