VirtualDriveType Parameter

Table: VirtualDriveType Parameter Settings

If you set the VirtualDriveType parameter to Servo, the virtual drive behaves as a single-axis servo drive. You must set the VirtualDriveStartingAxis parameter to -1 to specify a single-axis configuration. The virtual drive behaves as a single-axis servo drive by default.

If you set the VirtualDriveType parameter to Galvo, the virtual drive behaves as a 2-axis or 3-axis galvo drive and supports all of the capabilities described on the Galvo and IFOV Functions page. Galvo functionality is only available on a PC-based controller.

The axis indices of the two or three axes that make up the virtual drive must be sequential. You must set the VirtualDriveType and VirtualDriveStartingAxis parameters as follows:

• First galvo axis: Set VirtualDriveType to Galvo and set VirtualDriveStartingAxis to -1.

• Second galvo axis: Set VirtualDriveType to Galvo and set VirtualDriveStartingAxis to the axis index (0-30) of the first galvo axis.

• Third galvo axis (optional): Set VirtualDriveType to Galvo and set VirtualDriveStartingAxis to the axis index (0-30) of the first galvo axis.

You cannot mix real and virtual axes on the same drive. The virtual drive always updates at a 1 kHz rate regardless of the type of drive set in the VirtualDriveType parameter.