Marking Trigger: Mrk - Panasonic LP-GS Series Serial Communication Command Manual

3-3-4 Marking trigger: MRK

Inputs marking trigger (laser radiation startup signal). This command is used for the trigger input (single trigger) of the
marking to the static workpiece or on-the-fly marking with the single trigger or multiple triggers.
To input the trigger for on-the-fly marking at regular intervals, refer to "3-3-5 Marking trigger (at regular intervals): MRK" (P.62).
Reference
• Marking (laser radiation) starts upon receiving this command. If you are using the link function with image checkers, the
link control starts upon receiving this command.
• When on-the-fly marking is set, lasing operation starts when the workpiece comes to the preset marking position after
this command is accepted.
• If this command was transmitted while the marking trigger was not acceptable (the marking trigger ready OFF), the laser
marker returns negative response. Before sending this command, confirm that the marking trigger ready status by using
STS command.
• When the trigger delay time is set in the selected file, trigger processing (lasing) operation starts after the delay time.
• This command can be accepted when the trigger mode is set to "single trigger". When the trigger mode is set to
"continuous trigger", input the marking trigger by using TRIGGER IN signal in I/O terminal.
• When trigger mode is set to Multiple triggers at on-the-fly marking, max. 16 triggers can be accepted during trigger
processing (lasing) operation.
• If any of the following operations are executed while the trigger processing operations of multiple triggers are running,
on-the-fly marking is terminated after finishing the running marking, and subsequent triggers will be canceled.
• Closing the shutter
• Sending MKM command with "command reception permission ON"
• Changing the file
• Changing the marking characters by code reader linkage function
⿎ Setting request data
Start
MRK
code
⿎ Example of command settings
• Setting
Transmission data
S (Check sum)
[STX] MRK
ME-LPGS-SR-5
End code
S [CR]
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