National Instruments NI-Motion - Manual (Page 102)

Chapter 7 Contoured Moves
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Figure 7-6. Contoured Move True Case in LabVIEW
C/C++ Code
The following example code is not necessarily complete, and may
not compile if copied exactly. Refer to the
examples folder on the
NI-Motion CD for files that are complete and compile as is.
// Main Function
void main(void)
{
u8 boardID;// Board identification number
u8 vectorSpace;// Vector space number
u16 csr = 0;// Communication status register
u16 axisStatus;// Axis status
u16 status;// Temporary copy of status
u16 moveComplete;// Move complete status
i32 i;
i32 points[1994] =NIMC_SPIRAL_ARRAY;// Array of 2D
points to move
u32 numPoints = 1994;//Total number of points to
contour through
i32 bufferSize = 1000;// The size of the buffer to
allocate on the //motion controller
f64 actualInterval;// The interval at which the
motion controller can // really contour
1 Check Buffer 2 Write Buffer
2 1