• ANALOG# Set and read analog voltages
• ANGLE Calculates 3D angles
• AUXENCODER# Read auxiliary encoders
• AXIS Set number of coordinated axes
• BUFFER Set look ahead buffer
• BUTTON# Define virtual buttons
• CALCULATOR Display a calculator
• COMMAND Issue a native card command with variables
• COMMECHO Echos data from the RS232 port
• COMMIN Reads data from the RS232 port
• COMMOUT Send data out the RS232 port
• COMMSETUP Define the RS232 settings
• CYCLES Reports the number of cycles ran
• CYCLESTART Starts a cycle
• DIAGNOSE Displays the diagnostic window
• DISPLAY# Displays data in a display box
• DISPVARB Displays the data in a variable
• DISTANCE Calculates 3D distances
• ENCODER Reads the encoders in counts
• END Exits the program gracefully
• EOP Forces a end of a program
• ESCKEY Simulates the ESC key
• ESTOP Emergency stop
• EXIT Forces an exits to a logic routine
• FEEDHOLD Holds up motion until cycle start is pressed
• FEEDPOT Sets up the feed pot to react to analog voltage
• FEEDRATE Sets the velocity
• FILECLOSE Closes and opened file
• FILEOPEN Opens a file by name
• FILEREAD Reads data from an opened file
• FILEWRITE Writes data to an opened file
• FINDINDEX Automatically moves to the encoder index marker
• GAUGE# Sets up the needle gauge properties
• GETRPM Reads the RPM or IPM from a moving motor or axis
• GOTO Jumps to another line label in your program
• HANDWHEEL Sets up the Hand wheel properties
• IF THEN Conditional logic branching
• JOG Sets the jogging rate for use with the arrow keys
• LABEL# Displays data in a user defined box on the screen
• LIGHT Displays a colored light bulb on the screen
• LISTADD Add more data to a list box on the screen
• LISTCLEAR Clear the data in the list box
• LISTPICK Report the selected item choosen from the list box
• LISTSETUP Set up the list box properties
• LOADING Report the status of the program running
• LOADPROGRAM Load a program by path/file name or window
• MACHGO Moves any, single or multiple axes in coordinated motion
• MACHZERO Sets the machine zero referance location
• MAXSPEED Sets the maximum spindle RPM
• MDI Displays the program code editor
• MESSAGE Displays a message of the screen
• MINSPEED Sets the minimum spindle RPM
• MOVING Reports various motor conditions and states
• OPENCHANNEL Opens an channel via ActiveX or RS232 to another Windows program
• PICTURE Display a photo on the screen
• PLAY Plays a audio wave file by name
• POLAR Calculates a new position based on a 3D angle and distance
• POSERROR Sets the maximum position error allowed with momentary grace
• PRINT Send data out to the printer
• PRINTER Sets up the printer properties
• QUESTION Displays a question box with default answer and audio instructions
• RAPIDSPEED Sets the maximum rapid speed per axes
• RATIO Reports the ratio between encoder counts and inch or mm
• READOUT Reads the axes position in inch or mm
• READVARB Read data stored in a variable on the hard disk instead of memory
• RESPONSE Report the response from the motion card to a variable
• RESUME Resume various actions after a suspend
• RUN Launch another Windows program by path and filename
• RUNTIME Report the total of the time while in a cycle only since turned on
• SAVEVARB Save data stored in a variable to the hard disk instead of memory
• SAY Speak the actual words to recite out of the speakers
• SETUP Setup the gains, ratios, encoder, counts and coordination of an axes
• SINGLESTEP Execute program one line at a time
• SLEEP Pause the program for x number of seconds
• SOFTLIMITS Define the extends of travel limits per axes with messages
• SOUND Toggle between no audio, wave audio and speech audio
• SPEEDPOT Sets up the spindle speed pot to react to analog voltage
• SPINADJUST Set the spindle speed parameter to factor in a RPM curve
• SPINDLERPM Reads the spindle RPM
• SPINFORWARD Sets the spindle speed foreward RPM
• SPINREVERSE Sets the spindle speed reverse RPM
• SPINSTOP Stops the spindle
• STOP Stop all or selected axis
• SUSPEND Suspends various reactions to digital I/O and motion
• TEACH Records axes position to a file for playback later
• TIME Reports various cycle, idle, and date time periods
• TIMER Sets the time period in milliseconds to execute pre-defined logic
• TRUERPM Sets the allowable spindle speed tolerance in RPM
• TOGGLE Sets the position of a toggle switch on the screen
• WAITAUXIO Waits for a certain state on the auxilary digital I/O card
• WAITUNTIL Waits for a certain axis to stop or digital I/O state
• WAITHERE Waits until a certain position is reached in up to 6 axes

Logic Programming Example

The logic is so easy you can follow the logic without any manuals or training

Here is an example of logic in a macro called [Fill Bottles]

[[Fill Bottles]]
' This is a actual soda bottle filling example
' The example starts a conveyor belt of bottles moving then
' matches the velocity of the conveyor to the speed of the traveling nozzles
' fills the bottles then goes back for another group of bottles.
' Items that begin with \ are variables names.
' Items that begin with # are digital I/O terminal strip numbers.
' 0=off 1=on

#24=1 ' Turn on conveyor belt motor, start conveyor with bottles moving
:LOOP ' This is a line label to jump to later
WAITUNTIL #17=0 ' Wait until photo eye sees first bottle
GETRPM 2;\55 ' Get actual velocity of motor 2 (conveyor) store to variable \55
FEEDRATE \55 ' Set velocity of filling nozzle axis to match conveyor speed
MACHGO 22 ' Start filling nozzle axis moving to 22 inches
SLEEP 1.5 ' Wait at least 1.5 seconds to allow nozzle axis to accel
#25=1 ' Open air solenoid to plunge nozzles into bottles
#26=1 ' Open soda nozzle solenoid to dispense soda and fill bottles
SLEEP 5.3 ' Keep dispenser open for 5.3 seconds
#26=0 ' Close soda nozzle solenoid stop filling bottles
#25=0 ' Close air solenoid to raise nozzles out of bottles
WAITUNTIL #18=0 ' Wait until limit switch sensor confirms nozzles are up
FEEDRATE 800 ' Set velocity of filling nozzles axis to 800 ipm
MACHGO 0 ' Move filling nozzle axis back to zero position
GOTO :LOOP ' Jump to LOOP label to start filling another group of bottles