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Updated: Friday, October 15th 2021
Application Programming Interface: Low-Level Sockets V2
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Application Programming Interface: Low-Level Sockets V2
Overview
This document details the commands that can be sent to your MachineMotion V2 using Ethernet TCP/IP protocol. This API uses sockets to exchange data. All information is packaged in string format and sent over the socket communication channel to port 9999 of the ethernet IP Address.
Configuring An IP Address
There are three physical ethernet connections available on the MachineMotion V2. The default ethernet port (labeled âTo PCâ) will always have an IP address of 192.168.7.2. The second and third ethernet ports (labeled âLAN 1â and âLAN 2â) may have a user configurable IP address. The configurable IP address can be set in one of three ways:
- Using a laptop and chrome web browser, navigate to 192.168.7.2, select the network configuration tab and enter the desired IP address.
- Using a laptop and the low level socket API, send the âethernet configuration commandsâ to set the desired static IP commands.
- Use a pendant to connect to the Machine Motion control center, select the network configuration tab and enter the desired IP address.
Opening a Connection
A connection must be opened before any commands can be sent or received from the MachineMotion V2 ethernet port. How to open a connection will depend on the programming language being used. Once the connection is open, the MachineMotion V2 will respond with âMachineMotion connection establishedâ. It is recommended the first command sent is isReady to confirm a properly established connection.
| User Agent | Direction | MachineMotion |
|---|---|---|
| Initialize TCP Connection | â | Accept |
| Receive | â | Send: MachineMotion connection established
|
Send: isReady;
|
â | Receive |
| Receive | â | Send: MachineMotion isReady=true;
|
Commands Reference
Description
Moves a conveyor or rotary table axis continuously at a given speed and acceleration. This command is only available with MachineMotion software v1.16 and newer.
Format
SET im_conv_<axis> S<speed> A<acceleration>; Where <axis> is the axis (1, 2 or 3) to move as a (String). Where <speed> is the speed to move the axis in usteps/sec as a (String). Where <acceleration> is the acceleration to move the axis in usteps/sec^2 as a (String).
Usage
SET im_conv_3 S100 A400; Starts moving axis 3 at 100 usteps/sec with an acceleration of 400 usteps/sec^2. SET im_conv_3 S0 A400; Stops axis 3 using 400 usteps/sec^2 deceleration.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Define the IP address.
Format
de_ethernet_port_ip_config/<address>/; Where <address> is the IPv4 address (###.###.###.###) as a string (String).
Usage
de_ethernet_port_ip_config/192.168.7.3/; Sets the IP address to 192.168.7.3,
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Moves an axis to the specified absolute position after the de_move_abs_exec command is sent.
Format
SET de_move_abs_<axis>/<value>/; Where <axis> is the axis to move (1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> (String) is a position in mm.
Usage
SET de_move_abs_1/50/ Will move axis 1 to absolute position 50mm after the de_move_abs_exec command is sent. SET de_move_abs_2/150/; Will move axis 2 to absolute position 150mm after the de_move_abs_exec command is sent. SET de_move_abs_3/175/ Will move axis 3 to absolute position 175mm after the de_move_abs_exec command is sent.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Executes the latest de_move_abs_1, de_move_abs_2 and de_move_abs_3 commands simultaneously.
Format
de_move_abs_exec;
Usage
de_move_abs_exec;
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
This is a delayed command. It loads the direction value of the axis. Pass -1 for counterclockwise or 1 for clockwise rotation. To configure the system using the loaded value, the command de_axis_<axis>_config_exec must be sent to the controller.
Format
SET de_axis_<axis>_direction_config/<value>/; Where <axis> is the axis to configure (1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> (String) is a 1 for clockwise rotation, -1 for counterclockwise rotation.
Usage
SET de_axis_1_direction_config/1/; Will load clockwise rotation to axis 1 direction configuration. de_axis_1_config_exec is required to update the direction to the loaded value. SET de_axis_2_direction_config/-1/; Will load counterclockwise rotation to axis 2 direction configuration. de_axis_2_config_exec is required to update the direction to the loaded value. SET de_axis_3_direction_config/1/; Will load clockwise rotation to axis 3 direction configuration. de_axis_3_config_exec is required to update the direction to the loaded value.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Execute the latest delayed Microstep de_axis_<axis>_microsteps_config, Mechanical Gain de_axis_<axis>_mechanical_gain_config and Direction de_axis_<axis>_direction_config configurations for a given axis.
