Installation guide
Keyword Reference Guide 
 MN1270 02.2002  89 
Controllers Supported: 
NextMove PCI  NextMove PC  NextMove BX  MintDrive  ServoNode 51 
     
Format: 
HTADAMPING[axes] = <expression> {,<expression> ...}
v = HTADAMPING[axis]
Dot Parameters: 
Axis - Axis No. 
Attributes: 
Controller Read Write Command Multi-
Axis 
Scaled Default  Range 
NextMove 
   
 
 0 
-8388607.0 ≤ x ≤ 
8388607.0 
Description: 
The 
HTADAMPING keyword is used to set the damping term in the Hold To Analog algorithm. The 
algorithm used to minimize error is: 
inIntegralGasSumOfErrorDampingErrorGainErrorVelocity ×+×∆+×=  
HTADAMPING sets the Damping term in the above equation. A negative number can be used to reverse 
the move direction of the Hold To Analog move. Under normal circumstances, it is assumed that if the 
current analog value is lower than the desired hold value, that a positive direction move is required. If a 
negative direction move is required in this situation then the 
HTADAMPING and HTAKPROP terms should 
both be negative numbers. 
Example: 
HTADAMPING = 10.0 : REM Set HTA damping on axis 0 to 10
See also: 
HTA, HTAKINT, HTAKPROP 
HTADEADBAND/HDB 
Purpose: 
Specifies the analog error deadband. 
Controllers Supported: 
NextMove PCI  NextMove PC  NextMove BX  MintDrive  ServoNode 51 
     
Format: 
HTADEADBAND[axes] = <expression> {,<expression> ...}
v = HTADEADBAND[axis]
Dot Parameters: 
Axis - Axis No. 
Attributes: 
Controller Read Write Command Multi-
Axis 
Scaled Default  Range 
NextMove 
   
 
 0 
0 ≤ x ≤ 100 
Description: 
In the Hold To Analog move, the error is calculated as the difference between the measured analog 
value and the specified hold value. A deadband can be set up so that the system will only try and 
reduce the error when it becomes larger than the size specified with the 
HTADEADBAND keyword. 
The deadband size is in analog counts. The value is specified as a positive number and is the maximum 
size of the absolute analog error before the system will respond. 










