Owner's manual

Introduction to Programming
Chapter 10
10-10
Information between the control out code “(”and the control in c ode “)”
within a part program is regarded as a comment and not handled as
significant information. The comment can be described in up to 128
characters (including the control out/in codes) consisting of alphanumeric
characters a nd special symbols.
Example 10.6
Program Block With A Comment
N00010G91X5.(CHANGE TO INC. MOVE X 5);
When programming a slash “/”followed by a numeric value (1-9)
anywhere in a block, the control will skip (not execute) programmed
commands in that block. The block delete feature is turned on either with
the {FRONT PANEL} softkey, or with an optionally installed switch on
the MTB panel. If the {FRONT PANEL} softkey is used, only block
delete /1 is available. If the system installer has installed switches on the
MTB panel to activate block delete, up to 9 different switches may be
used, each corresponding to a different block delete character (/1 - /9).
The system installer determines in AMP if the entire block is deleted or if
only the characters to the right of the block delete / are deleted. If the
entire block is to be deleted, it is done regardless of the position of the /
character in the block.
Example 10.7
Using Block Delete in a PartProgram
Program Block Comment
N1000 X__ Z__; first block
N1010 Z__; second block
/1N1020 X__; controlskipsthisblockifswitch 1 ison
/1/2N1030 X__; controlskipsthis block ifswitch1 or switch 2areon
/N1032 X__; control skips this block if switch 1is on
N1040 X__;
/2N1050 X__;
controlskipsthisblockifswitch2 ison
The control always reads several blocks into its buffer memory so that it
can prepare for moves and commands before it executes them. The switch
(or softkey) controlling a block delete must be set before
the control reads
a block from buffer memory; otherwise, a skip will not occur.
10.2.3
Comment Blocks
10.2.4
Block Delete and Multi Level
Delete