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12. DISPLAY/SET/EDIT
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The software operator’s panel function replaces part of the control
switches on the machine operator’s panel.
The control switches for the functions listed in the following table can be
replaced with soft switches. Also available are eight general–purpose soft
switches which can be assigned by the machine tool builder. These eight
general–purpose soft switches can be optionally named by the machine
tool builder. For control switches in groups 1 to 7, parameter (no.7200)
can be used to select whether the control switches on the machine
operator’s panel or soft switches on the MDI of the control unit are used.
Group1 :Mode selection
Group2 :Selection of jog feed axis, manual rapid traverse
Group3 :Selection of manual pulse generator feed axis, selection of
manual pulse magnification
Group4 :Jog feedrate override, feedrate override, rapid traverse
override
Group5 :Optional block skip, single block, machine lock, dry run
Group6 :Protect key
Group7 :Feed hold
Group8 :General purpose
The states of all soft switches are input to the PMC by output signals.
Based on these output signals, the PMC should turn “1” or “0” input
signals related to the soft switch functions.
When the soft switch provided for single block operation is turned on, for
instance, the control unit does not select the single block operation
internally. The single block operation is selected just when the PMC sets
the input signal for single block operation to 1.
12.1.14
Software Operator’s
Panel
General