Mitsubishi Electric Melsec FX Series Beginners Manual page 98

Learning to Use the FX Family for Positioning Control
Creating a Monitor Window
Along with the flow chart, create a monitoring window similar to the one shown below.
All of the items on the monitoring window can be found using the Insert menu at the top of the
screen.
Fig. 4-36: Monitoring window
Item
Current Position
Plotting
Device Status
Rectangle
Manual operation
FX-GM Status
Tab. 4-36: Used items from the Insert menu
Setting parameters
In addition to the preparation of a positioning program, diversified parameters should be set in the
FX -20GM. In this example, only a few parameters need to be set. (When working with various equip-
2N
ment such as a mechanical plotter that uses an X-Y plotting table, the parameters should be set in
accordance with the mechanism being used. These settings depend on the specific plotter type and
should be located in the documentation provided with the plotter.)
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Description
This displays (monitors) the current address during positioning.
Double click on the plot area to change the scale.
Select Y0, 1 point.
Create a rectangle around Y000 by selecting the rectangle button from the drawing toolbar
at the top of the screen. While the rectangle is selected, the background color can be
changed by pressing the [B] Brush Color button.
X-axis
Start
Stop
+ Jog
- Jog
This is a lamp that automatically monitors positioning operations.
FX2N-10GM and FX2N-20GM positioning
Y-axis
Start
Stop
+ Jog
- Jog
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