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1. a X 88 Y 89 a44119 Em E E 96 97 98 99 100 101 f 102 g 103 844120 h 104 i 105 j 106 k 107 1 108 109 n 110 111 112 q 113 114 115 116 117 0361 Appendix ASCII Codes and Special Character Sets B 9 Supplemental Alternate Graphics Set From the Alternate Graphics Set described above you can enter the Supplemental Alternate Graphics Set with the OptiSCREEN SUPPLEMENTAL command Return to the Alternate Graphics Set with the EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL command The Standard Supplemental Graphics Set appears below 2844122
2. numbers to 9 uppercase A to Z lt n 2 gt amp The Supplemental Standard Graphics Set appears below 244106 94 _ 95 96 a 97 b 98 c 99 d 100 e 101 844107 f 102 g 103 h 104 i 105 j 106 k 107 10108 m 109 GFK 0361 Appendix B ASCII Codes and Special Character Sets B 5 44108 110 111 112 113 114 115 t 116 u 117 244109 v 118 w 119 x 120 y 121 z 122 123 124 125 44110 126 Quad Size Character Set From the Standard Character
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4. 94 85 96 97 b 98 99 d 100 e 101 44123 EN f 10 9 103 h 104 i 105 106 k 107 1 108 109 44124 n 110 o 111 112 q 113 r 114 B 10 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Appendix Screen Programming Template 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 1 18 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 44779 wo ho T rr mo ri mr Toe Ted To oo en or ow cr e el oo won woo HA T T ner nes wed ne PROJECT no Two re Tr To T Teo Te cen e eun FORMAT WORKSHEET ar E mo REJ BY EE ES ET ET er ones RE poes o o r o DATE r
5. Figure 1 6 Keyboard Layout for the Terminal Version of the 65 Key Keyboard Figure 1 7 Keyboard Layout for the BASIC Version of the 65 Key Keyboard Figure 1 8 Keyboard Layout for the Qwerty Version of the 65 Key Keyboard Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 Figure 3 4 Figure 3 5 Figure 3 6 Figure 3 7 Figure 3 8 Figure 3 9 Figure 3 10 Figure 3 11 Figure 3 12 Figure 3 13 Figure 3 14 Figure 3 15 Figure 3 16 Figure 3 17 Installing the Battery eher em c EX ORG ER ERE deeded The Configuration Menu nnn The OptiSCREEN Editor Screen 2 eee nee Sample Screen Format so ote cec ec ete ee eee e ee Need Rear View of the Mini OMA nto e nn Battery Assembly enn ene Replacing the Battery 1 0 0 Serial Port Using DB 25P Male Connector eee eee RS 232C Point to Point Communication with Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Six ASCII BASIC Module Port 2 RS 232C Point to Point Communication No Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Six ASCII BASIC Module Port 1 or Port 2 RS 422 Point to Point Communication Mini OIT Serial Port to Port to Series Five ASCII BASICModulePort 1 or Port 2 RS 232C Point
6. GE Fanuc Automation Programmable Control Products Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual GFK0361B November 1993 GFL 002 Warnings Cautions and Notes as Used in this Publication Warning notices are used in this publication to emphasize that hazardous voltages currents temperatures or other conditions that could cause personal injury exist in this equipment or may be associated with its use In situations where inattention could cause either personal injury or damage to equipment a Warning notice is used Caution notices are used where equipment might be damaged if care is not taken Note Notes merely call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding and operating the equipment This document is based on information available at the time of its publication While efforts have been made to be accurate the information contained herein does not purport to cover all details or variations in hardware or software nor to provide for every possible contingency in connection with installation operation or maintenance Features may be described herein which are not present in all hardware and software systems GE Fanuc Automation assumes no obligation of notice to holders of this document with respect to changes subsequently made GE Fanuc Automation makes no representation or warranty expressed implied or statutory with respect to and assumes no responsibility for the accur
7. 2 ET ce OF on ET on oT on on on SCREEN DESCRIPTION FILE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 18 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PAGE GFK 0361 Appendix ANSI Escape Sequences for PLCs D You may create an OptiSCREEN file with numerous blanks left for the host to fill with data The file creation and appending procedures allow you to create the screen file using the Ctrl E ENQ enquiry control character for the locations on the screen where the system displays data When you develop a screen enter a Ctrl E for each character to be filled A blank space appears on the screen which will be filled with data When you use the standard screen display escape sequence ESC gt nnnw where nnn specifies the screen the system continues to place a space wherever you entered a Ctrl E However when you use the data file escape sequence ESC gt nnnf where nnn specifies the screen the system only processes up to the first Ctrl E you entered At this point data received from the host in Online mode or from the keyboard in Local mode is placed on the screen instead of spaces As the system receives each additional character it uses the character to fill the blanks in the file where you placed Ctrl E As the screen file is being pro
8. 5 9 Line Attribute Commands een 5 12 Display and File Display Commands 5 14 Erasing and Editing Commands 6 666 5 14 Clearing the Screen s xcd veter ERA 5 14 Insertnp Lext i cote t bie ee LE ned ben red aola ahis 5 16 Graphics Commands ereet 5 18 Generating Boxes and Boxed 5 18 Drawing Bar Graphs eee 5 21 Programmable Keyboard Touch Screen and Function Key Commands 5 24 Programmable Keyboard Programming 5 24 Touch Screen Programming 5 24 Displaying the Current Key Table 5 24 User Programmable I O Mode Commands 5 28 Example Data Fill Operation 5 30 Command Summary eresse 6666 eee E 5 31 Chapter 6 Utility Programs for the IBM PC 6 1 Introductioh sessir drotn bnini vu Bore E OEE ER CET ede 6 1 Starting Up the Utulities inrer eR eR ER red 6 1 IWSLINK User Memory 6 2 IWSFILE Upload Download OptiSCREEN files 6 3 IWSEDIT Screen Development Editing Up Downloading for OTIs without OptisCREEIN Rath dra beds eas dos tog e dedo 6 3 0361 Mini Operato
9. ESC nnn nnn m The ATTRIBUTES command establishes two character attributes as the current character attribute mode or modes nn specifies a character attribute mode number from the table given below Each OptiSCREEN character attribute command offers an identical ATTRIBUTE command for example the ATTRIBUTE 15 command and the DOUBLE WIDE command are identical The ATTRIBUTE mode numbers and their paired character attribute commands are listed below Character Attribute Command RESETATTRIBUTES BRIGHT DIM UNDERLINE BLINK REVERSE EXITSUPPLEMENTAL SUPPLEMENTAL BRIGHTand DIM sometimescalled shade DOUBLE WIDE QUADSIZE EXIT QUADSIZE EXITDOUBLE WIDE ANDBLINK DARK DIM NORMAL BRIGHT DARK DIMUNDERLINE UNDERLINE BRIGHTUNDERLINE DIM NORMAL BRIGHT DIM NORMAL BRIGHT Example Display bright characters on a dim background ATTRIBUTES DISPLAY This is bright underline foreground on normal background Line Attribute Commands Line attribute commands set the video attributes for a single line of text on the screen 33 41 5 12 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 DOUBLE SIZE TOP LINE ESC 3 DOUBLESIZEBOTTOM LINE ESC 4 These two commands are normally used together to establish double size as the current line attribute mode Double size characters extend from the current cursor position up
