[SOLVED] Time accuracy in PMAC (CLIPPER)

[guonaldo]

I use "DWELL" in my motion program. Now I have a question:

 

1.Using the mark bit (Dwell in progress),it seems that i could check this bit to know how long the motor stay still.

Setting "Dwell 10000 ",the truth is that,in my VC interface, I use a 100-ms timer to check this bit. And I get 8.3s in my interface.

So does it mean the accuracy of VC timer is not good enough or does it mean the accuracy of CLIPPER is not good enough?

 

2.Another question. I see "servo cycle" in every Turbo Manual. But how long is servo cycle in Clipper? I find it nowhere in the manuals.

 

Thanks

guonaldo

[Omron Forums Support]

Guonaldo,

 

The limitation of accuracy arises from your host program, not Clipper.

 

The I-Variable I10 determines how many msec per servo cycle - please look it up in the Turbo Software Reference Manual.

[guonaldo]

Thanks a lot, CharlesP.