NCT Group NCT 100T, NCT 990T, NCT 2000T Setting Screens, Screen of Local Macro Variables #1-#33

3.6 SETTING Screens

3.6 SETTING Screens

The following screens can be found in this menu; LOCAL MACRO VARIABLES #1–#33, COMMON MACRO VARIABLES #100–#199 and #500–#599, TIMER and COUNTER, TOOL POSITION TABLE, PLC TABLE, TOOL WEAR TABLE, USER’S PARAMETERS and SECURITY SETTINGS. Contents of variables, timers, counters and tables are preserved upon power-off.

3.6.1 Screen of LOCAL MACRO VARIABLES #1–#33

In the general displaying area the local macro variables and their values can be seen. In the five columns the main program and variables of the four possible macro levels are listed. A highlighting bar can be moved along the variables by means of

arrow keys

and

,

while with the help of arrows

and

the columns

can be switched over. Only those variables can be edited, of which the macro level

is already open. At first only level 0 can be edited, but in case a macro call occurred during program execution, this enables the editing of a further level. Till a macro level is not open, editing is unnecessary, for values are given to the variables suitable for the address chain in time of macro call, while the others are vacated.

Actions of LOCAL MACRO VARIABLES #1–#33 Screen

No action menu can be activated to this screen, by pressing action menu key a blank

action menu is displayed.

It is possible to give value directly to the macro variable by entering a number. If a vacant value is to be specified, #0 must be entered.

Values can be specified indirectly to the macro variables. This means, that in spite of giving a value, the variable containing the value must be entered. This way only variables #1–#33, #100–#199 and #500–#599 can be specified. The local variables represent the values of the current level.

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