10. 25 MALE FEMALE MINI OIT SERIAL PORT 25 25 EXTERNAL 150 MALE FEMALE RESISTOR Figure 3 15 RS 422 Multidrop 4 Wire Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Five ASCII BASIC Port 2 GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation 3 15 3 16 44776 0 0 RD A o RD B SERIES o0 TERM RD 90 70 o 0 o9 SD B o RTS A 0 CTS 00 TERM CTS o SHLD o RTS B 0 CTS B 9 25 PIN M 00 00 OIT 9 00 SERIAL 0 00 l o o 0 25 PIN 5 MALE 00 00 00 0 0 00 SERIAL 00 00 0 0 0 00 0 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE Figure 3 16 RS 422 Multidrop 4 Wire Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 70 PCM Module 90 70 PCM Module Port 1 or Port 2 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 44777 0 RD A 0 RD B SERIES 00 TERM RD 90 30 0 SD M x 0 RTS 2 00 CTS A 09 TERM CTS 0 SHLD 2 o RTS B 00 0 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE MINI OIT SERIAL PORT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 25 PIN MALE FEMALE MINI OIT SERIAL PORT 25 25 MALE FEMALE Figure 3 17 RS 422 Multidrop 4 Wire Mini OIT Ser
11. F6 SHOW Key You can go from the OptiSCREEN program file being edited to a dis play of the file as it is executed by pressing the F6 SHOW key Pressing the F5 EDIT key will return the display to the program file being edited at the same location it left F7 STEP Key In the Program File Edit mode the program file execution can be viewed one step at a time by pressing the F7 STEP key The file will be displayed as executed up to the current cursor location in the OptiSCREEN statement listing The next steps will be displayed one at a time as executed by pressing the Cursor Down key The file can also be backed up by pressing the Cursor Up key however each time the cursor is moved from one line to the next it will be interpreted as an execute order regardless of the direction the cursor is moved This may fill the screen with extraneous Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 graphics Press the Edit key to return to the program file at the point where the Step process was exited and then the Step procedure can be repeated F10 VIEW Key Other screen files may be displayed by pressing the F10 VIEW key and then entering the file number of the other file to be displayed Once again when the F5 EDIT key is pressed the display will return to the current program file being edited at the same place from which it left Note When displaying a file using the Show Step or View functions of the
12. REPEA RETUR SHIFT SPACE Figure 1 8 Keyboard Layout for the Qwerty Version of the 65 Key Keyboard This keyboard consists of a series of membrane switches that are interpreted by the logic board of the Mini When different keyboard inserts are used with the keyboard a different keyboard Type is selected from the Configuration screen The Terminal layout is Type 1 the BASIC layout is Type 2 and the Qwerty layout is Type 4 The Mini OIT Touch Screen The CRT of the Mini OIT is segmented into 4 rows by 10 columns of key pads for a total of 40 keys When the touch screen is used Type 5 keyboard must be selected in the Configuration screen The key value for each key can be programmed by the user The touch screen keys are defined by using the OptiSCREEN Editor statement MAKE TOUCH BOX Pn AT LOCATION Pn WITH VALUE Pn This command is used when designing a screen format It allows you to draw a touch box at a specific location and of a particular size and type with a user defined value See Appendix B for a complete list of values When the touch box is pressed the value is sent out the designated port or ports as it would when a key of any other keyboard was pressed Refer to Chapter 5 for details of programming the Touch Box command using the OptiSCREEN Editor GFK 0361 Chapter 1 Intr
13. Summary of Configuration Menu Options 0 eee eens Default Configuration for the Mini OIT 0 6 6 nee Communication Test Error Messages eee Character Graphics Modes and ASCII Codes Parallel Port Bit Values for User ProgrammableI OMode Escape Sequence OptiSCREEN Command eee eee Escape Sequence OptiSCREEN Command continued Escape Sequence OptiSCREEN Command continued GFK 0361B Mini Operator Interface Terminal September 1993 xii Chapter Introduction The Mini Operator Interface Terminal Mini OIT is a rugged compact conversational terminal specifically built for use as an operator s console It is intended for use with a wide variety of intelligent industrial machines that are capable of communication over a serialor parallel interface These industrial machines may be host computers CNC systems programmable controllers robots and other computer based data acquisition monitoring and control systems In this publication however the intelligent machine described will be a Programmable Logic Controller PLC such as the Series One Series Five Series Six Series 90 70 or Series 90 30 PLC from GE Fanuc Automation This chapter provides an overview of the Mini OIT The topics covered are Features of the Mini OIT General
14. Underline amp Dim Underline amp Normal Underline amp Highlight ND UOUN eoj Note Underline is a foreground attribute only The attribute shade described earlier is the combination of a dim background and highlight foreground It can be achieved using the sequence f23 f4 followed by f3 1 f4 Obviously many other versions of shade can be created using the above parameters Reverse in monochrome automatically switches the foreground and background intensities In the color mode reverse will only switch parameters 0 to 3 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Appendix STR LINKIII Communications Protocol G Backup of user memory from the Mini OIT using a STR LINK III digital tape recorder must be performed at 4800 baud or less The serial port may be configured as either the primary or secondary port but must use 8 bit no parity IBM Utility programs supplied with Release 2 1 or later of the full size OIT may be used with the Mini OIT and the standard baud rate of 9600 will work properly Experienced programmers may wish to use a personal computer or other device to back up user memory instead of a STR LINK III Digital Cartridge Recorder The following outline shows the protocol used by the Mini OIT during Save Load and Verify operations STEP Mini OIT TRANSMITS STR LINK TRANSMITS 1 DC1 11H Reader On 2 06H Acknowledge 3 UserMemor
15. B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0361 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 13 Creating the OptiSCREEN File 1 Look in the directory for file number 130 If the file does not exist move to step 2 If the file exists delete it as described before Enter the Select Edit File function from the OptiSCREEN Editor and type in the file number 130 at the prompt The screen file editor places you in an empty screen Enter the following commands to generate the screen file Mytouch File for two box touch screen demo CLEAR SCREEN CLEAR KEY TABLE MAKE TOUCH BOX 4 AT LOCATION 23 WITH VALUE 65 MAKE TOUCH BOX 4 AT LOCATION 27 WITH VALUE 66 END The CLEAR KEY TABLE command in this screen file eliminates previous specifications The MAKE TOUCH BOX commands in this screen file define the size of the touch boxes BOX style number 4 out of eight different box formats the beginning location of the touch box LOCATION 33 and LOCATION 37 as shown above and the ASCII value for the output ASCII code 65 for the letter A and 66 for the letter B For more information see the MAKE TOUCH BOX command in Chapter 5 Display the screen with the FA SHOW function key
16. Note Only the top four lines are displayed on the Mini OIT screen LOAD KEY nn WITH ESC nnn This programmable keyboard command loads a specific key with a value that you specify To use the command specify the key position as a number between 1 and 65 as shown in the figures below The following diagrams show the key position numbers associated with the keyboards which can be programmed KEYS IN COLUMN 1 ARE NOT DEFINABLE BHHBBEH BEEBE BREE HEBBU HEBBU BEEBE BHEBBH Figure 5 1 Key Location Numbers for the 65 Position Sealed Membrane Keyboard Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 242857 5 26 Mini OIT Touch Figure 5 2 Key Location Numbers for the 40 Position MiniOIT Touch Screen 342879 Specify the value of the key to be programmed as a single ASCII character vvv The capital letters A through Z are indicated by the ASCII numbers 65 through 90 and the lower case letters a through z are indicated by the ASCII numbers 97 through 122 Key Value 0to31 32 to 127 128 to 143 144 to 153 154 to 169 170to 171 172 to 175 176to 177 178 179 180 181 182 to 184 185 186to 191 192 to 204 205 to 254 255 Output When Activated Standard ASCIInon displayablecodes Standard ASCIIdisplayable codes Function key codes F1 to F16 Control 1 to Control 9 Notused IBM
