Installation guide

Mint™ v4 Advanced Programming Guide
138 MN1270 02.2002
7.1 NextMove PCI
NextMove PCI expansion cards are sold in two variants; 4 axes of control and 8 axes of control. The
number of axes of control on an expansion card adds to the number of axes of control on the main card,
subject to a maximum of 12 axes of control.
To check that the expansion card has been detected, enter
VIEW HARDWARE at the Mint command
prompt. After the controller production parameters have been displayed, if an expansion card has been
detected, this will be indicated:
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NextMove PCI axis expansion card 1 detected.
With an expansion card attached, the default axis configurations and hardware used may change. Use
the
VIEW CONFIG keyword to see the default assignments.
The
NUMBEROF keyword can also be used to return information of available axes and channels. The
CHANNELTYPE keyword can be used to determine the hardware types available for a given channel
number.
7.1.1 Open Loop Access
The hardware channels on main and expansion cards have a fixed numbering system. Any open loop
access to hardware will always be made through the channel number. The following tables show how
the open loop channel number corresponds to the labeling on the breakout unit.
Main Card – M1, M2, M3, M4, M8
Open loop channel DAC Encoder Pulse Direction
0 0 A E
1 1 B F
2 2 C G
3 3 D H
Expansion Card 1 - E4, E8
Open loop channel DAC Encoder Pulse Direction
4 0 A E
5 1 B F
6 2 C G
7 3 D H
Expansion Card 2 - E4, E8
Open loop channel DAC Encoder Pulse Direction
8 0 A E
9 1 B F
10 2 C G
11 3 D H
where: