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2 Loading, Saving and Editing the PLC Program
The NCT90 control can be loaded with the PLC program through the serial line or by the use
of the PLC EDITOR built in the EDIT mode.
2.1 Loading and Saving the PLC Program Through the RS 232C Interface
The PLC program can be loaded and saved through the RS 232C interface in the procedures
described in the Operator´s Guide of the control.
The PLC program is a text interpreted in ASCII code; it is stored and delivered in a format
exclusive of spaces, line-feed and carriage-return characters.
2.2 Entry of the PLC Program Through the PLC Editor
The NCT 90 provides a special-purpose editor for editing the PLC program on the control.
Since the control has no ASCII keyboard of its own, the Soft Keys are used for the input of
non-numeric characters and for editing functions. The PLC program will be edited in EDIT
PLC sub-mode.
Entry in EDIT PLC Sub-Mode
Press the EDIT button in SELECT default mode assumed by the control after
EDIT
power-on or on depression of the paging button.
Select PLC sub-mode. Since any modification of the PLC program affects the
PLC
fundamental functions of the machine-tool, the mode will not become active
unless a password is input (to prevent an incidental entry in this mode or
entry by an unauthorized person).
The buttons used in program editing have the following meanings:
Numeric entry buttons.
For a numeric entry, the selected number appears in the place of the cursor
when those buttons are pressed, and the cursor is moved on to the next
position (single-button data input). A new line is commenced automatically
at the end of each line.
STRING Search.
When this button is hit, the title "SEARCH STRING" appears in the bottom line of the
screen, and the cursor is blinking at the point of data entry. The character string can be
entered here, that is to be sought in the program being edited. Of the cursor-moving buttons,
buttons
and
will produce downward and upward searches across the screen (i.e.
toward higher and lower addresses, respectively). As soon as the STRING has been found,
the cursor will be blinking at the first character of the text found. You can make a correction
here or continue the search.
You can escape from the STRING search mode by pressing the
button again.