17. Once you select Multidrop operation in the Configuration Menu the system requires you to specify an address between 00 and 99 Although addresses may fall between 00 and 99 you are limited to a maximum of 16 slaves depending on cable lengths connection quality and the communications baud rate The 00 to 99 address identifies one of the 16 Mini OITs for later operations On power up or when first selecting multidrop operation the OIT automatically disables itself from receiving or transmitting data When you select Multidrop operation in the Configuration Menu the Mini OIT automatically selects Software handshaking and Echo operation e Software handshaking uses the or DC1 and XOFF or DC3 codes to prevent transmission overruns RS 422 multidrop operation requires this method since it does not offer RTS and CTS signals Also RS 422 multidrop operation does not allow the message data to use the DC1 or codes Echooperation displays operator keystrokes on the screen immediately even though the host has not yet received the data For special requirements or when the polling of Mini OITs takes place at high speeds No Echo operation can be used The host however must select No Echo mode by sending the Mini OIT the appropriate escape sequence You the user can select hardware handshaking With the multidrop protocol hardware handshaking operates the same as no handshaking allowing you to use the protocol i
18. 244766 44766 0 o 0 o MINI 0 0 00 00 05 0 0 SERIES SIX 0 0 SERIAL o Q0 nde PORT o 00 0 0 0 0 o 00 0 le A 0 25 PIN 25 PIN A 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE CHASSIS GROUND MALE FEMALE Figure 3 7 RS 422 Point to Point Communication Mini OIT Serial Port to Port to Series Five ASCII BASIC Module Port 1 or Port 2 PIN PIN 344767 o SERIES FIVE 0 ASCII BASIC m 0 MODULE 0 DTE DTE 0 PORT OR SERIAL 05 RORTA PORT 00 9 00 FEMALE 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE INSTALL FOR PORT 2 ONLY OF SERIES FIVE ABM MODULE Figure 3 8 RS 232C Point to Point Communication No Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Five ASCII BASIC Module Port 2 3 10 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 44768 o 0 SERIES 4 0 FIVE 0 ASCII BASIC MINI OIT 0 0 MODULE 00 2 SERIAL 0 9 PIN PORT 00 FEMALE 00 0 00 0 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE EXTERNAL 150 RESISTOR Figure 3 9 RS 422 Point to Point Communication No Handshaking Mini OIT Serial to Series 90 70 PCM Module Port 1 or Port 2 844771 SERIES 90 70 PCM DTE MINI OIT DTE SERIAL PORT ooooooco oooooooco 25 MALE FEMALE Figure 3 10 RS 232 Point to Point Communication with Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 70 PCM Module Port 1 or Port 2 844772 o 0 0 0 00 00 0 0 0 0 SERIE
19. BLINK DISPLAY SELECT FUNCTION EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK RESET ATTRIBUTES MOVE TO 12 5 DISPLAY F1 Hoist Control MOVE TO 14 5 DISPLAY F2 Rectifier Control REVERSED MAKE TOUCH BOX 1 AT LOCATION 25 WITH VALUE 66 MAKE TOUCH BOX 1 AT LOCATION 35 WITH VALUE 67 DOUBLE WIDE MOVE TO 10 35 DISPLAY F1 MOVE TO 14 35 DISPLAY F2 RESET ATTRIBUTES MOVE TO 16 43 BOX 8 X 38 MOVE TO 10 45 DOUBLE WIDE BRIGHT DISPLAY RUN TIME MOVE TO 14 45 DISPLAY FAULTS RESET ATTRIBUTES SUPPLEMENTAL MOVE TO 10 63 DISPLAY 4 MOVE TO 11 63 DISPLAY 4 MOVE TO 14 63 DISPLAY 4 MOVE TO 15 63 DISPLAY 4 EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL MOVE TO 10 65 DISPLAY Today MOVE TO 11 65 DISPLAY Week MOVE TO 14 65 DISPLAY Today MOVE TO 15 65 DISPLAY Week F DIM MOVE TO 10 72 DISPLAY ENQ ENQ MOVE TO 11 72 DISPLAY ENQ MOVE TO 14 74 DISPLAY ENQ MOVE TO 15 74 DISPLAY ENQ END Now That You ve Started This chapter outlined a number of the basic capabilities of the Mini OIT The rest of this 2 16 manual expands on the information presented here the action to be taken These statements construct the touch boxes for sending the selection back to the host If you do not have the touch screen you will not include the touch box commands but will use keys o
20. Chapter 6 Utility Programs for the IBM PC This chapter describes how to use the utility programs provided on diskette which aid in the development of application pro grams and screens AppendixA Outline and Mounting Drawings Appendix B ASCII Codes and Special Character Sets Appendix C Screen Programming Template Appendix D ANSI Escape Sequences for PLCs Appendix E VT52 Escape Sequences AppendixF Function Key Operations Appendix STR LINK Communications Protocol iii Preface Related Publications e GEK 25398 Series Six Programmable Controller ASCII BASIC Module User s Manual e GEK 0269 Series Five Programmable Controller ASCII BASIC Module User s Manual e GFK 0249 Series One Programmable Controller ASCII BASIC Module User s Manual e GFK 0255 Series 90 Programmable Controller PCM User s Manual We Welcome Your Comments and Suggestions At GE Fanuc Automation we strive to produce quality technical documentation After you have used this manual please take a few moments to complete and return the Reader s Comment Card located on the next page iv Mini Operator Interface Terminal September 1993 GFK 0361 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Introduction Contents Features of the Mini OIT 0 cece eee eee General Operation of the Mini OIT Creating the Screen Format eese Transferring Data Between the Host PLC and the Mini OIT Feature Comparison
21. Cursor Moves the cursor up one or nn rows VERTICALBAR GRAPH nn ff mm Graphics Generates a vertical bar graph nn whole cells up ff 0 to 99 fractional cells up and mm maximum cells up Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Chapter Utility Programs for the IBM PC 6 Introduction With only a keyboard and the Mini you can create append and delete screen files as well as program the function keys Included with each Mini OIT is a set of utility programs intended to enhance screen editing operations These utility programs are provided on a floppy diskette under the manufacturer s logo These programs as well as the following material describing their application are provided through GE Fanuc Automation by the manufacturer of the Mini OIT to aid in the development of application programs and screens Note With respect to these utility programs GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc makes no warranty or representation whatsoever and the entire risk of whatever kind arising out of the use of such programs is assumed by the user Starting Up the Utilities If you are using the utilities on a GE Fanuc Automation computer such as the Workmaster or Cimstar computer you must first change the IWS BAT file from BASICA IWS C 20000 to GWBASIC IWS C 20000 and put GWBASIC in the Path of the computer Note GWBASIC is compatible with BASICA A3 10 therefore GWBASIC can be subs
