Owner's manual

Chapter
8
8-1
Display and Graphics
The first part of this chapter gives a description of the different data
displays available on the control. The second part gives a description of
the control’s graphics capabilities.
Pressing the [DISP SELECT] key displays the softkeys for selecting the
axis position data screens.
The control provides 8 different axes position data screens as described in
Table 8.A. Four of these screens may be displayed in normal (9 axis
maximum), large (4 axis triple size or 6 axis double size) or small (all axis
in process) characters if desired. Normal size is the default.
Table 8.A
Display Select Softkeys
Display Description
{PRGRAM}
Axisp osition in the currentworkcoordinatesystemis displayed. Each time this softkey is
pressed the displaytoggles between normal,large,andsmall
1
.
{ABS}
Axisp osition in the machine coordinatesystemis displayed. Each time this softkey ispressed
the displaytoggles between normal,large,and small
1
.
{TARGET}
Coordinate values,in the currentworkcoordinatesystem,oftheend pointofcommanded axis
motion is displayed. Each timethissoftkeyispressedthedisplaytoggles between normal,
large,and small
1
.
{DTG}
Distance to go
Distance fromthe currentpositiontotheend pointofthecommanded axismovedisplayed.
Eachtime thissoftkeyis pressed the displaytogglesbetween normal,large,and small
1
.
{AXIS SELECT}
Thissoftkey is usedtoselectwhich axesaregoingtobe displayed onnormal(when more than
9 axes areavailable) and largedisplays. Smalld isplays always showall systemaxes.
{M CODE STATUS}
Mcodesthatare currently activearedisplayed.
{PROGRAM DTG}
Thisscreenprovidesamultiple display ofinformation fromthe programdisplayscreenand the
distance to goscreen.
{All}
Thisscreenprovidesamultiple display ofposition informationprogram,target,absolute,and
distance togo screens. The alldisplayisonly available on systemswith6 orlessaxes. On
systems with morethan6 axes,other combination screensareavailable which displaya subset
ofthe data available on theALL display.
{G CODE STATUS}
G codes thatarecurrentlyactive are displayed.
{SPLIT SCREEN ON/OFF}
Ifyour systemis AMPedformore than oneprocess,you will have this additional softkey. It
allowsyoutoviewbothprocessesatthe same time. The active processappearsin reverse
video. Th is selection remainsforallfuturepower up cyclesoruntilyou changeit.
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Small displays areonlyavailable when the system isconfiguredtohave more than 9realaxes or,for dual processsystems,more
than 8 axes ina process. Virtualaxescountasaxes inyourtotal. Adaptive depth probes configuredas axes are notcounted inthis
total.
8.0
Chapter Overview
8.1
Selection of Axis Position
Data Display