Persistent Number

DLL Definition

procedure BeginStop( AxisIndex:longint; var EscapeResult:integer);

Description

Persistent Numbers are retained through controller power cycles. Persistent information is used to preserve information such as taught locations and cycle counts over the lifetime of a machine. Persistent Numbers retain double precision floating point values. Persistent Numbers are created with the "Add Variable" button in found in the Data Category and checking the "Persistent" checkbox.

Escapes

Reading the value of a Persistent Number does not generate any escapes

Note that the EscapeResult parameter must be preset to 0 before making the call or the routine will not run

Examples