22. The lines used for the box outline are two character dots wide and two scan lines high Both the row specification rr and the column specification cc must be greater than or equal to 2 The BOX command does not change the existing text within a box Example 1 Draw two boxes surrounding text in the center of the screen The first box outlines the text as closely as possible The second box borders the entire screen MOVE TO 6 36 DISPLAY GE Fanuc MOVE TO 7 35 BOX 3 x 10 MOVE TO 15 1 BOX 15 x 80 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Start here MOVE TO 15 1 BOX 15 x 80 Example 2 Character attributes affect both text and boxes For example if you create a box after a DOUBLE WIDE command the box covers twice as many characters cells as the command states since the system doubles the box width The following commands draw two double wide text messages surrounded by boxes The first box appears as a double wide box and the second box appears with normal character attributes DOUBLE WIDE MOVE TO 5 20 DISPLAY BOX 1 MOVE TO 6 18 BOX 3x 7 MOVE TO 15 20 DISPLAY BOX 2 EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK MOVE TO 16 19 BOX 3 x 11 EMPTY BOX rr X ESC z rrr ccc e This command creates an empty box This command erases any text or graphics that previously appeared in the boxed region rr specifies the number of rows up from the cursor that the box extends c
23. 1 146 92 Ctrl 2 147 93 Ctrl 3 148 94 Ctrl 4 149 95 Ctrl 5 150 96 Ctrl 6 151 97 Ctrl 7 152 98 Ctrl 8 153 99 Ctrl 9 end control keys 154 9A notused 169 A9 170 AA IBM special key codes 171 AB 172 AC notused 175 AF 176 B0 IBM special key codes 177 B1 178 B2 Cursor down 179 B3 IBM special key code page down 180 B4 181 5 notused 182 B6 Cursorright 183 B7 Home 184 B8 Up 185 B9 IBM special key code page up 186 BA notused 191 BF 192 C0 IBM special key codes 204 CC 205 CD not used 254 FE 255 FF no keystroke B 4 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Supplemental Standard Graphics Set From the Standard Character Set you can enter the Supplemental Standard Graphics Set with the OptiSCREEN SUPPLEMENTAL command Return to the Standard Character Set with the EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL command The Supplemental Standard Set includes the following
24. 18 12 Ctrl R DC2 device control 2 19 13 Ctrl S DC3 device control 3 XOFF 20 14 Ctrl T DC4 device control 4 21 15 Ctrl U NAK negative acknowledge 22 16 Ctrl V SYN synchronous idle 23 17 Ctrl W ETB end of transmission block 24 18 Ctrl X CAN cancel escape sequence 25 19 Ctrl Y EM end of medium 26 1A Ctrl Z SUB substitute 27 1B Ctrl left square bracket ESC esc B 1 Decimal Hex Character Description 28 1C Ctrl backslash FS file separator 29 1D Ctrl rightsquare bracket GS group separator 30 1E Ctrl caret RS record separator 31 1F Ctrl underscore US unit separator 32 20 Space 33 21 exclamationpoint 34 22 doublequotation mark 35 23 hatch number sign or pound 36 24 dollarsign 37 25 percentsign 38 26 amp ampersand 39 27 s apostrophe or single right quote 40 28 left or open parenthesis 41 29 rightor close parenthesis 42 2A asteriskorstar 43 2B plussign 44 2C comma 45 2D minus sign hyphen or dash 46 2E period or dot 47 2F slash or forwardslash 48 30 0 zero 49 31 1 50 32 2 51 33 3 52 34 4 53 35 5 54 36 6 55 37 7 56 38 8 57 39 9 58 3A colon 59 3B semicolon 60 3C lt less than 61 3D equals 62 3E gt greater than 63 questionmark 64 40 atsign 65 41 A beginuppercaseletters 66 42 B 67 43 C 68 44 D 69 45
25. Although nothing happens you can press one of the on screen keys you just defined Creating a Sample Screen Format A sample screen format is shown in the figure below The sample format can be created by typing in the program which is listed after the figure The format includes a variety of OptiSCREEN statements to help you become familiar with the overall characteristics of screen programming To execute the sample screen that follows select keyboard type 5 from the Configuration menu if you have the touch screen model If you do not have the touch screen Mini OIT Touch select the type you would be using for normal operations Note A screen may not be displayed correctly if the configuration settings when it was created are different from when it is recalled for example if type 5 keyboard is selected at the time of creation and type 1 is selected when recalled If the configuration needs to be changed while on line be sure to reset it to the proper state before displaying a new screen Mini Operator Interface Termainal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 42838 eme 000000000 AUTO PLATER SELECT FUNCTION RUN TIME F1 Hoist Control FAULTS F2 Rectifier Control Figure 2 4 Sample Screen Format The Sample Program Comments explaining how the sample program works are included in the listing The recommended method for entering the program is as follows 1 Enter a single block of p
26. HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPH 4 35 10 Example 2 The count of an inventory item falls between 5 and 50 Generate a horizontal bar graph that uses a maximum of 12 cells Show a level of 32 items 1 Determine the range of the variable to be graphed Range Maximum Minimum 50 5 55 2 Determine the maximum number of character cells for the graph mm 12 3 Decide the scaled actual value for the graph Scaled value Graph amount mm Range 32 12 55 6 98 4 Determine the number of whole character cells for the graph nn INT Scaled value INT 6 98 6 5 Determine the percentage of the remaining character to be graphed ff Scaled value nn 100 6 98 6 100 98 The resulting bar graph command HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPH 6 98 12 VERTICALBAR GRAPH nn ff ESC nnn fff mmm v This command makes a vertical bar graph that reaches up toward the top of the screen nn represents the number of whole cells for the graphed item in the bar nn must be expressed as an integer to represent whole character cells ff represents the percentage of a single cell for the bar ff must be expressed as an integer from 0 to 99 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 mm represents the maximum number of cells for the bar When you invoke this command it generates a bar of whole and fractional cells specified by nn and ff The command erases any previous bar The bars use the
27. one line so that each double size character appears two character cells tall and one character cell wide Since these commands are line attribute commands only double size characters can appear on the lines specified The RESET LINE ATTRIBUTES command resets the DOUBLE SIZE TOP BOTTOM attribute as well as all line attributes to single height and single width characters Example Display a single line of double sized text MOVE TO 4 20 DOUBLE SIZE TOP LINE DISPLAY ALPHA CORP MOVE TO 5 20 DOUBLE SIZE BOTTOM LINE DISPLAY ALPHA CORP MOVE TO 9 20 DOUBLE SIZE TOP LINE DISPLAY Distribution System MOVE TO 10 20 DOUBLE SIZE BOTTOM LINE DISPLAY Distribution System DOUBLE WIDE LINE ESC 6 This command establishes double wide characters for an entire line of characters on the screen Example Display a single line of double wide text and a line of normal text MOVE TO 5 20 DOUBLE WIDE LINE DISPLAY Sprayer Operating MOVE TO 10 26 DISPLAY Do not change setting SINGLE SIZE LINE ESC 5 This command establishes an entire line of single sized characters on the screen An example of this command appears below under the RESET LINE ATTRIBUTES command RESETLINE ATTRIBUTES ESC 0 This command resets all line attributes to the default operating mode with single height and single width characters Example Display the words INPUT and OUTPUT with double wide characters After each of the words display loc
28. 3 19 Parallel Port Wiring to a Series One PLC Figure 3 20 Memory Socket and Jumper Locations for the Mini OIT Figure 3 21 CRT Controls for the Mini OIT Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 Figure 5 1 Figure 5 2 Figure A 1 Figure A 2 The Configuration Menu Serial Port Loop Back Diagram Parallel Port Loop Back Diagram The OptiSCREEN Editor Menu Key Location Numbers for the 65 Position Sealed Membrane Keyboard Key Location Numbers for the 40 Position MiniOIT Touch Screen Dimensions of the Mini OIT Mounting Diagram for the Mini OIT GFK 0561B Contents Mini Operator Interface Terminal September 1993 xi 3 19 3 26 3 27 3 29 4 4 4 11 4 11 4 15 5 25 5 26 A 1 A 1 Table 1 1 Table 3 1 Table 3 2 Table 3 3 Table 3 4 Table 3 5 Table 3 6 Table 3 7 Table 4 1 Table 4 2 Table 4 3 Table 5 1 Table 5 2 Table D 1 Table D 1 Table D 1 Contents Feature Comparison Between OIT Models Parallel Port Connections for Easy Display Mode Data Kind Selections Ere re eee ec exu Numeric Data Length Selections e Length of ASCII Encoded Data eee Calling Up Messages Using e Parallel Port Bit Values for User ProgrammableI OMode Mini OIT Memory Bank Socket and Jumper Positions
