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9
Programming: Q Parameters
9.8 Additional functions
Displaying messages on the TNC screen
You can also use the function FN16: F-PRINT to display any
messages from the NC program in a pop-up window on the TNC
screen. This makes it easy to display explanatory texts, including
long texts, at any point in the program in a way that the user has
to react to them. You can also display Q-parameter contents if the
protocol description file contains such instructions.
For the message to appear on the TNC screen, you need only enter
SCREEN: as the name of the protocol file.
96 FN 16: F-PRINT TNC:\MASKE\MASKE1.A/SCREEN:
If the message has more lines than fit in the pop-up window, you
can use the arrow keys to page in the window.
To close the pop-up window, press the CE key. To have the program
close the window, program the following NC block:
96 FN 16: F-PRINT TNC:\MASKE\MASKE1.A/SCLR:
If you output the same file more than once in the
program, the TNC appends all texts to the end of the
texts already output within the target file.
Exporting messages
The FN 16 function also enables you to save the log files externally.
Enter the complete target path in the FN 16 function:
96 FN 16: F-PRINT TNC:\MSK\MSK1.A / PC325:\LOG\PRO1.TXT
If you output the same file more than once in the
program, the TNC appends all texts to the end of the
texts already output within the target file.
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