
B–63173EN–1/01
19 HANDY OPERATOR’S PANEL
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When the handy operator’s panel is being used, some restrictions are
imposed on the Power Mate CNC functions, as described below.
(1) For CRT display language selection, Japanese cannot be selected with
bit 0 (JPN) of parameter No. 3102. Other languages cannot be
selected either. Only an English–language display is supported.
(2) The help function cannot be used.
(3) The following PMC–related functions cannot be used:
D Dynamic ladder diagram display/editing
D Ladder title display/editing
D Detailed PMC alarm display
D PMC trace display
D Display/setting of PMC parameters such as timer, counter, and keep
relay information, as well as data
D Ladder I/O operations (such as load and save operations via the
RS–232C interface)
(4) The characters that can be used with the macro executor are limited.
With the macro executor, only the following characters can be used.
1. Standard characters
Alphabetic characters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, kana
characters, blanks, plus sign, minus sign, decimal point, equal
sign, comma, ruled lines, etc.
The internal codes of the usable characters are 0020 to 00DF, and
2F61 to 2F6B.
2. Triple–size characters
Alphabetic characters, numbers, blanks, minus sign, decimal
point
The internal codes of the usable characters are 0020, 002D, 002E,
0030 to 0039, and 0041 to 005A.
(5) The handy operator’s panel cannot be used together with the
CRT/MDI unit; the separate CRT unit cannot be used together with
the separate MDI unit; the separate PDP unit cannot be used together
with the separate MDI unit; the separate LCD unit cannot be used
together with the separate MDI unit. Switching using a switch unit
is not possible.
[Classification] Output signal
[Function] This signal indicates the mode of the Handy Operator’s Panel.
[Output condition] The signal becomes 1 if:
– The machine operation mode is selected.
The signal is 0 if:
– The Handy Operator’s Panel is in the MDI mode.
Restrictions
Signal
Handy operator’s panel
mode M–OPE <F169#5>