These functions communicate with the AWE electronics which controls the Heidenhain encoders.
ONLINE>
awe(device) = text_expr
ONLINE>
= awe(device)
These is also a menu which is used for setup purposes, sec. 12.1:
ONLINE>
gpib/awe device
Explanations:
SPECTRA:
An ONLINE command may be entered. |
AWE Command:
An AWE command may be entered. See the AWE manual for possible commands. |
The other menu items display information which is returned from the AWEs. The poll byte contains status information, the other bytes encode the position. |
PF1:
Sends “S1X". |
PF2:
Performs a device-clear. The reference point is lost and a compensation run has to be done. |
PF3:
Selective-device-clear, needed, if the command “ = awe(1)" produces a time-out (-6). The fixup procedure is:
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