DDE Server, ECAM, HPGL2DMC
Other Software Tools
DMCWW DDE Server for
Wonderware
The Galil DDE Server for WonderWare InTouch allows
InTouch to send commands and receive responses from
a Galil motion controller.
The DDE Server for Galil motion controllers allows
you to setup DDE Topics and Items, which can send
commands to the controller. These commands could
command motion, speed changes, change digital out-
puts, read digital or analog inputs, as well as set and
read variables and arrays on the Galil controller.
Multiple controllers can also be defined and DDE
Topics and Items attached, allowing InTouch to send
commands to more than one Galil motion controller.
ECAM
Galil's CAM generating software enables the user to
define the cam table by motion intervals:Each interval
is defined by the endpoint coordinate of the master and
the slave.The type of the interpolation within the inter-
val may be specified as linear or cubic.Linear interpola-
tion is used for intervals where the master and the slave
must move proportionally, resulting in effectively con-
stant gear ratio.Cubic interpolation is used in intervals
where the slave accelerates.The effective gear ratio at
the end of the interval may be specified.
HPGL2DMC
HPGL2DMC software takes the output from a plotter file
and turns it into a series of commands suitable for DMC
motion controllers.This software translates .PLT files
into the proper digital motion control commands.These
commands are then executed by the controller which,
in turn, produces motion.HPGL2DMC is best suited for
applications where the DMC controller is connected to
a device that emulates a plotter.
DMCDDE
The Galil Generic DDE Server is available in 32 bit ver-
sions for all current versions of Windows.DDE is a feature
of Windows for communication between two Windows
programs.This communication allows one program to
send commands or data to another program.
The Galil Generic DDE Server allows a Windows pro-
gram with DDE communications to send commands to
Galil controllers. This connection allows you to send
commands to the controller from spreadsheet programs
such as Microsoft Excel, database programs such as
FileMaker Pro or Microsoft Access, or laboratory automa-
tion software such as National Instruments'LabView.
Galil also has a dedicated DDE server, called DMCWW, for
InTouch from Wonderware.
The Galil Generic DDE Server can also be configured
to poll the controller automatically and feed the data
back to another Windows program via DDE. Also, the
DDE server program window displays controller com-
mands received through DDE communication and any
responses from the controller to the command.There is
a terminal in the DDE Server windows that allows you
to type a command and send that command to the
controller.
FUNCTION
DESCRIPTION
DDE Initiate
Starting DDE communications
DDE Execute
Commands are sent to the DDE Server
with this function
DDE Poke
Commands can also be sent to the DDE
Server with this function
DDE Request
Send text received from controller to
another application
DDE Terminate
Ending DDE communications
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