POWER - Power adjustment
Command caption
How the command appears in the CLData command list:
POWER N n, Value
POWER CLData command specifies the percent of a nominal power (defined in the operation parameters of CAM) for the exact active effector (laser, jet nozzle, arc welder etc.) that should be used for the following movements. For example, the CAM system may calculate the value passed by this command as a percentage of the nominal workpiece thickness or a percentage of the thickness of the layer being machined (the closest point in the previous pass).
Access from sppx
Handler: program Power
| Parameter | CLD array | CLD name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | CLD[1] | CLD.N | Unique identifier of the device in the CAM whose power we should change |
| Value | CLD[2] | CLD.Value | The value of a power in percents of some constant value specified either in the parameters of the operation, or implicitly assumed. |
Example:
program Power
! cld[1] - device id, cld[2] - power as a percentage of the nominal value
NominalCurrent = 120 ! nominal current (A) of the effector, usually taken from operation params
Output "A" + Str(NominalCurrent * cld[2] / 100) ! actual current for the following movements
end
Access from .NET
Handler:
public override void OnPower(ICLDPowerCommand cmd, CLDArray cld)
Inheritance: ICLDPowerCommand : ICLDCommand.
Read the parameters from the strongly-typed cmd object (recommended); the raw cld[i] array (same indices as in sppx) and the named cmd["..."] helpers are available too. The table lists the command's members, including those inherited from its base interfaces; the common ICLDCommand members (navigation, CLD, CLDFile, TechOperation, ...) are described in the CLData access model.
| Member | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
cmd.ID |
int |
Numeric identifier of the device for which the power is set. |
cmd.Value |
double |
The value of a power in percents of some constant value specified either in the parameters of the operation, or implicitly assumed. |
Example:
public override void OnPower(ICLDPowerCommand cmd, CLDArray cld)
{
// cmd.Value is a percentage of the nominal power of the active effector
double nominalCurrent = 120; // nominal current (A), usually taken from the operation parameters
nc.Amperage.Show(nominalCurrent * cmd.Value / 100); // actual current for the following movements
nc.Block.Out();
}