In movement steps, which statement about COMMAND POSITION is correct?

• A. It is the pulse destination for the robot and others, captured when MOV_ is entered.
• B. It is the current program counter
• C. It is the timing parameter for a step
• D. It is the target orientation of the end effector

Answer: (A)

The movement step uses COMMAND POSITION as the destination the robot should reach, expressed in encoder pulses for each axis. When the MOV_ instruction is issued, that target is captured and becomes the fixed goal the controller drives toward during the move. It is a planned endpoint, not the current position (which is feedback from the joints), not the instruction flow counter, not a timing parameter, and not the tool orientation. This is why the statement that COMMAND POSITION is the pulse destination for the robot and others, captured when MOV_ is entered, is the correct description.