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ZaberMotionAscii
AlertEventAllAxesAxisAxisGroupAxisIdentityAxisSettingsAxisStorageAxisTypeConnectionConversionFactorDeviceDeviceIdentityDeviceIODeviceIOInfoDeviceSettingsDeviceStorageDigitalOutputActionGetAxisSettingGetAxisSettingResultGetAxisSettingTypedResultGetSettingGetSettingResultGetSettingTypedResultIoPortLabelIoPortTypeLockstepMeasurementSequenceMessageTypeOscilloscopeOscilloscopeCapturePropertiesOscilloscopeDataOscilloscopeDataSourceParamsetInfoPidTuningPvtPvtAxisDefinitionPvtAxisTypePvtBufferPvtBufferAxisUnitsPvtCallActionPvtCancelAllOutputsScheduleActionPvtCancelOutputScheduleActionPvtCsvDataPvtIoPvtModePvtPartialCsvDataPvtPartialPointPvtPartialSequenceItemPvtPointPvtSequencePvtSequenceItemPvtSetAllAnalogOutputsActionPvtSetAllDigitalOutputsActionPvtSetAnalogOutputActionPvtSetDigitalOutputActionResponseServoTunerServoTuningParamServoTuningParamsetSetStateAxisResponseSetStateDeviceResponseSettingConstantsSimpleTuningSimpleTuningParamDefinitionStreamStreamAxisDefinitionStreamAxisTypeStreamBufferStreamIoStreamModeStreamsTransportTriggerTriggerActionTriggerConditionTriggerEnabledStateTriggerOperationTriggersTriggerStateTypedSettingUnknownResponseEventWarningFlagsWarnings
ZaberMotionBinary
BinarySettingsCommandCodeConnectionDeviceDeviceIdentityDeviceSettingsDeviceTypeErrorCodeMessageReplyCodeReplyOnlyEventUnknownResponseEvent
ZaberMotionExceptions
MotionLibExceptionBinaryCommandFailedExceptionDataCommandFailedExceptionDataCommandTooLongExceptionDataDeviceAddressConflictExceptionDataDeviceDbFailedExceptionDataDeviceDbInnerErrorGCodeExecutionExceptionDataGCodeSyntaxExceptionDataInvalidPacketExceptionDataInvalidPvtPointInvalidResponseExceptionDataMovementFailedExceptionDataMovementInterruptedExceptionDataOperationFailedExceptionDataPvtExecutionExceptionDataPvtMovementFailedExceptionDataPvtMovementInterruptedExceptionDataSetDeviceStateExceptionDataSetPeripheralStateExceptionDataStreamExecutionExceptionDataStreamMovementFailedExceptionDataStreamMovementInterruptedExceptionData
ZaberMotionGcode
AxisDefinitionAxisMappingAxisTransformationDeviceDefinitionOfflineTranslatorTranslateMessageTranslateResultTranslatorTranslatorConfig
ZaberMotionMicroscopy
AutofocusAutofocusStatusCameraTriggerFilterChangerIlluminatorIlluminatorChannelMicroscopeMicroscopeConfigObjectiveChangerThirdPartyComponentsWdiAutofocusProviderWdiAutofocusProviderStatus
ZaberMotionProduct
Ge1xGripperGe1xGripperDirectionGe1xGripperErrorGe1xGripperStateProcessProcessControllerProcessControllerModeProcessControllerSourceProcessControllerSourceSensor
ZaberMotion
AxisAddressChannelAddressCyclicDirectionDeviceDbSourceDeviceDbSourceTypeDeviceDiscoveryResultDevicePortTypeFirmwareVersionLibraryLogOutputModeMeasurementNamedParameterRotationDirectionToolsUnitConversionDescriptorUnitsUnitTable
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API Reference v9.2.0

MessageTypeenum

Module: ZaberMotionAscii

Denotes type of the response message. For more information refer to: ASCII Protocol Manual.

To use this type, add import ZaberMotionAscii to the top of your source code.

NameValueDescription
MessageType.reply0A direct response to a command sent to the device.
MessageType.info1An additional data message supplementing a reply.
MessageType.alert2An unsolicited message from the device reporting a status change.