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Part 4 Commands
 PRED (Read current position)
Extension condition
(LD, A, O, AB, OB)
Input condition
(I/O, flag)
Command, declaration
Output
(Output, flag)
Command,
declaration
Operand 1 Operand 2
Optional Optional PRED
Axis
pattern
Position
number
CP
[Function] Read the current position of the axis specified in operand 1 to the position specified in
operand 2.
[Example 1] PRED 11 10 Read the current positions of the X and Y-axes to position
10.
[Example 2] The axis pattern can be specified indirectly using a variable. When indirect variable
specification is used, [Example 1] can be rephrased as follows:
11 (binary)
→ 3 (decimal)
LET 1 3 Assign 3 to variable 1.
PRED *1 10
[Example 3] LET 1 10 Assign 10 to variable 1.
PRED 11 *1 Read the current positions of the X and Y-axes to the
content of variable 1 (position 10).