COMMENTING ACROBASIC PROGRAMS

There are two methods of commenting AcroBASIC program code:

1. Stored Comments

• “REM” means remark

• Stored as a line in the program

• DSP “wastes” time processing the REM’s

• Needs enough memory to store code

• Can be on same line as ACR command lines

• Can be uploaded later from the controller

• Use a colon between AcroBASIC commands and comment with spaces around colon.

2. Stripped Comments

• Apostrophe character ( ‘ )

• Stripped on download by the ACR controller

• MUST be on its own separate line in programs

• The comments are missing from the code when uploaded

STORED EXAMPLE:
PLS0 ROTARY 2000 : REM pattern repeats every 2000 SRC cnts

STRIPPED EXAMPLE:
'pattern repeats every 2000 SRC cnts
PLS0 ROTARY 2000