Format
de_axis_<axis>_config_exec; Where <axis> is the axis to configure (1, 2 or 3) as a (String).
Usage
de_axis_1_config_exec; Will set axis 1 Microstep, Mechanical Gain and Direction configuration that was previously loaded. de_axis_2_config_exec; Will set axis 2 Microstep, Mechanical Gain and Direction configuration that was previously loaded. de_axis_3_config_exec; Will set axis 3 Microstep, Mechanical Gain and Direction configuration that was previously loaded.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
This is a delayed command. This command loads the gain value of an axis in mm/turn. This allows the software to know the linear distance an axis will move for every rotation of the motor. To configure the system using the loaded value, the command de_axis_<axis>_config_exec must be sent to the controller.
Format
SET de_axis_<axis>_mechanical_gain_config/<value>/; Where <axis> is the axis to configure (1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> (String) is the mechanical gain of the axis in mm/turn.
Usage
SET de_axis_1_mechanical_gain_config/150/; Will load 150mm/turn to axis 1 mechanical gain configuration. de_axis_1_config_exec is required to update the mechanical gain to the loaded value. SET de_axis_2_mechanical_gain_config/150/; Will load 150mm/turn to axis 2 mechanical gain configuration. de_axis_2_config_exec is required to update the mechanical gain to the loaded value. SET de_axis_3_mechanical_gain_config/150/; Will load 150mm/turn to axis 3 mechanical gain configuration. de_axis_3_config_exec is required to update the mechanical gain to the loaded value.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
This is a delayed command. It loads the microstep setting of the software. This value must match the hardware setting that is set on the motor driver. Possible values here are: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 16. To configure the system using the loaded value, the command de_axis_<axis>_config_exec must be sent to the controller.
Format
SET de_axis_<axis>_microsteps_config/<value>/; Where <axis> is the axis to configure (1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> (String) is a Number of microsteps. It must be the same as the microstep setting given by the drives DIP switches. Default value is 8, but may be set to 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16
Usage
SET de_axis_1_microsteps_config/8; Will load 8 into axis 1 microstepping configuration. de_axis_1_config_exec is required to update the microstep setting to the loaded value. SET de_axis_2_microsteps_config/8; Will load 8 into axis 2 microstepping configuration. de_axis_2_config_exec is required to update the microstep setting to the loaded value. SET de_axis_3_microsteps_config/8; Will load 8 into axis 3 microstepping configuration. de_axis_3_config_exec is required to update the microstep setting to the loaded value.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Move an axis relative to the its current position by the distance specified in the distance parameter after the command de_move_abs_exec is sent.
Format
SET de_move_rel_<axis>/<value>/; Where <axis> is the axis to move (1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> (String<!--<mark-->) is a position change in mm.
Usage
SET de_move_rel_1/-50/; Will move axis 1, 50 mm in the negative direction after the de_move_rel_exec command is sent. SET de_move_rel_2/100/; Will move axis 2, 100 mm in the positive direction after the de_move_rel_exec command is sent. SET de_move_rel_3/-75/; Will move axis 3, 75 mm in the negative direction after the de_move_rel_exec command is sent.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Executes the latest de_move_rel_1, de_move_rel_2 and de_move_rel_3 commands simultaneously.
Format
de_move_rel_exec;
Usage
de_move_rel_exec;
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Queries the current position of an axis.
Format
GET im_get_controller_pos_axis_<axis>; Where <axis> is the axis to get position from (1, 2 or 3) as a (String)
Usage
GET im_get_controller_pos_axis_1 Returns position of axis 1. GET im_get_controller_pos_axis_2 Returns position of axis 2. GET im_get_controller_pos_axis_3 Returns position of axis 3.
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
(<position>) Where <position> is the position in mm units.
Description
Moves an axis to the specified absolute position.
