Read PMC State

This command returns the state of the Planar Motor Controller (PMC).

Fieldbus Interface

PMC_ReadPmcState

Inputs

Name	Data Type	Description
Enable	BOOL	Set to TRUE to enable the function block. It will continuously obtain the most up-to-date value(s) until reset to FALSE.
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 have been successfully read. FALSE: unable to obtain output values.
State	USINT	PMC State Description. 0: Booting; 1: Inactive; 2: Activating; 5: Operation; 7: Deactivating; 8: Error Handling; 9: Error

Conditions

Operating Conditions
Preconditions	None
Postconditions	The PMC State is provided in the output

Description

This command returns the state of the PMC. See PMC State Description.