Delta MMC120 User Manual
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in the COMMAND field. For example, W.
Press ENTER to finalize your changes, or ESC or cancel your edits.
NOTE: In the fields that are displayed values in hexadecimal, you can use
Popup
Editors
to edit the data. This is the easiest way to ensure that these words are
modified correctly.
Commands can also be issued using shortcut keys. To learn the command shortcut keys,
click the Command menu, and look at the right column of the menu. For example,
ALT+P will issue the P – Set Parameters command. Commands can also be issued
using Stored Commands; see
Using Stored Commands
for more information.
Data may also be copied around the main screen. The keys used for doing so are
identical to most spreadsheets.
•
To cut cells to the clipboard, press CTRL+X.
This key is available on in the table editors, and not on the main window.
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To copy cells to the clipboard, press CTRL+C.
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To paste from the clipboard to the current location, press CTRL+V. You should not
have a group of cells selected when you paste, just have the cursor in the upper-
leftmost cell to which you want the block to be copied.
Accessing Context Sensitive Help
Each of the fields displayed on the main screen and the table editors can have help
associated them.
To display the context sensitive help for a field:
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Right-click on the field for which you want help to display the shortcut menu, and
click Help on field.
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Or, select the cell of the field for which you want help, and press F1.
Read-back versus Write Mode
The
Command
and
Parameter areas
of the main screen can operate in either of the
following two modes:
Read-back Mode - In this mode, the Command and Parameter areas will be
continually read from the motion control module. This mode is
necessary to monitor the commands given from another source
(such as the PLC) and also to determine the parameters stored
on the motion control module. The Command area field values
are displayed in RED.
NOTE: Because the Command and Parameter fields are constantly being updated it is