Format
SET im_move_abs_<axis>/<value>/; Where <axis> is the axis to move (1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> (String) is a position in mm.
Usage
SET im_move_abs_1/50/; Immediately Moves axis 1 to absolute position 50mm SET im_move_abs_2/100/; Immediately Moves axis 2 to absolute position 100mm SET im_move_abs_3/200/; Immediately Moves axis 3 to absolute position 200mm
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Returns all axes to their home locations sequentially: first axis 1, then axis 2, then axis 3.
Format
im_home_axis_all;
Usage
im_home_axis_all;
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
MachineMotion im_home_axis_all = completed
Description
Returns an axis to its home location.
Format
im_home_axis_<axis>; Where <axis> is the axis to home (1, 2 or 3) as a (String)
Usage
im_home_axis_1; Immediately Homes axis 1 im_home_axis_2; Immediately Homes axis 2 im_home_axis_3; Immediately Homes axis 3.
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
MachineMotion im_home_axis_<axis> = completed Where <axis> is the axis requested to home.
Description
Immediately moves an axis by the distance specified relative to the current location of the axis. The distance parameter can be negative.
Format
SET im_move_rel_<axis>/<value>/; Where <axis> is the axis to move (1, 2 or 3) as a (String) Where <value> is a position value in mm as a (String)
Usage
SET im_move_rel_1/50/; Immediately Moves axis 1, 50mm in the positive direction from its current position. SET im_move_rel_2/-100/; Immediately Moves axis 2, 100mm in the negative direction from its current position. SET im_move_rel_3/200/; Immediately Moves axis 3, 200mm in the positive direction from its current position.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Immediately stops motion on all axes.
Format
im_stop;
Usage
im_stop;
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
MachineMotion im_stop = complete
Description
Queries MachineMotion to know if it is busy processing commands or if its command buffer is full.
Format
isBusy;
Usage
isBusy;
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
MachineMotion isBusy = true
Description
Queries MachineMotion to determine if motion is currently being executed. This function is useful for waiting for the completion of a movement.
Format
isMotionCompleted;
Usage
isMotionCompleted;
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
MachineMotion isMotionCompleted = true or MachineMotion isMotionCompleted = false
Description
Queries MachineMotion to know if it is ready to receive commands. This function indicates if the MachineMotion system is initialized and ready for operation after a connection event.
Format
isReady;
Usage
isReady;
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
MachineMotion is Ready = true
Description
Moves a rotary table axis to a given angle without making a full rotation. This makes it easier to move the axis after multiple full rotations. The axis will take the shortest path to the new position. This command is only available with MachineMotion software v1.16 and newer.
Format
moveToClosestAngle/<axis>/<position>/request; Where <axis> is the axis (1, 2 or 3) to move as a (String). Where <position> is the angle command in degrees as a (String).
Usage
moveToClosestAngle/2/45/request; Moves axis 2 to the 45 degree position. For example, if the axis was previously at 365 degrees, it would move to 405 degrees after this command. This differs from the absolute move command, which would move the axis from 365 degrees to 45 degrees.
Response on Receive
Ack moveToClosestAngle/<axis>/<position>/request Where <axis> is the requested axis to move. Where <position> is the requested angle (in degrees).
Response On Complete
None
Description
Reads a digital input from a Digital IO Module. This command is only available with MachineMotion software v1.14_hotfix_200325 and newer.
Format
io-expander/<module>/digital-input/<pin> Where <module> is the address (1, 2 or 3) of the Digital IO Module (String). Where <pin> is the terminal on the Digital IO Module (0, 1, 2 or 3) as a (String).
Usage
io-expander/2/digital-input/0; Returns the current state of pin 0 on the Digital IO Module with address 2.
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
(<value>) Where <value> will be 0 or 1
Description
Reads the current status of the e-stop. This command is only available with MachineMotion software v1.14_hotfix_200325 and newer.
Format
estop/status;
Usage
estop/status;
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
true When e-stop is engaged. false When e-stop is not engaged.
Description
Read the encoder value from a given AUX port.
Format
im_get_encoder_pos_aux_<port>; Where <port> is the port where the encoder is plugged in (1, 2 or 3) as a (String).
