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Laser transducer system
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Table 5-4 provides some brief comments on the test program on file 1. To obtain a listing of any
of the programs, load it into the calculator and list it on the calculator printer. Table 5-5 pro-
vides definitions for the variables used in the programs. Table 5-6 provides the talk/listen
address of the
HP-IB
components.
Table 5-4. Comments on the Diagnostic Routine Located in File 1
Line
1
Line
5
Line
7
Loads the common variables which are configuration variables.
Simply clears the HP-IB devices, sets the HP-IB devices to the remote enable.
I s the system reset which resets all the counters.
Line
8
Calls
a
subroutine
which
will
allow
the
different
axes
to
be
set
to
extended
reso-
lution
if
requested
by
the
configuration.
Lines
9
and
Check
if
a
foot
pedal
i s
available.
If
so,
it
sets
the
ready-to-depress
flip-flop.
10
Lines
11
and
lnput
the
compensation
values
from
the
coupler
box.
12
Lines
13
to
Check
to
see
if
the
foot
pedal
has been
depressed.
If
so,
K3=1.
16
Line
18
Line
19
Does the synchronous sample if requested.
Determines
if
there
is
any
X-axis.
Line
21
will
sample
the
X-axis
if
it
was
requested
independently.
Lines
22
and
lnput
the
X-axis
information.
23
Line
25
Line
26
Line
28
Line
29
Goes out and does a status check to see if there are any errors on the X-axis
measurement or reference channel or if an overload has taken place.
Takes
care
of
the
offset.
When
the counter
cards
are
preset
they
either
go
to
160
or to
16.0
The
subroutine
converts
the
number
to
the
appropriate
units
either
English,
Metric,
or
fringes.
If
it
is
fringes,
lines
114
through
121
do
the
conversion
from
decimal
to
octal
so
that
the
different
bits
can
be
looked
at.
Determines if X-axis display has been requested.
Lines
30
and
Actually
does
the
outputting
to
the
display
and
the
format
for
the
data
i s
chosen.
31
Line
33
Prints
the
information.
Either the
f,
button
has
been
depressed
or
the
foot
pedal
has
been
depressed.
The
rest
of
the
program
is
just
duplications
of
what
is
required
for
theX-axis.
Theonly
difference
is
that
at
the
end
of
the
loop
Lines
9and
locheck
whether
there
i s
a
footpedal
and
whatthestatus
is
if
it
has been
depressed.
If
it
has
been
depressed,
the
program
will
go
to
Line
K(3)
is
set
to
0 ,
and
K2
ischecked
-
which
i s
an
input
from
the
foot
pedal
card
and
ischecked
tosee
if
thefoot
pedal
has
been
released.
Disregard
this
portion
of
the
program
unless
you
haveafoot
pedal
installed.

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