Before you begin The following prerequisite steps are required before performing a firmware upgrade the MCode Operating System on your LMD Programmable Motion Control or Ethernet TCP/IP product. Download and install the LMD Software Suite. Download and extract the MCode OS Firmware file. From the LMD Software Suite main screen install, then open, the Motion […]
VBA Example using Microsoft® Excel Sample project for developing code using VBA to programming to control motion direction and velocity using an Excel spreadheet (*.xls in a *zip file). Embedded Project using Microsoft® Excel Sample project for developing code using Visual Basic programming language to communicate with MDrive motion control products.
Os – Output setup The output setup (Os) command is used to set the functionality of the outputs. The parameters define the output point to be configured, the desired functionality, and the active control state high or low. When applied to outputs 1 – 2 the output setup command is utilized thus: Os=<output #>, <function>,
Is – Input setup command The input setup (Is) command is used to set the functionality of all inputs, digital and analog. The parameters define the input point to be configured, the desired functionality, and the active response state high or low. Digital inputs Usage When applied to the digital inputs 1 – 4 the
Global or Local variables Like All MDrive variables, the I/O point configuration can be declared two ways: Globally Locally Global: Global I/O configurations, are declared outside the main body of the program. These are more typical and are used when you want the I/O point to have the same function at all times. Local: Local
PNP Input In this example case we will assume that we need a PNP Sensor connected to an input to trigger events within an MDrive program. Thus we will configure I/O point 1 as a General Input which will activate when HIGH. The command:
1 | S1=0,1,1 |
will set I/O1 to function as we desire: S1=: setup
NPN input This setup example uses the hardware configuration shown in the illustration labeled A on the right. In this example case, we will assume that we need a PLC output to stop the motion of an axis due to an event elsewhere in the system. Thus we will configure I/O point 1 as a
S command (I/O setup) The I/O setup command establishes how the I/O point will function in the system, note that each I/O point MUST be setup individually if changed from the factory default: Will it be an input or an output? Will it be general purpose, or set to a dedicated function? Will it be
MODBUS/TCP (Connect to port 502) MODBUS/TCP is a standard protocol designed for multidrop networks based on a client-server architecture communicating over TCP/IP. MCode/TCP (Connect to port 503) MCode/TCP is a protocol based upon the MDrive programming language using 1 and two character mnemonics. Depending on the port selected (ip.address:502 or ip.address:503) the device operation will
