
4.VIEWING AND SETTING LIFE MANAGEMENT DATA TOOL MANAGEMENT B-63874EN/05
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4.7 DISPLAYED WARNING MESSAGES
“TOOL MANAGEMENT DATA ACCESS ERROR”:
Displayed if the system fails to read or write tool management
data such as tool numbers and group numbers.
“INVALID INPUT”:
Displayed if the entered value is outside the valid range.
“GROUP LIFE STATE IS NOT 'OVER'.”
When [G FILL] is pressed on the tool life data screen, this
warning is displayed if the group state of the current cursor
position is not “OVER”.
4.8 SETTING THE LIFE NOTICE FLAG
To display the life state ("NOTICED" or "UN-NOTICE") of a group
on the life management data screen, the "Previous Notice Flag" of tool
management data needs to be set with the PMC.
The MANUAL GUIDE i system displays "NOTICED" as the state of
a group when the "Previous Notice Flag" is set to the state described
below.
If bit 3 (ETE) of parameter No. 13200 = 0
When the "Previous Notice Flag" of one of the tools that belong
to a group is set to "NOTICED"
If bit 3 (ETE) of parameter No. 13200 = 1
When the "Previous Notice Flags" of all tools that belong to a
group are set to "NOTICED"
Method of modifying the PMC ladder program
Modify the ladder program so that the tool management data
"Previous Notice Flag" of the tool being used is set to 1
("NOTICED") when the NC outputs a tool life arrival notice signal.
For the "Previous Notice Flag" of tool management data, bit 7 of
customization item 0 is used.
Item Bit Meaning Description of data
7
Previous Notice
Flag
0:UN-NOTICE
1:NOTICED
6
5
4
3
2
1
Customization item
0
0