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

CyclicDirectionenum

Module: ZaberMotion

Direction a cyclic device should move when doing an absolute move.

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

NameValueDescription
CyclicDirection.positive0Move to the target in a positive direction.
CyclicDirection.negative1Move to the target in a negative direction.
CyclicDirection.shortest2Take the shortest path to the target position.