Beginning or end of the definition of a soft-key menu. The name of the menu must be specified. The soft keys are automatically assigned to the correct menu rows. Also note the additional parameters for this keyword.
HRROOT Freely-definable root menu when called from the basic handwheel menu via the FCT (Function) soft key
HRMENU Freely-definable submenu, called via the keyword NODE ...
TITLE:<name> Menu title: Freely definable text in the third line of the HR 420
The parameter TITLE: can also be surrounded by quotation marks. This permits blank spaces in the menu title.
NODE Soft key jumps to a submenu. Is confirmed via W306 to the PLC.
The soft-key name and the name of the submenu must be indicated.
BACK Soft key jumps to a submenu. Is confirmed via W306 to the PLC.
The soft-key name and the name of the submenu must be indicated.
BLANK Vacant soft key, is shown as “..”. You can also specify a soft-key name.
ACTION Function soft key. Is confirmed via W306 to the PLC. The soft-key name must be indicated.
STATUS:<marker or word>
An operand is assigned to the soft key (in addition to W306). If a marker is indicated and the soft key is pressed, the marker is set. If a word is indicated, the soft key number is entered (index number in the *.sys file, e.g.
Softkey.sys).
Additional keywords and parameters for the description of soft keys in the HR 420 menu:
The following example shows the configuration of a soft-key menu on an HR 420.
PULSE The soft key is reported to the PLC via W306 for the duration of the PLC cycle. A soft-key name must be indicated.
The soft-key types RADIO, CHECK and STATE may not be used. Other parameters, such as ENABLE, HIDE, REPEAT, etc. are not yet available.
Keyword Parameters Description
TX #I<text> Language-neutral text for the description of a soft key (up to 4 ASCII characters)
#A<ASCII value>
Input of an ASCII value as a possibility for displaying special characters. This value must be entered in decimal notation as three digits.
Special characters include - 128 = Arrow up - 129 = Arrow down
- 133 = Return symbol in the menu A combination of the parameters named above is possible, e.g. #IUp#128 to display Up↑
Entry Parameters Description
PLC SOFT-KEY Project File - Version 1.0 SKPATH ’PLC:\SK\1024x768\’
SKMENU HRRootMenu HRROOT “TITLE:Menu: Laser Head”
ACTION HR_SK1 STATUS: MG_LASER_HEAD_UP ACTION HR_SK2 STATUS: MG_LASER_HEAD_DOWN NODE HR_SK3 HRSubMenu
ACTION HR_SK4 STATUS: M1122 BACK HR_SK5
ENDSKMENU
SKMENU HRSubMenu HRMENU ACTION HR_SK6 soft keys with their description
Submenu of the handwheel menu
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Rapid navigation in the PLC status tables
In the (MIOCTBWDS) table view of markers, words, etc., you can quickly switch the view to the corresponding operand table with the m, i, o, c, t, b, w, d and s shortcut keys.
The b, c, and d keys are an exception in the B, W, D and HEX views, since they are needed for the entry of hexadecimal values.
Terminating an NC strobe
PLC messages that would terminate an NC strobe are only released once all functions that are only permitted during the strobe have been completed.
PLC texts in UNICODE
PLC texts in the operating mode and dialog windows from error fixes and the ERROR.A and DIALOG.A files can now be displayed in UNICODE.
Starting with version 3.1 of PLCtext, it is possible to generate the files in the corresponding format.
D372 – Maximum spindle speed with potentiometer setting
The PLC double word D372 makes the maximum spindle speed including the spindle potentiometer available to the PLC program. This makes it possible to already acknowledge within the ramp the M functions for switching on the spindle by comparing the actual and maximum speeds.
MPFRAGMENTFILE
By entering MPFRAGMENTFILE = <path\file name> in the OEM.SYS file, you specify a file containing the paths to machine-parameter subfiles, which can be activated via FN17.
The value entered in the FN17 SYSWRITE ID 1020 NR1 = <line number>
function then corresponds to the MP subfile reference in this file.
This makes it possible to enter any number of MP subfiles (until now only 10 files MPFRAGMENT0-9 = <path> in OEM.SYS).
Changes to spindle machine parameters (MP3xxx or MP13xxx) are only active after an S output. All other machine parameters are active immediately.
The changes also remain in effect if a new NC program is selected, but not if the control is restarted.
FN18 – ID310 for M116
You can use the FN 18: SYSREAD Q<no.> = ID310 NR116 function to determine whether M116 is active. If the value ascertained does not equal 0, M116 is active.
FN16 – F-PRINT
31 variables can now be output per line with the FN16: F-PRINT function.
FN18 – ID630 NR0
You can use the FN18: SYSREAD Q<no.> = ID630 NR0 IDX <no.> function to ascertain whether the SIK option <no.> is set.
If the SIK option is set, the function returns the value1.0. Otherwise it returns 0.0.
FN18 – ID630 NR1
You can use the FN18: SYSREAD Q<no.> = ID630 NR1 function to display the Feature Content Level (FCL) in order to ascertain the possible upgrade functions.
If no Feature Content Level is set, the function supplies the value –1.0.
Otherwise, for example, it supplies 2.0 for Feature Content Level 2.
Note
If texts from these files are also used in the PLC window, then they cannot be in UNICODE, but must rather use UTF8-coding.
FN17/FN18 – ID2000 Block function
With the ‘FN17/FN18 ID2000 NR’ functions you can transfer up to eight variables in a call between an NC program and the PLC. In addition, using FN17 you can now also transfer PLC bytes, words, and double words, not just markers.
Example:
FN 17: SYSWRITE ID 2000 NR10 IDX1000 = BLOCK Q1620 - Q1627