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Subject: RE: Help setting up coordinated motions for Galil controller
From: Mark via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
To: "tech-talk at aps.anl.gov" <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:00:56 +1100
Hi Jesse,
The plan outlined for setting up a CS motor using the Galil driver sounds correct to me. Following this through, I found a bug in the provided galil_csmotor_kinematics.adl medm screen. The text entry widget has been updated to type string now.  The fix has been pushed to github for versions 3-6-90 and 4-0-01.

The Galil driver example IOC provides motor record support for CS motors I through P, and sscan support. CS motors can also be used for on the fly scans in linear or PVT mode (results are similar for linear/PVT modes).

Here are some tips for using Galil driver CS motors for point to point moves:

Background:
On the galil_dmc_ctrl.adl screen there is a PV/setting "Deferred moves mode" that has enumerated options "Sync start/stop" or "Sync start only".

A)  "Sync start/stop" mode
To use a controller coordinate system (ie. S or T) then set "Deferred moves mode" to "Sync start/stop".  In this case linear coordinated motion is used for the move. The motor group will begin and complete motion synchronously.  This mode provides the highest level of coordination and synchronicity.

A)  "Sync start only" mode
With "Sync start only" mode, a controller coordinate system is not used.  Instead the motor group have a synchronized start, and may also complete at the same time, it is equation dependent. With slit equations it's expected that the motors will also complete the move in a synchronized way.  Greater coordination can be achieved using "Sync start/stop" than using the "Sync start only" mode, particularly for motion complete synchronization.

Good luck with your project.)
Kind regards,
Mark Clift

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