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See this FAQ for video playlist for how to configure using ACR-View:

Free Online Training Videos: Parker ACR9000 programmable motion controller

  1. Getting Started:

Using ACR-View to connect to controller , Enable EPL and drives in terminal, Terminal Emulator Communication Prompts

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See above video on the Configuration Wizard before starting these.

  1. Basic Motion with Single Axis Jog Offset move

Panels shown: Command motion from Terminal Emulator, Common Status Panel, Jog Panel

Commands discussed: JOG ACC, JOG DEC, JOG VEL, JOG FWD, JOG REV, JOG OFF, RES, REN, JOG ABS, JOG INC

  1. Coordinated Motion (default motion type)

Master Vector Path, allowing multiple axis motion to reach position at the same time

Commands discussed: ACC, VEL, DEC, STP, MOV, FVEL

  1. Write Simple Motion Program

Within the program editor, write a simple program commanding motion.

Commands discussed: PROGRAM, ENDP, _LOOP (labels), GOTO, LRUN, NEW, LIST, HALT

  1. How to Troubleshoot Programs

Key Points: Program Line Numbers, Online program edits, program control: Download, Run, Halt

Commands discussed: PROGRAM, ENDP, GOSUB, RETURN, _Label1 (labels), LRUN, LISTEN, PRINT, RUN, HALT, TRON, TROFF, BLK, STEP, AUT

  1. Wait on Bit or Flag, Autostart, Scaling, Position Error

Commands discussed: INH, IHPOS, PBOOT, ATTACH, PPU, EXC

Also: Programmer's comments, notes, remarks

  1. User Variables, Flags and Arrays

User parameters, user bits and variables

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Commands also covered:DIM, CLEAR, #DEFINE (Aliases), HELP

  1. Controlling Flags & Parameters, Conditional Statements

How to loop based on an input

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Commands used: PRINT ?, SET, CLR, IF/THEN, IF/ELSEIF/ELSE/ENDIF, WHILE/WEND, BREAK, AND OR NOR NAND XOR XNOR, FOR/STEP/NEXT, REBOOT

  1. Inverting Commanded Motion, Feedrate/Feedhold

FOV, FEEDHOLD, CYCLE START, PAUSE, CONTINUE, DWL, SCALE

Related FAQ: Change axis positive/negative motion direction

10. System Parameters and Flags

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Types: RETAINED, REAL, DINT, DWORD, 32-bit long, 64-bit float, BOOL

Reference: Overview of ACR Memory usage and commands

06FEB2019 DCLIFFE -- Fixed link, added tags.