Operator interface – Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Integration Maintenance Manual Documentation Set User Manual
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Section
9A
9A-1
Operator Interface
This section covers the integration of the components that make up the
Operator Interface for the 9/Series CNCs. A section is devoted to each of
the following components:
Operator Panel (Display device and keyboard -- 3 versions)
- Mounted Monochrome operator panel
- Mounted Color panel (CRT and Flat panel)
- Removable operator panel
MTB Panel
(selector switches and pushbuttons -- 3 versions)
- Standard MTB panel with fiber optic connection
- LED type Lamp panel with fiber optic connection
- LED type Lamp panel with Direct 24 V I/O connection
HPG
(Hand pulse generator for manual jogging)
These components work together to enable the machine tool operator to
interface with the control. Data entered through the operator panel
keyboard, the MTB panel push buttons and switches, and the HPG
handwheel is input to the control via the system I/O ring. How the specific
components connect and interact with other modules of the control is
explained in the following sections.
The operator can edit programs, view system data, perform machine
functions, and many other tasks through the operator panel. The operator
panel allows an interface to/from the control through:
5 softkeys and 2 page keys
a keyboard with 51 alphanumeric, control, and shift keys
the display (CRT or TFT)
The display terminal can be either a 9--inch monochrome CRT, a 12--inch
color CRT, or the 10.4 inch color flat screen TFT. The system installer
must set an AMP parameter to select between the color and monochrome
displays (the removable operator panel is always a monochrome display,
the flat panel is always configured as a color display). The color displays
will use all white characters if the AMP parameter is set incorrectly to
“monochrome”. A monochrome display will not display any RED
characters if AMP is configured for a color panel. This includes ALL of
the system emergency messages.
9A.0
Section Overview
9A.1
Operator Panel Overview