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Get PMC Status

This command is used to get the status of the Planar Motor Controller (PMC).

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Fieldbus Interface

PMC_GetPmcStatus

Inputs

Name

Data Type

Description

Execute

BOOL

Execution of the function block begins on a rising edge of this input.

PM_Controller

PMControllerType

Data structure that specifies which PMC to connect to. There should be only 1 instance of this variable for each connected PMC.

Outputs

Name

Data Type

Description

Valid

BOOL

TRUE: output values are valid. FALSE: output values are invalid.

Busy

BOOL

Function block is active and must continue to be called.

Aborted

BOOL

Command aborted by another command.

Error

BOOL

If there is an error in processing the command, then Error = TRUE, otherwise, FALSE.

ErrorID

UINT

0x0: All OK. Otherwise, please see PMC Reply Codes.

State

USINT

PMC State Description. 0: Booting; 1: Inactive; 2: Activating; 5: Operation; 7: Deactivating; 8: Error Handling; 9: Error

nXbots

UINT

Number of XBots

Power

REAL

System power consumption in Watts

MaxCPUTemp

REAL

Highest CPU temperature in the system in degrees Celsius (integer precision)

MaxPATemp

REAL

Highest amplifier temperature in the system in degrees Celsius (integer precision)

MaxMTemp

REAL

Highest motor temperature in the system in degrees Celsius (integer precision)

FieldbusStatus

USINT

0: Connected and synced; 1: Disconnected; 2: Connected but not synced

PMNetStatus

USINT

0: Connected; 1: Disconnected

MoverIDScanStatus

USINT

0: At least one XBot did not finish RFID scan; 1: All XBots finished RFID scan

PMCErrorCode

UDINT

Current PMC Error Code

Conditions

Operating Conditions

Preconditions

None

Postconditions

Information received about the PMC status

Description

This command is used to get the status of the Planar Motor Controller (PMC).

 

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