Galil Motion Control - manc 18x 6 (Page 196)

DMC-18x6 Command Reference

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@TAN[n]

FUNCTION: Tangent

DESCRIPTION:

Returns the tangent of the given angle in degrees

ARGUMENTS: @TAN[n] where

n is a signed number in degrees in the range of -32768 to 32767, with a fractional resolution of 16-

bit.

USAGE: DEFAULTS:

While Moving

Yes

Default Value

-

In a Program

Yes

Default Format

-

Command Line

Yes

Controller Usage

ALL

RELATED COMMANDS:

@ASIN Arc

sine

@COS Cosine
@ATAN Arc

tangent

@ACOS Arc

cosine

@SIN Tangent

EXAMPLES:

:MG @TAN[-90]
-2147483647.0000
:MG @TAN[0]
0.0000
:MG @TAN[90]
2147483647.0000

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