
B-63943EN-1/02 14.DISPLAY/SET/EDIT
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14.1.2 Software Operator's Panel
Overview
The MDI panel can replace the switches on the machine operator's
panel. That is, the MDI panel can select a mode or jog feed override,
omitting the corresponding 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 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.