29. 3 2 Data Kind Selections DKS1 DKSO KIND OF DATA LOW LOW Alpha numerid ASCII character LOW HIGH MESSAGE screen file number interpreted as binary HIGH LOW BCD number also hexadecimal HIGH HIGH BINARY number Note When BCD is selected digit codes which are greater than 9 are displayed as hexadecimal characters A to GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation 3 21 Numeric Length 0 and 1 These lines determine how many bytes will be input to form a number Used only for BCD and BINARY numbers Table 3 3 Numeric Data Length Selections NLO NO BYTES LOW LOW 1 Byte LOW HIGH 2 Bytes HIGH LOW 3 Bytes HIGH HIGH 4 Bytes The most significant byte of a numeric value is input first the least significant byte is input last The number is converted to an ASCII encoded numeric value when this least significant byte is received Note that the length of the converted numeric value is determined by the number of bytes that are received The state of NL1 and NLO when the first byte of a numeric value is received determines how many bytes are to follow If all numbers are to have the same number of bytes then NL1 and NLO can simply be held at the constant levels which well reflect the selected numeric length Negative Indicates to the Mini OIT numeric formatter that a minus sign should be displayed with the number It is used only with BCD or BINARY data This signal should be presented along with any byte of the numbe
30. Cable and Connector Specifications The following list provides the specifications for the construction of cables to connect the Mini OIT to a host device Cable connector to serial port Female D subminiature type Cannon DB 25S with DB110963 3 hood or equivalent standard RS 232C connector e Maximum cable length 50 feet 15 meters for RS 232C 4000 feet 1200 meters for RS 422 Overall shield Recommended Tie the shield to the chassis ground at one end only See the wiring diagrams below for more information Minimum wire specification 24 AWG Cable recommendations The Belden 9184 the Belden 9302 and the NEC 222P1SLCBT cables provide acceptable operation at data rates of up to 19 2K baud and distances of up to 4000 feet for RS 422 ports Refer to your application or device manual for additional information about connections to the host or peripherals Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 When using the RS 422 port you should match the twisted pairs so that both transmit signals make up one twisted pair and both receive signals make up the other twisted pair If you ignore this crossover cross talk affecting the performance of the communication system can result from the mismatching When routing communications cables outdoors use transient suppression devices to reduce the possibility of damage due to lightning or static discharge Also make sure that both the OIT an
31. Edit key F1 UTIL Key The F1 UTIL key will call the OptiSCREEN Editor menu to the screen Even during a file editing session the F1 key may be used to access the functions in the OptiSCREEN Editor Menu F2 EXIT Key The F2 EXIT key enables the terminal to leave the OptiSCREEN Edit mode and provides the option of saving the changes and renumbering the file that was being edited If the changes are saved but the file is not renumbered the old version of the file will be replaced by the new version A renumbered file will be saved under the new number and the old file will remain in its original state After a save or renumber operation is completed the display returns to the main Configuration menu F5 EDIT Key From the OptiSCREEN Editor menu the Edit key can be used to initiate an editing session on a screen file A prompt will be displayed asking for the number of the file to be edited When the file number is input the terminal calls up the OptiS CREEN program file in the Edit mode Editing can be done as described in preceding paragraphs When one of the other special function keys is in operation Show or Step for example the Edit key is used to return to the Program File Edit mode Note During editing if another function is selected that conflicts with the current file editing process the message SAVE EDITED CHANGES Y or N appears It requires an operator response before the new operation can be performed
32. End of Line Controls Entering OptiSCREEN Statements 4 19 Entering the File Edit Function Erasing and Editing Erasing and Editing Commands 5 14 Escape 4 21 Escape Sequence Type 4 7 Example Data Fill Operation 5 30 EXIT Ib F2 Key 1 16 EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK ESC Ib 22m 5 7 EXIT QUAD ESC Ib 17m EXITSUPPLEMENTAL ESC Ib 10m or 51 Exiting the Configuration Menu Extended Memory Operations 4 12 Extended Memory Test F Feature Comparison Between OIT Mod els 1 6 Features of the Mini Configuration Screen 1 2 Keyboards 1 2 OptiSCREEN Editor Serial and Parallel Interface Size Touch Screen Capability File Display 2 File Editing Operations 4 17 FILL BOX rr WITH a ESC rrr ccc b 5 20 Front and Right Side View of the Mini OIT Function Keys 4 20 GFK 0361 0361 G General Operation of the Mini OTT 1 2 Generating Boxes and Boxed Regions Graphics 5 2 Graphics Commands 5 18 H Handshaking with RS 232C Signals 3 7 Handshaking with RS 422 Signals Handshaking Parallel Port HOME ESC Ib H or ESC Ib t b 4 HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPH nn ff mm ESC Ib nnn fff mmm h How Multidrop Operation Works INDEX ESC D INPUTPARALLELDATA _ Esc Ib gt i 5 28 INSERT LINE ESC Ib L Inserting and Deleting Characters 4 18 Inserting and Deleting Lines 4 18 Inserting 5 16 Installing
33. Ground Applying 220 Volts AC damages this unit and voids the user warranty Make sure that the voltage corresponds to the voltage requirement indicated on the identification label located on the rear panel of the unit Consult the factory if you require a different voltage 3 2 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Battery Replacement The Mini OIT uses a lithium battery to maintain the user memory for screens and data files The battery has a nominal shelf life of five years and maintains the user memory for up to a year depending upon the amount of memory installed Lithium batteries cannot be recharged Do not discard the lithium battery in fire Do not short the battery The battery may burn or release hazardous materials if damaged Replace the battery with an identical lithium battery The battery assembly consists of a battery with a short cable and a mating connector a44157 Figure 3 2 Battery Assembly To replace a battery in the Mini OIT perform the following steps Unlike the battery installation procedure you do have to remove the bottom panel of the chassis to replace the battery 1 Unplug the Mini OIT from the main power source High voltages are present in the terminal while power is connected even if the unit is turned off 2 Place the Mini OIT face down on a non abrasive surface Position the unit so the bottom is facing you 3 Locate and remo
34. Keys iie ilerum is Gk ab Bede ged ERR aad eed 4 20 Miscellaneous Keys e 4 20 Control Keys x os ones boobs deett eta anol tate tes vibe 4 21 Private Control Keys eese cette re Ee ee Eee ss 4 21 GFK 0361B Mini Operator Interface Terminal September 1993 vii Contents Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 1 OptiSCREEN Command Types 5 1 Comment and End of File 5 1 etn eed A E 5 1 Character Attribute Siw ony 5 1 Line Attribute sioe ee ERR d e e ERE dus 5 1 IDISPIAY rrp ee tet cde aussi acs 5 2 FileDisplay ee d o AN a eec 5 2 Erasing and Editing iisti nea 5 2 Graphics BERT 5 2 Programmable Keyboard Touch Screen and Function Key 5 2 User ProgrammableI O ModeCommands 5 2 Data Fill Operations I 5 2 Conventions for the OptiSCREEN Commands 52 The Comment Command and the End of File Command 5 3 Cursor Commands sies eese he Ee ROO nde 5 3 Controlling the Appearance of the Cursor 5 3 Controlling the Location of the Cursor 5 4 Character Attribute Commands 66 cece eee ee 5 6 Comparison of Various Character Attribute Modes
