commands_example.cpp File Reference

#include "examples.h"
#include <iostream>

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Functions
int	main (int argc, char *argv[])
	Main function for Commands Example.

Detailed Description

See commands() for implementation of logic

Concepts

This example demonstrates:

• How to connect to a controller via IP Address.
• How to issue basic commands.
• How to read data back from the controller.
• How to get context on errors that occur in the program.

Prerequisites

A Galil controller is required for this example.

Example Output

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`**************************    GCmdT() example   *****************************`
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GCmdT() will return a trimmed response of GCommand()
The command 'PR ?,?' will return the relative position of the A and B axes
<<PR ?,? with GCommand():  0, 10000
:>>
<<PR ?,? with GCmdT():  0, 10000>>


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`**************************    GCmdI() example   *****************************`
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GCmdI() will return the value of GCommand() parsed as an int
The command 'MG _LMS' will return the available space in the vector buffer of the S plane.
MG _LMS with GCmdT():  511.0000
MG _LMS with GCmdI(): 511


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`**************************    GCmd() example   ******************************`
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GCmd() will execute the given command but does not return a value.
GCmd is useful for basic operations such as beginning motion or setting speed
GCmd(g, "BG A");
GCmd(g, "SP 5000");


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`**************************    GCmdD() example   *****************************`
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GCmdD() will return the value of GCommand parsed as a double
The command 'MG @AN[1]' will return the value of Analog Input 1
MG @AN[1] with GCmdD(): 9.7726


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`************************    Galil Double Format   ***************************`
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Galil Controllers expect double values to be formatted to 4 decimal places
Unformatted double value: 0.00235
Formatted double value rounded to 4 decimal places: 0.0024


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`*******************    G_UTIL_ERROR_CONTEXT example   ***********************`
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GUtility() with G_UTIL_ERROR_CONTEXT: Broken Pipe

Definition in file commands_example.cpp.