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Appendix C
GSIOC Commands
vcs..s B Sends a GSIOC2 command directly to the Quad-Z where:
c = the type of command
s.ss = the command string
You may send up to four GSIOC2 commands before the
first command completes. The response is placed into a
response buffer (one string deep) for later reading.
v I Reads the response string buffer. Returns “|” if buffer is
empty.
Wcc..cc B Writes character string (cc..cc) to the LED display.
Characters outside the printing range are shown in
hexadecimal ASCII code on the display. User definable
characters are available with codes of 80 to 8F.
wn B Sets the width between the probes in integral units of 0.1 mm
where n is a value from 90 to 180.
w I Reads the probe width in integral units of 0.1 mm
x I Indicates X motor status. Returns one of the following: U for
unpowered, P for powered, R for running, or E for error.
X I Reads probe X positions in integral units of 0.1 mm.
Returns aaaaa,bbbbb,ccccc,ddddd where:
aaaaa is the X position of probe A
bbbbb is the X position of probe B
ccccc is the X position of probe C
ddddd is the X position of probe D
y I Indicates Y-motor status. Returns one of the following: U for
unpowered, P for powered, R for running, or E for error.
Y I Reads the Y-position.
z I Indicates Z-motor status. Returns abcd where:
a is the status of probe A
b is the status of probe B
c is the status of probe C
d is the status of probe D
Returns one of the following: U for unpowered, P for
powered, R for running, or E for error.