35. Memory Installing the AC Power Installing the Battery Introduction K Keyboard Operation Keyboards Used with the Mini OIT 1 7 L LEFT ESCI Ib D Line Attribute Index Line Attribute Commands LINE Tor E rrr f ESC Ib rrr y LOAD FUNCTION KEY nn WITH text ESC nnn t text 5 27 LOAD KEY nn WITH ESC nnn r LOADKEYTABLE nn gt 10 r 5 27 Local Mode 7 MAKE TOUCH nn AT LOCATION pp WITH VALUE vvv ESC Ib gt nnn 5 27 Manufacturing Cycle Test Memory Test Mini OIT Mini Oit Touch Screen Mode of Operation 4 7 Modes of Operation 4 Modifying the Configuration 4 4 Mounting the Mini OIT MOVE TO ESCI Ib rrr f Multidrop Operations NEW LINE ESC E 5 4 NO CURSOR or DISABLE CURSOR ESC Ib 5h NORMAL ESC Ib 32m Number of Stop Bits 4 9 O On Line Mode OptiSCREEN Command Reference b 1 OptiSCREEN Command Types 5 1 OptiSCREEN Editor Menu 4 14 OptiSCREEN Editor Menu Operations 4 15 Delete File s 4 15 Index 3 Index Index 4 Print Current Edit File Print Director 4 15 Print 15 Print Syntax List 4 15 Receive File 4 1 Select Edit File Select Printer Receive 15 Select Screen Bank 4 OptiSCREEN Editor Menu Q eedem 5 1 sPrint Current Edit File 4 1 OptiSCREEN Editor Menu Operation sPrint Syntax List OptiSCREEN Editor Men
36. Off Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 OUTPUT PARALLELDATA nnn Escj nnno This command outputs data to the parallel port nnn specifies a decimal value corresponding to the desired status of each bit This decimal value is calculated by adding the decimal value in the table under the PARALLEL I O MODE command of each bit to be On Example Turn data bits 1 and 8 of the parallel port On The sum of the decimal values of bits 1 and 8 is 258 OUTPUT PARALLEL DATA 288 Data Fill Operations In many situations you will want to create a screen file that includes numerous blanks for the host to later fill in with data In order to fill in these blanks the host must perform some form of cursor positioning before sending the data for the blank field To simplify the cursor positioning the Screen Display and Data Fill escape sequence Esc gt n f has been developed To perform this operation you will normally create two screen files using the OptiSCREEN Editor Screen file 1 will contain the text portion of the screen only Screen file 2 will contain special place holders in the form of Ctrl E characters where data from the host is to be sent First the host will display file 1 the text portion of the screen using the Screen Display escape sequence Esc n w Next when the host is ready to send data it will use the Screen Display and Data Fill escape s
37. OptiSCREEN Editor the file will be displayed using the configuration that was saved from the main Configuration screen Those functions which affect the display of screens such as Wrap or Auto LE etc should be saved prior to using the editor Entering the File Edit Function To enter the File Edit function follow the procedure below 1 Press either the F5 EDIT key or the Select Edit File operation number 1 from the OptiSCREEN Editor menu The message Type file number will appear 2 Typein the number of the file you wish to create or if you wish to edit an existing file the number of the file you wish to edit Then press the Return key Once a screen file is selected for edit and the program is displayed you can perform a variety of operations such as SHOW and STEP and then return immediately to the program of the file being edited by pressing the F5 EDIT key If you wish to edit a different file use the Select Edit File operation File Editing Operations When you enter the Edit function the screen clears and the cursor type selected if selected appears in the upper left corner of the screen You can now type the various statements described in Chapter 5 GFK 0361 Chapter 4 Operation 4 17 There are number of editing operations that will help you construct a program for a screen format These are explained below Entering OptiSCREEN Commands The OptiSCREEN Editor does not require com mands to be spelled out in
38. Screen Bank 01 can be tested by selecting it as the default screen bank The test is also made before a directory is displayed The message USE CONTROL C TO INITIALIZE SCREENS will be displayed if the test fails Pressing Ctrl C will initialize that bank pressing any other key will terminate the operation being performed The default screen bank will be reset to Bank 00 Note Itis especially important that screen memory be initialized before screen creation display or directory commands are invoked Use of these commands prior to initializing screen memory may prevent proper operation of many other commands The test is not performed when a screen file is displayed appended stored or transmitted If a bank is selected as the temporary screen bank by including the bank number in the command and that bank is not in screen file bank format results are undefined One possible error message is MEMORY FULL GFK 0361 Chapter 4 Operation 4 13 The OptiSCREEN Editor The OptiSCREEN Editor is a built in screen development and editing system available on the Mini OIT It is accessed by selecting the Edit mode from the Configuration menu Note The OptiSCREEN Editor is compatible with the ANSI and VT 100 operating modes only VT 52 mode is not supported The OptiSCREEN Editor was designed for use with a full travel IBM PC XT compatible QWERTY style keyboard It is possible to use the editor with the sealed keyboards but some functions w
39. and easy to read messages on the alpha numeric information binary or binary coded decimal BCD numbers may be input and displayed in the messages Messages and numbers may also be sent to a printer or any other device that has a serial input port Table 3 1 Parallel Port Connections for Easy Display Mode PIN BIT FUNCTION 6 0 DO Data 0 7 1 D1 Data 1 8 2 D2 Data2 9 3 D3 Data3 10 4 D4 Data 4 11 5 D5 Data5 12 6 D6 Data 6 13 7 D7 Data7 16 8 DKSO Data Kind Select 0 17 9 DKS1 Data Kind Select 1 18 10 NLO Numeric Length0 19 11 Numeric Length 1 20 12 NEG Negative 21 13 75 ZeroSuppress 22 14 PRNT Print 23 15 DV Data Valid Data Inputs 0 7 The Mini OIT will interpret the inputs on lines 00 07 as alpha numeric characters or MESSAGE BCD or BINARY numbers depending on the status of the Data Kind Select signals data signal inputs will be discrete binary numbers Alpha numeric Binary and BCD Format data are displayed and used as file fill data Alpha numeric data uses the same codes listed in Appendix B The MESSAGE number selects a MESSAGE screen file to be displayed The MESSAGE number is interpreted as a binary number BCD data is in packed BCD format and is displayed as a decimal number A single byte may have values from 00 to 99 Binary data is displayed as received and may have a single byte value from 0 to 255 Data Kind Select 0 and 1 These lines determine which kind of data is being input Table
40. boxes used to clearly present the data Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 The figure below illustrates a typical screen format 242838 AUTO PLATER SELECT FUNCTION RUNTIME Week F1 Hoist Control FAULTS Today F2 Rectifier Control B Week Figure 1 2 Typical Screen Format Created Using the OptiSCREEN Editor Transferring Data Between the Host PLC and the Mini OIT The Mini OIT features two separate ways in which to connect the Mini OIT to the PLC Through the Serial Port to a BASIC language processing module such as the PCM or ASCII BASIC module in the PLC Through the Parallel Port directly to 5 V TTL I O modules of the PLC These methods for transferring data are described very briefly below Refer to later chapters for more details Transferring Data Through the Serial Port The serial port includes an RS 232 or an RS 422 interface which can be connected to an intelligent module such as the ASCII BASIC module This module runs the BASIC programming language which can acquire data from the PLC manipulate it if necessary and transfer it to the Mini OIT so it can be displayed in the applicable screen format The ASCII BASIC module also retrieves operator entered data and key presses to be acted upon by the PLC GFK 0361 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 The figures below show the connections for a serial configuration using the Mini OIT
