Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

[email protected] · Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:39:05 -0400 (EDT)

Using the SET mode is a very good point.  But I believe in this case
Mark's suggestion of using autosave is the right way for me to go long
term. Thanks for all the support.

Wesley

>
> Hello Wesley,
>
> I am not sure this answers your question, but...
>
> The motor record has a SET field which can have values; 0:"Use" or
> 1:"Set".
> When the SET field is in the "Use" mode and user enters a new position,
> the motor moves to that position.
>
> If the SET field is in the "Set" mode and the user enters a new position
> the motor record redefines the
> current target positions (VAL/DVAL/RVAL) and the feedback positions
> (RBV/DRBV/RRBV) to the new
> value; i.e., it "sets" both the target and feedback positions to the new
> value.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ron
>
>
> On 4/8/2011 11:25 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> The motors that are an issue have no encoders or limit switches, so
>> nothing for me to reference.  Does anyone have a slick solution for
>> "restoring" a motor's RBV?  Perhaps, something like setting the offset
>> to
>> the last RBV after a reboot or crash.
>>
>> Thanks for your time.
>>
>> Wesley
>>
>

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
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