Modes of Motion: PVT/Contour Mode

A practical guide to following arbitrary position-vs-time profiles on Galil controllers. This application note covers two complementary modes: PVT (Position, Velocity, Time) for segments longer than 16ms, which uses third-degree polynomial interpolation to ensure continuous acceleration, and Contour Mode for segments shorter than 16ms, which uses linear interpolation for tight time intervals. Includes full DMC examples — a parabolic PVT velocity profile and a teach-and-playback Contour application — plus command summaries for both modes.