Overview

Most points types within a Galil data source reflect values within the Galil equipment. The exception is the Command point type, which is more abstract. Details are provided below.

All point types require a name for display purposes, which can be any value.

Command

The command point type allows the sending of arbitrary commands to the Galil equipment. Commands can be entered in the Watchlist, from graphical views, or via set point event handlers. The value of the command and the value of the response will be saved into the point history (one after the other), except if an error occurs, in which case the command will be saved and an event will be raised that describes the error.

Input

Input point types use the @IN and @AN commands to retrieve current values. These points are not settable. The Data typedetermines which command will be used to request the value. The Input number is the index of the value to be retrieved. For numeric points, linear value scaling can also be automatically done by setting the Scale values accordingly.

Output

Output point types use the CB, SB, and @OUT commands to retrieve and set binary output values. The Output number is the index of the value to be managed.

Tell position

Tell position point types use the TP command to retrieve a particular axis position. These points are not settable. The Axis is the label of the required axis. Linear value scaling can be automatically done by setting the Scale values accordingly. Select Round to integer to round off decimal values from the retrieve (and scaled) value.

Variable

Variable point types use the "Var=" command to set and retrieve variable values in the equipment. The Variable name is the name of the desired variable. Values to set and receive are automatically converted according to the given Data type.