ACU-RITE MILLPWRG2 - Manual (Page 72)

54 5 Program Overview
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5.1 Programming Introduction
Program Display mode
If the console has the Calculator active while in DRO mode, exit from
Calc by pressing the Calc key, returning the MILLPWR
G2
to DRO mode.
 From DRO mode, press the DRO/PGM key, and the
display changes to PGM mode. If a program is loaded,
it will be displayed, otherwise the display screen will
be blank.
The program display provides soft keys for program selection,
creating, editing, and running functions. The Clear Program soft key
will exit out of a current loaded program. The system Shutdown soft
key is provided on the PGM mode display the same as it is on the DRO
mode display. The Program Functions soft key provides access to
program management features.
Display area
Programming functions, graphics, and soft keys are provided in the
display area. Each soft key is activated by pressing the corresponding
hard key located directly below it.
Program Functions can not be accessed when the
Calculator is active in DRO mode.
1 Status Bar displays the servo motor status Stop/Run/Pause,
Time, loaded Tool (blank if none is selected), Datum, Scale, Skew,
and unit of measure selected (inch/mm).
2 Graphic display window of the current loaded program. If a
program is loaded, a graphical simulation is shown.
3 Operator Intervention Message (OIM) provides prompts, and
messages to the operator.
4 Soft keys display area. The soft keys change per the function that
is selected. They are activated by the associated hard key that is
directly below it. When a soft key appears as being pressed in, it
is activated and its text is yellow. When a soft key is grayed out,
it is not available for the current program function.
5 The name of the current loaded program is displayed above the
program steps display.
6 The program display window displays the program steps of the
current loaded program.