Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe - Manual (Page 728)

Paramacros
Chapter 28
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Example 28.22 would yield an output equal to the character strings with
the * symbols being converted to spaces and the parameter values for
parameters #123 and #234. The value of the parameter is output in binary
as a 32-bit string with the most significant bit output first. Negative values
are output in 2’s complement.
Example 28.23
BPRNT Program Example
#123=0.40936;
#124=-1638.4;
#10=12.34;
POPEN;
BPRNT[____________________________________________];
BPRNT[COMMENT*HERE*X#123[3]**Y#124[3]**Z#10[0]];
BPRNT[____________________________________________];
PCLOS;
M30;
The output from Example 28.23 would be:
COMMENT HERE X0.409 Y1638.400 Z12.
If the output went to a punched paper tape, it would be formatted in ISO
code.
DPRNT
This command initiates the outputting of a variable number of parameter
values in decimal format. An end--of--block character is output at the
completion of outputting all of the specified values. This command will
not be executed if the POPEN command has not been issued.
The format for the DPRNT block is:
DPRNT [ s #p[id]...];
Where : Is :
s Is any alpha-numeric string of characters, including all letters, +, -, *, and /
symbols. Note that the * is output as a space character. This string is optional
and does not need to be programmed in the block.
#p This is any valid parameter number. Note that the parameter number must have
the # sign before it.
i This indicates the number of digits before the decimal point to be output.
d This indicates the number of digits after the decimal point to be output.
Important: The sum of i + d cannot exceed 8.