Message Example

C++	C#	Visual Basic
Example	Example	Example
Logic	Logic	Logic
Instructions	Instructions	Instructions

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Concepts

This example demonstrates:

• How to connect to a controller via IP Address.
• How to issue basic commands.
• How to reconstitute a full message from GMessage().
• How to detect differences in crashed DMC code and Trace.
• How to print messages.
• How to use Keep Alive to maintain connection to gcaps.

Prerequisites

A Galil controller with a motor connected at the A axis is needed for this example.

Command Line Arguments

This example requires 1 argument:

• The IP Address of a Galil controller.

message_example.exe 192.168.42.96

Example Output

`************************************************************************`
Example GMessage() usage
`************************************************************************`
<HELLO WORLD
>
Trace Line: 0 i=0
Trace Line: 1 #A
Trace Line: 2 MGi
Standard Line:  0.0000
Trace Line: 3 i=i+1
Trace Line: 4 WT100
Trace Line: 5 JP#A,i<1
Trace Line: 6 i=i/0
Crashed Code: ?6 i=i/0