SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 13 - Macro ScriptingGeneric Example using Increment Variable:An example of the use of the SET VARIABLE and INCREMENT VARIABLE Commands ispresented in the following generic macro.Begin Macro (automatically added when the window is opened)SetVariable (set NumVar1=1)Begin LoopCommand A1Command B1Command C1Command D1SaveImage (save as Bob’sImageNumVar1)IncrementVariable (increments NumVar1 by 1)End LoopCommand E1Command…In this example, NumVar1 becomes part of the name of the images saved by the macro. Themacro initially defines NumVar1 to be equal to 1. Commands A1 through D1 are carried out andthe resulting image is saved as “Bob’sImage1”. The variable NumVar1 is then incremented by 1and now becomes 2. The loop is then repeated and the second image is saved as “Bob’sImage2”.This process is repeated for as many iterations as were set when the loop was defined. Once theiterations are completed, Command E1 is carried out.Timing CommandsDELAYPurpose and UseThe DELAY Command is used to pause the playing of the macro program for a set period of time.The DELAY Command can be useful when the user needs a prescribed delay period betweencommands being carried out and may be especially useful when carrying out a repeating series ofcommands within a loop where there is a desire for a time delay between loop iterations (forexample, in order to manually move a stage).The Macro Window and DELAYWhen the DELAY Command is selected from the command screen, it is added to the developmentpane below the highlighted command in the development pane.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 257