Function BlockMC_GrpReadActPosPLCopen motion iconPipe Network motion icon

Description

MC_GrpReadActPos fills the array specified by the ‘Position’ argument with the actual position of the system in the coordinate system specified by the CoordSystem argument. This function block does not cause any motion.


  • Currently, only the ACS coordinate system is supported. See Coordinate Systems to learn more.

Figure 7-172: MC_GrpReadActPos

There is a one to one correspondence between the axes in the Axes Group and the position values in the Position Array. Each element in the Position Array corresponds to the axis element in the Axis Group array. If an index in the Axes Group is unassigned then the position value for that array element in the Position Array will be 0. If the element does contain an axis then the position value will be filled with the current actual position for that axis. Here is an example to illustrate how this works:

Related Functions

MC_GrpReadActVel, MC_GrpReadActAcc, MC_GrpReadCmdPos, MC_GrpReadCmdVel

Coordinated Motion, the top-level topic for Coordinated Motion.

Arguments

For more detail on how inputs and outputs work, refer to PLCopen Function Blocks - General Rules.

Input

Enable Description If True, then this function block will read the current actual position of the axes in the group
  Data type BOOL
  Range 0, 1
  Unit N/A
  Default
AxesGroup Description The axes group from which the actual position will be read
  Data type AXES_GROUP_REF
  Range N/A
  Unit N/A
  Default
CoordSystem Description The coordinate system used when reading the actual position
  Data type SINT
  Range

One of the following enumeration values:

  • MC_COORDINATE_SYSTEM_ACS = 0
  • MC_COORDINATE_SYSTEM_MCS = 1
  • MC_COORDINATE_SYSTEM_PCS = 2
  Unit N/A
  Default
Position[] Description An array where the position data will be written. The length of the array must equal the maximum number of axes allowed in the group. The maximum number of axes is an argument to the CreateAxesGrp function block that is used to create axes groups.
  Data type LREAL
  Range N/A
  Unit User units
  Default

Output

Valid Description If true, the positions have been read without error
  Data type BOOL
Error Description If true, an error has occurred.
  Data type BOOL
ErrorID Description Indicates the error if Error output is set to TRUE. See the table PLCopen Function Block ErrorID Output
  Data type INT

Example

Structured Text

Inst_MC_GrpReadActPos( DoRead, Group, CoordSys, PosList );

IL

            BEGIN_ILClosed "Instruction list"
This is a low-level language and resembles assembly
     CAL Inst_MC_GrpReadActPos( DoRead, Group, CoordSys, PosList )
END_IL

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