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Mint™ v4 Advanced Programming Guide
108 MN1270 02.2002
NUMBEROF/NO
Purpose:
To return information about the hardware available on the Controller.
Controllers Supported:
NextMove PCI NextMove PC NextMove BX MintDrive ServoNode 51
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Format:
v = NUMBEROF.type
Dot Parameters:
Type - Hardware Type
Description:
The
NUMBEROF keyword can be used to return information about what hardware is present. The type of
hardware available is as follows:
Type
value
Constant Meaning NM MD SN
0
_noSERVOS
the number of possible servo axis
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1
_noSTEPPERS
the number of possible stepper axis
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2
_noINPUTS
the number of digital inputs
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3
_noOUTPUTS
the number of digital outputs
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4
_noDACS
the number of DAC channels
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5
_noADCS
the number of ADC channels
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6
_noAUXENCODERS
the number of auxiliary encoder channels
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7
_noAXES
the number of controllable axes
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8
_noRELAY
the number of relays
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9
_noCAN
the number of CAN channels
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10
_noAUXDAC
the number of Auxiliary DAC channels
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11
_noSERIAL
the number of serial channels
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12
_noAXIS_CHANNELS
the highest addressable channel or axis
number.
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13
_noICM_FUNCS
the number of ICM functions
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14
_noOUTPUT_BANKS
the number of digital output banks
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15
_noINPUT_BANKS
the number of digital input banks
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Example:
A configuration file is to written that will run on both NextMove PC and NextMove BX.
IF NUMBEROF._noSERVOS <> 4 THEN PRINT “Error. Not enough servos” : END
IF NUMBEROF._noINPUTS < 24 DO
REM Configure I/O for 24 inputs
..
ELSE
REM Configure I/O for 16 inputs
..
ENDIF
IF NUMBEROF._noAXUENCODERS=1DO
REM Auxiliary encoder available for product position verification
..
ENDIF
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