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This tool allows the user to fulfill multiple instructions to the motion
controller including the ability to: initialize, status, initialize
home, enable, disable, reset, and shutdown.
Using the MC Initialize Runout
- once the tool is positioned within the sequence right click to access the property pages.
- drag and drop the motion controller from the ROTMain into the MC Initialize tool's
inputs page.
- select the desired axes to manipulate within the tool's Motions page
- select the option to best suite the needs of the user
- status: check the status of the controller
- initialize: turn the axes/motion controller on
- initialize home: set the axes to turn on at the home position
- enable: to enable the axes
- disable: to disable the axes
- reset: sets the motion controller back to the home position
- shutdown: turns the motion controller off
Once the tool is run it will complete these actions: within the tool's
parameters page there is a tool that will verify if the MC Initialize
tool was able to complete these actions.
MachineError:
- if the tool was unable to complete the command there will be a "1" in the box,
- if the commands were completed it will remain a "0".
- if the controller is no yet initialized there will be a -1.