
APPENDIX 8 TOOL FOR CHANGING MESSAGE DATA (CHGMES)
(3) Hard disk
It is necessary to use following disk space.
l For installation
l To generate temporary files
(In case of environmental variable “TMP”
of PC-DOS set on hard disk)
68KBytes
65KBytes
TOTAL 133KBytes
3. INSTALLATION
Please copy EXE-FILE (_CHGMES.EXE) to any directory from FAPT LADDER system floppy
disk(Vol.3).
Key in ‘I_
CHGMES” on the installed directory, then following files are generated.
* CHGMES.EXE
* ASC2lMG.EXE
* IMG2ASC.EXE :
Execute files (.EXE)
* RB3DUMMY.SFM * RB3BASIC.SFM * RB3MES.SFM : example files(.SFM)
Example files(.SFM) are used to confirm the installation of this function by activating example
command.
4. ACTIVATION
Key in following command at the DOS prompt activated in the utility.(No.9 of FAPT LADDER main
menu).
Or,Please change the directory in which this tool is installed.
(It is not necessary to change the directory when the “PATH”‘is set.)
Then key in following command.
CHGMES [INPUT FILE] [OUTPUT FILE] [PMC TYPE] ( [COMPARE FILE] ) <return>
INPUT FILE : :
OUTPUT FILE : :
PMC TYPE : :
COMPARE FILE : :
(Optional)
A handy file format file that consists of a dummy ladder and message data
to replace the message data in the basic message ladder file.
Create this file by compiling the source file and converting to a handy file
format file using FAPT LADDER.
A handy file format message file created by this tool.
This file contains only message data.
By loading this file to the CNC, message data in the CNC memory can be
substituted.
PMC TYPE (RAl or RA2 or RA3...etc.)
Please key in PMC TYPE that is defined <Applied PMCs> item.
Error will occur at key in other than applied PMCs.
Basic message ladder file (Handy file format)
Please refer to the Fig.“Operation outline”.
This tool compares message size of the “INPUT FILE” and the
“COMPARE FILE” to determine if there is a match. Then, you can
guarantee that only the message will be correctry replaced without
crashing other data when you load the ‘OUTPUT FILE’ to CNC.
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