41. characters You can enable or disable software handshaking via software On initial power up the system disables software handshaking After you select software handshaking XON or XOFF codes from the host control the flow of data from the OIT The Mini OIT handles hardware handshaking with the following signals The Mini uses the RTS Request To Send output signal on pin 4 of the RS 232 interface to indicate when the FIFO buffer can accept additional characters The host asserts the CTS Clear To Send signal on pin 5 before the OIT transmits any data The Mini OIT always asserts the DTR Data Terminal Ready output signal on pin 20 when power is on For either hardware or software handshaking the host computer must be set up to handle the handshaking information If the host computer does not support handshaking signals set the Mini OIT for hardware handshaking and jumper the DTR GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation 3 7 output pin 20 to the CTS input pin 5 on the Mini Then the host ignores the RTS signal from the Mini OIT The Mini OIT cannot control the flow of data from the host in this situation so the application program must be written to ensure that the input buffer on the Mini OIT does not overflow Handshaking with RS 422 Signals The Mini OIT does not support the hardware handshaking signals described above as equivalent RS 422 signals With RS 422 signals the Mini OIT supports software handshaki
42. characters Not more than 16 keys can become function keys On a cold start the key table is initialized at the same time that the default configuration is loaded The default and user defined key values are retained in non volatile memory Touch Screen Programming Touch Screen programming is done basically the same as for the programmable keyboard except you use the MAKE TOUCH BOX command The Programmable Keyboard Touch Screen and Function Key commands are described below Displaying the Current Key Table To display the current key table from the Configuration menu select the current KEY CODES type ONE FIVE and press the F6 PERFORM key Only the first 40 keys are displayed The escape sequence for displaying the current key table is Esc gt 97 CLEARKEY TABLE ESC gt 98r This command eliminates any previous key table specifications and makes all key values null Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 DEFAULT KEY TABLE ESC gt 99r This command sets the keys to the default key table as shown below A B E D E G H I J 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A K L M Q R 5 T 4C 4D 50 51 52 5 54 U V w x Y Z 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5 5D 5E a b c d e f g h 5F 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 i j k 1 m n 69 6 6 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 S t u v w x y 2 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C
43. line the keyboard depending upon its layout can transmit any one of 128 ASCII characteristics serial port to a computer or other intelligent machine In the On Line mode the terminal can be configured for either Echo half duplex or No Echo full duplex operations In Echo mode the character sent will also be displayed on the screen In the No Echo mode the host computer or programmable controller must return the character before it is displayed However some of these characters will not be displayed if the computer sends them back to the OIT ASCII characters 0 31 are non displayable characters Most applications will use No Echo operations Edit Mode The Edit mode is used to access the OptiSCREEN Editor The OptiSCREEN Editor is used to create screen formats to make the display of data easy to read The screen format usually consists of the screen title explanations of the dynamic data sent from the host and any graphics such as lines and boxes used to clearly present the data Local Mode Local mode can be used for learning the use of various escape sequences and for screen creation although the OptiSCREEN Editor is normally used to create screens When the unit is in the Local mode no characters are transmitted but are dis played directly on the screen Cursor controls and escape sequences are processed im mediately by the unit The ASCII Characters and Escape Sequences listed in the appendices show the commands and specia
44. mode Enter insert character mode EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK EXITQUAD EXITSUPPLEMENTAL Exitinsert character mode Exit wrap at end of line mode FILL BOX lin X ccc WITH char HOME HORIZONTAL BARGRAPH nnn sss qqq INDEX Initialize file storage area INPUTPARALLELDATA INSERT LINE LEFTccc LINE nnn LOADFUNCTION KEY nnn WITH str LOAD KEY nnn WITH sss LOADKEY TABLEnnn MAKETOUCH BOX nnn AT LOCATION nnn WITH VALUE nnn MOVE TO lin ccc NEWLINE NORMAL NORMAL OUTPUT PARALLELDATA nnn PARALLELI OMODE nnn QUADSIZE Report cursor position Reset Altemate sequence to ESC z RESET ATTRIBUTES RESETLINE ATTRIBUTES Reset system to full screen scroll Reset to saved power up configuration Response to cursor position report RESTORE POSITION REVERSEINDEX REVERSED RIGHTccc SAVE POSITION Set hardware handshaking These escape sequences have no OptiSCREEN equivalent and are normally used by the host GFK 0361 Appendix D ANSI Escape Sequences for PLCs D 3 Table 0 1 Escape Sequence OptiSCREEN Command continued gt 131 Set software handshaking ESC 14m Shade dim background bright foreground ESC 5 SINGLESIZE LINE ESC nnn nnnr SCROLL LINES nnn TO nnn ESC 5n Status Report Returns ESC On ESC gt 11h STEADY CURSOR ESCH1m or SO SUPPLEMENTAL ESC gt nnnx Transmit file nnn out primary port ESC gt dx Transmitfile directory out primary port ESC p or
45. move to step 2 If the file exists delete it as described before Enter the Select Edit File function from the OptiSCREEN Editor and type in the file number 120 at the prompt The screen file editor places you in an empty screen Enter the following commands to generate the screen file 120 Calling another screen file CLEAR SCREEN BRIGHT MOVE TO 10 10 DISPLAY FILE 110 NORMAL MOVE TO 10 20 DISPLAY FILE 110 DIM MOVE TO 10 30 DISPLAY FILE 110 END The DISPLAY FILE command in this screen file causes the system to display the contents of screen file 110 in the locations and in the modes that you specify Mini Operator Interface Termainal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 4 display the screen file at your Mini OIT press the F6 SHOW function key Note the location and brightness of the graphics as they appear on the screen 5 Press the F5 EDIT function key to return to the screen file for further editing At this point you can make changes to the commands in the screen file 6 Save the File as described before Programming the Touch Screen This section of the Getting Started chapter is designed for users with a touch screen on their Mini OIT In this section you create a screen file which includes OptiTOUCH commands Skip this section of the chapter if your Mini OIT does not offer a touch screen Configuring the Mini OIT To make the touch screen functional you must use the Configuratio
