NOTES on Motor Record fields
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Field	Function
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REP	Raw Encoder Position.  Feedback position read from motor controller.

	If the "Encoder Present" status bit is ON in the MSTA, REP is the raw
	encoder value read from the controller; if the status bit is OFF, REP
	is always zero.

	motor_update_values(motordevCom.c): mr->rep = ptrans->encoder_pos
	motor_callback(motordevCom.c):
		ptrans->encoder_pos = motor_return->encoder_position
	set_status(drv[device].c): motor_info->encoder_position = motorData
	

RMP	Raw Motor Position.  Commanded position read from motor controller.
	
	motor_update_values(motordevCom.c): mr->rmp = ptrans->motor_pos
	motor_callback(motordevCom.c):
		ptrans->motor_pos = motor_return->position
        set_status(drv[device].c): motor_info->position = pos


RRBV    Raw Readback Value.

	process_motor_info(motorRecord.c):
		IF UEIP set to YES, AND, MSTA indicates an encoder is present.
		    pmr->rrbv = pmr->rep
		ELSE
		    pmr->rrbv = pmr->rmp.
		ENDIF


DRBV    Dial Readback Value.

	process_motor_info(motorRecord.c):
		IF URIP set to YES.
		    pmr->drbv *= pmr->rres;	/* Set DRBV from RDBL link. */
		ELSE
		    IF UEIP set to YES, AND, MSTA indicates an encoder is present.
			pmr->drbv = pmr->rrbv * pmr->eres
		    ELSE
			pmr->drbv = pmr->rrbv * pmr->mres		    
		ENDIF

RBV     User Readback Value.  Actual (i.e, feedback) motor position.

        process_motor_info(motorRecord.c):
		pmr->rbv = dir * pmr->drbv + pmr->off

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DIR	User Direction.	Used to convert between dial and user coordinates.
		Valid values are defined by menu(motorDIR);
			0 = "motorDIR_Pos"; user has same sign as dial.
			1 = "motorDIR_Neg"; user has opposite sign of dial.


OFF	User Offset (EGU).  User and dial coordinates can differ by a sign
	(the DIR field) and an offset (OFF), according to the following
	equations:
			IF DIR == motorDIR_Pos
			    HLM = DHLM + OFF
			    LLM = DLLM + OFF
			ELSE
			    HLM = -DLLM + OFF
			    LLM = -DHLM + OFF
			ENDIF

			RBV = (DRBV * DIR) + OFF
			DVAL = (VAL - OFF) / DIR
			VAL = (DVAL * DIR) + OFF
			userVAL = (DialVAL * DIR) + OFFset

	OFF is set by the motor record under the following conditions.
	
	do_work():	IF new DVAL, AND, the SET position field is ON, AND,
				the FOFF field is "Variable".
			    OFF = VAL - (DVAL * DIR)
			ENDIF
	special():	IF new DIR
			    OFF = VAL - (DVAL * DIR)
			ENDIF
	load_pos():	IF FOFF field is "Variable".
			    IF DIR == motorDIR_Pos
				OFF = VAL - DVAL
			    ELSE
				OFF = VAL + DVAL
			    ENDIF
			ENDIF

SET     Set/Use Switch. Used to calibrate the motor's user and dial positions.

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RVAL	Raw Desired Value.  Target position.

	do_work():	IF new DVAL,
			    pmr->rval = NINT(pmr->dval / pmr->res)
	postProcess():	IF OMSL is OFF (i.e., "supervisory")
			    pmr->rval = pmr->rrbv ???Reset Target to Actual???

	
DVAL	Dial Desired Value.  Target position.

	do_work():	IF new RVAL,
			    pmr->dval = pmr->rval * pmr->res
	postProcess():	IF OMSL is OFF (i.e., "supervisory")????
			    pmr->dval = pmr->drbv


VAL	User Desired Value.  Target position.

	do_work():	IF (new DVAL, OR, DMOV is FALSE), AND, SET is FALSE.
			    pmr->val = pmr->dval * dir + pmr->off
	postProcess():	IF OMSL is OFF (i.e., "supervisory")?????
			    pmr->val = pmr->rbv

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ERES	Encoder Step Size (EGU)
	    do_work():	IF MRES, OR, ERES, OR, UEIP are marked as changed.
			    IF MSTA indicates an encoder is present, AND, UEIP
								set to YES.
				if (fabs(pmr->eres) < 1.e-9)
				    pmr->eres = pmr->mres;
			    ENDIF
			ENDIF

RRES	Readback Step Size (EGU)

RES	Step Size (EGU). With R4.5, RES <=> MRES.

MRES	Motor Step Size (EGU).  Motor resolution in EGU/step.  MRES=UREV/SREV

	special(motorRecord.c): pmr->mres = pmr->urev / pmr->srev;

UREV	EGU's per Revolution.
		
SREV	Steps per Revolution.  The record never sets this field.

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VBAS	Minimum Velocity (EGU/s)
SBAS	Minimum Speed (revolutions/sec)

	special(motorRecord.c): pmr->sbas = pmr->vbas / fabs(pmr->urev);
				pmr->vbas = fabs(pmr->urev) * pmr->sbas;

VMAX	Maximum Velocity (EGU/s)
SMAX	Maximum Speed (revolutions/sec)

VELO	Slew Velocity (EGU/s)
S	Speed (revolutions/sec)

BVEL	Backlash Velocity (EGU/s)
SBAK	Backlash Speed (revolutions/sec)


UEIP effects
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The state of the UEIP, together with the MSTA encoder indicator, determine;

1) if the RRBV is set to either the feedback (REP) or the command (RMP)
position.
2) whether absolute or relative position commands are used.


The algorithm used in moves to a (dial-coordinate) position called "TARGET"
follows:

1) If the motor is to move a distance greater than the magnitude of BDST, or
if the motor is to move in a direction opposite to the sign of BDST, then the
motor will move first to position (TARGET-BDST), at an acceleration specified
by ACCL and speed VELO, and then to position TARGET, at an acceleration
specified by BACC and speed BVEL.  

2) If the motor is to move a distance smaller than the magnitude of BDST, and
if the motor is to move in the same direction as the sign of BDST, then
backlash is assumed already to have been taken out, and the motor will move to
position TARGET at an acceleration specified by BACC and speed BVEL. 


#1)
IF |DIFF| > |BDST|, OR, sign(DIFF) != sign(BDST)
    Move to position (TARGET - BDST) using ACCL and VELO.
    Move to position TARGET using BACC and BVEL.
ELSE IF |DIFF| <= |BDST|, AND, sign(DIFF) == sign(BDST).
    Move to position TARGET using BACC and BVEL.
ENDIF


#3) Backlash correction is disabled if and only if |BDST| < |RES|.