Usage
im_get_encoder_pos_aux_2; Reads the encoder value on AUX 2 port.
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
im_get_encoder_pos_aux_<port>-- <value> Where <port> is the AUX port number requested. Where <value> is the encoder reading in mm.
Description
Read Push-Button for module [1-8]. Button 0 is the black button, button 1 is white
Format
push-button/<module>/digital-input/<button>;
Usage
push-button/2/digital-input/0;
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
push-button/<module>/digital-input/<button> <pushed|released>
Description
Releases software generated e-stop. It must be followed by a estop/systemreset/request command. This command is only available with MachineMotion software v1.14_hotfix_200325 and newer.
Format
estop/release/request;
Usage
estop/release/request;
Response on Receive
Ack estop/release/request
Response On Complete
None
Description
Configures the travel acceleration of the system in mm/min^2. For single-axis movements, the travel acceleration of the axis will be equal to this setting. For multi-axis synchronous moves, the overall motion acceleration will be equal to this setting.
Format
SET acceleration/<value>/; Where <value> is an acceleration value in mm/min^2 as a (String)
Usage
SET acceleration/100/; Sets acceleration for all axes to 100mm /min^2
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Configures the travel speed of the system in mm/minute. For single-axis movements, the travel speed of the axis will be equal to this setting. For multi-axis synchronous moves, the overall motion speed will be equal to this setting.
Format
SET speed/<value>/; Where <value> is a position value in mm/minute as a (String)
Usage
SET speed/300/; Sets speed for all axes to 300 mm/minute
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Sets the current position of an encoder to a new value (”m).
Format
SET im_set_encoder_pos_aux_<axis>/<value>/; Where <port> is the port where the encoder is plugged in (1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> (String) is a position in ”m.
Usage
SET im_set_encoder_pos_aux_1/1000/; Sets the encoder on the port AUX 1 to a position of 1000 ”m.
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Sets the current position of an axis to a new value (mm).
Format
SET im_set_controller_pos_axis_<axis>/<value>/; Where <axis> is the axis to set position (1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> (String) is a position in mm.
Usage
SET im_set_controller_pos_axis_1/0/; Sets the current location of axis 1 as position 0 mm SET im_set_controller_pos_axis_2/0/; Sets the current location of axis 2 as position 0 mm SET im_set_controller_pos_axis_3/0/; Sets the current location of axis 3 as position 0 mm
Response on Receive
Ack
Response On Complete
None
Description
Write a state (on or off) to a power switch module
Format
power-switch/<module>/digital-output/<"on"|"off">;
Usage
power-switch/3/digital-output/"off"
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
power-switch/3/digital-output/"off"
Description
Resets the system, this must be done after all e-stop event. This command is only available with MachineMotion software v1.14_hotfix_200325 and newer.
Format
estop/systemreset/request;
Usage
estop/systemreset/request;
Response on Receive
Ack estop/systemreset/request
Response On Complete
None
Description
Sets the e-stop. This command is only available with MachineMotion software v1.14_hotfix_200325 and newer.
Format
estop/trigger/request;
Usage
estop/trigger/request;
Response on Receive
Ack estop/trigger/request
Response On Complete
None
Description
Wait for a button [0-1] on module [1-8] to achieve a certain state [pushed or released]. Button 0 is the black button, button 1 is white
Format
push-button/<module>/wait-on/<button>/<pushed|released>;
Usage
push-button/2/wait-on/0/pushed;
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
push-button/<module>/digital-input/<button> <pushed|released>
Description
Writes a digital output to a Digital IO Module. This command is only available with MachineMotion software v1.14_hotfix_200325 and newer.
Format
io-expander/<module>/digital-output/<pin> <value>; Where <module> is the address (1, 2 or 3) of the Digital IO Module (String). Where <pin> is the terminal on the Digital IO Module (0, 1, 2 or 3) as a (String). Where <value> is the desired state of the output (0 = 0V, 1 = 24V) as a (String).
Usage
io-expander/3/digital-output/2 1; Sets state of pin 2 to the value of 1 on the Digital IO Module with address 3.
Response on Receive
None
Response On Complete
None