Included Features

• Complete operator interface
• Readout displays in inch or millimeter
• Code display window
• Password protection
• Definable buttons and icons
• Graphical toggle switches
• Indicator lights
• Multi-function knobs
• Numeric displays
• Emergency stop button
• User-input boxes
• Logo design
• Jogging panel
• Spindle torque meter
• Needle gauges
• Event driven digital I/O log
• Home, limit and digital I/O software interrupt events
• Access digital I/O cards at the rate of 10,000 times per second
• Simplified digital I/O calling by terminal strip No.
• Handwheel generator
• Feedpot and speedpot
• Standard automatic servo tuning
• Either a visual icon driven logic editor or text editor

Use any native motion card commands or the following additional commands :

ANALOG# Set and read analog voltages
ANGLE# calculates 3D angles
AUXENCODER# Read auxiliary encoders
AXIS Set number of coordinated axes
BAR Move a graphical bar to show a value and display a graph
BUFFER Set look ahead buffer
BUTTON# Define virtual buttons
CALCULATOR Display a calculator
COMMAND Issue a native card command with variables
COMMECHO Echoes 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
DECTOHEX Convert a decimal value into a hexadecimal value
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 an end of a program
ESCKEY Simulates the ESC key
ESTOP Emergency stop
EXIT Forces an exit 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 an 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
FINETUNE Change the way the system reads the encoders
GAUGE# Sets up the needle gauge properties
GEAR Change the gearing factor to any motor
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 handwheel properties
HEXTODEC Convert a hexadecimal value to a decimal value
IF THEN Conditional logic branching
INSTR Find the occurrence of one string within another and store the Nth position over from the left when it is found into a variable
JOG Sets the jogging rate for use with the arrow keys
KNOB Move the multifunction knob to the Nth position
LABEL# Displays data in a user-defined box on the screen
LENSTR Count the number of characters in a string and store the length of the string into a variable
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
LISTFONT Change the font size within a list box
LISTPICK Report the selected item chosen 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 reference location
MAXSPEED Sets the maximum spindle RPM
MDI Displays the program code editor
MESSAGE Displays a message on the screen
MIDSTR Extract a specific number of characters from a specified position within a string and store the splice of the string into a variable
MINSPEED Sets the minimum spindle RPM
MOVESLIDER Reposition one of the three slider bars on the screen
MOVING Reports various motor conditions and states
OPENCHANNEL Opens a channel via ActiveX or RS232 to another Windows program
PICTURE Display a photo on the screen
PLAY Plays an 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 axis
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
REFRESH Refresh or clear the code display window
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 Store the elapsed job running time to a variable
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 axis
SINGLESTEP Execute program one line at a time
SLEEP Pause the program for x number of seconds
SLOWRATE Set both the slow jogging speed and the FINDINDEX feedrate
SOFTLIMITS Define the extent of travel limits per axis 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 forward 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
TEXT Update and refresh the contents of the text boxes on the screen
TIME Reports various cycle, idle, and date time periods
TIMER Sets the time period in milliseconds to execute pre-defined logic
TOGGLE Sets the position of a toggle switch on the screen
TRUERPM Sets the allowable spindle speed tolerance in RPM
WAITAUXIO Waits for a certain state on the auxiliary digital I/O card
WAITHERE Waits until a certain position is reached
WAITUNTIL Waits for a certain axis to stop or digital I/O state

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