In order to fit a single Event Step into eight words, the Command and Commanded Axes fields share a single word. The Commanded Axes field is stored in the most significant byte. If all eight bits are zero, the axis running the event sequence executes the command. Otherwise, the command is issued to each axis that has its corresponding bit set (bits 0-7). The Command is stored in the least significant byte:
Example
A Go (G) command needs to be issued to axes 0 and 1. Since the hexadecimal value for the Go command is 0x47 (01000111 binary), then the bit map for the Command/Commanded Axes field would be as follows:
Next convert this binary field to hexadecimal (0x0347) or decimal (839), and use it as the Command Value in either a Event Step Edit or Event Step Transfer command.
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