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The data should be tabulated on paper from a diagram before entering.
B: Program Segment
Press B on the terminal to re-program a single segment. This is useful if there is an
error in data for just one segment, so the whole shape does not have to be reentered.
C: CHANGE Shape Number
Press C on the terminal to change the current shape number, and enter the desired
number at the prompt. The program switches to the new number in memory, and
to whatever shape is stored there.
D: DISPLAY Shape Data
Press D to display the data for the current shape. The terminal display shows
Total Number of segments, and data for each segment one by one each time you
press Enter.
E: END of Segment Slowdown.
Press E to set deceleration value for the shape, when the machine approaches
the end of each segment. This is useful when the shape has sharp corners, to
prevent overshoot. 99 is maximum slowdown, 0 is no slowdown.
IMPORTANT:
1.
Once the STOP button is pressed, computer control is halted until the RUN or the
RESET button is pressed. Therefore the programming cannot be done with the
handheld terminal in this state; the RESET button should be pressed first.
2.
After pushing A and programming a new shape, End of segment Slowdown will still
have the old value unless reprogrammed. To set new value, push E.
See Shape programming for details.
For example, a 2 inch diameter circle could be
4 Segments:
1. 2, 1, 100
Counterclockwise arc, quadrant 1, 1.00 inch radius
2. 2, 2, 100
Counterclockwise arc, quadrant 2, 1.00 inch radius
3. 2, 3, 100
Counterclockwise arc,
quadrant 3, 1.00 inch radius
4. 2, 4, 100
Counterclockwise are,
quadrant 4, 1.00 inch radius