46. must be expressed as an integer from 0 to 99 mm represents the maximum number of cells for the bar When you invoke this command it generates a bar of whole and fractional cells specified by nn and ff The command erases any previous bar The bars use the current foreground and background character attributes A single character cell appears 8 pixels wide Assuming a full 80 columns for a bar this results in as many as 640 pixel formed bars 8 80 for a bar graph Typically dynamic bar graphs would be generated through a series of escape sequences issued by the host instead of through the OptiSCREEN command Example 1 Temperatures fall between 0 and 100 degrees Generate a horizontal bar graph that uses a maximum of 10 cells Show a temperature of 43 5 degrees 1 Determine the range of the variable to be graphed Range Maximum Minimum Range 100 0 Range 100 GFK 0361 Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 21 2 Determine the maximum number of character cells for the graph mm 10 3 Decide the scaled actual value for the graph Scaled value Graph amount mm Range Scaled value 43 5 10 100 Scaled value 4 35 4 Determine the number of whole character cells for the graph nn INT Scaled value nn INT 4 35 nn 4 5 Determine the percentage of the remaining character to be graphed ff Scaled value nn 100 ff 4 35 4 100 ff 35 The resulting bar graph command
47. new connection cannot be sent until the Mini OIT relinquishes the previous connection Therefore you may be required to specify a delay between turning off one Mini OIT and turning on another to prevent more than one Mini OIT from operating simultaneously The Mini OIT holds up to 255 characters in its buffer and generally processes over 1000 characters per second therefore a 1 8th second delay 0 125 second should be adequate unless you send a complex escape sequence such as a screen display Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Parallel Port Description The connector definitions for the parallel port connector are provided below PIN 1 242854 PIN 2 PIN PIN 1 Shield 14 Txmit Ready Input 2 Ground 15 TxmitClock Output 3 Ground 16 TxmitBitO 4 Ready Output 17 TxmitBit1 5 Clock Input 18 Txmit Bit2 6 Bit 0 19 Txmit Bit3 7 Bit 1 20 Txmit Bit4 8 Recv Bit2 21 Txmit Bit5 9 22 TxmitBit6 10 RecvBit4 23 Txmit Bit7 11 Bit5 24 5 dc 12 Recv Bit6 25 5 dc 13 RecvBit7 26 5 dc Notes e Allsignals TTL level limited to one standard TTL load Data Bits and Txmit Data Bits are active high signals Clock is an active high input Santa that indicates that Data is valid Data is loaded from th
48. part of this chapter you use the changed relative screen file 1 Callup the file 110 you created in the previous section by entering the Select Edit File function from the OptiSCREEN Editor menu 2 Delete the second line in the file MOVE TO 10 10 To do this move the cursor to the second line and press the Ctrl Del key combination After the deletion the file looks like this Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 11 3 110 Graphic file BOX 8x 8 UP 5 RIGHT 1 SUPPLEMENTAL DISPLAY bpoopc LEFT 6 DOWN 1 DISPLAY DOWN 1 LEFT 1 DISPLAY erssrd LEFT 1 UP 1 DISPLAY EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL END This is now a relative graphic screen file The commands in the file do not display the output from the file in an absolute position the commands display the output in any location that you specify Notice that the file does not contain the CLEAR SCREEN command but contains both the SUPPLEMENTAL and EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL commands An example of how to display this relative file appears in the next section of this chapter Save the file as described before in the section Creating a Text Screen File You can now generate the screen file that calls the relative screen file Calling a Screen File from Another Screen File 2 12 In this section of the chapter you call the relative screen file that you just created from another screen file 1 Look in the directory for file number 120 If the file does not exist
49. reset the scrolling function File No 2 DISPLAY Line 1 NEW LINE DISPLAY Line 2 NEW LINE DISPLAY Line 3 NEW LINE DISPLAY Line 4 NEW LINE DISPLAY Line 5 GFK 0361 Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 17 Graphics Commands The graphics commands draw boxes change the video attributes for boxed regions of the screen and draw bar graphs The BOX command draws a box around text or graphics The EMPTY BOX command draws a box and erases any text or graphics that appear inside The FILL BOX command draws box and fills it with a single character The BOX ATTRIBUTES command defines the character attributes such as color for a boxed region this is helpful for defining a color for a region Each of these box commands is described before the bar graph commands are described Generating Boxes and Boxed Regions The following commands draw boxes from the lower left hand corner of the box or define a boxed region BOX rr X ESC rrr ccc d This command creates an outlined box rr specifies the number of rows up from the cursor that the box extends cc specifies the number of columns to the right from the cursor that the box extends The system draws boxes from the lower left hand corner of the box Legal cursor positions fall between rows 1 to 25 and between columns 1 to 80 If a box exceeds a legal cursor position the box wraps around to the opposite side or opposite end of the screen
50. special key codes Notused IBM special key codes Ins End Cursor Down IBM special key code Page Down Cursor Left Notused Cursor Right Home Up key codes IBM special key code Page Up Notused IBM special key codes Notused No keystroke code Refer to Appendix B for ASCII Codes The key tables contain unshifted non control values for 65 available key positions If used with the 65 position keyboard all keys except the Reset Break Control Repeat and Shift keys become user definable The Shift and Control keys are inactive This enables you to define the ASCII code generated by any of the 65 available key positions Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Example Clear the programmable keyboard specification and load key number 1 with the letter A CLEAR SCREEN CLEAR KEY TABLE LOAD KEY 1 WITH 65 MAKE TOUCH BOX nn AT LOCATION pp WITH VALUE vvv gt nnn ppp VVV S This touch screen command loads a specific touch zone or touch key on a touch screen with a value that you specify To use the command specify the size of the touch box as nn at location pp and filled with the ASCII value vvv To determine the size and the shape of box nn specify a number between 1 and 8 as described in the table below Touch Pad How Many How Many Size Lines Columns nn High Wide High Wide Description of Box Interior 1 1 1 4 8 Boxoutline inside erased 2 1 4
51. test only MOVE TO 5 20 DISPLAY Third test MOVE TO 5 25 CLEAR LINE TO CURSOR DELETELINE ESC M This command deletes the entire line on which the cursor rests The cursor moves to the line following the deleted line The DELETE LINE command scrolls the existing text below the deleted line up the screen and adds a blank line at the bottom of the screen Example Generate five lines of text then remove the first line of text and the last two lines of text leaving lines two and three displayed MOVE TO 5 1 DISPLAY Line One NEW LINE DISPLAY Line Two NEW LINE DISPLAY Line Three NEW LINE DISPLAY Line Four NEW LINE DISPLAY Line Five MOVE TO 5 5 DELETE LINE DOWN 2 DELETE LINE DELETE LINE DELETECHARACTER ESC P This command deletes the character that the cursor covers Any characters to the right of the deleted character shift left and the cursor covers the character after the last deleted character Example Enter a line of text move to the middle of the line and delete a single character and the space following the character The result is a line that reads Test character MOVE TO 5 20 DISPLAY Test 1 character MOVE TO 5 25 DELETE CHARACTER DELETE CHARACTER Inserting Text The following commands allow you to insert text or graphics into already existing text or graphics 5 16 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 INSERT LINE ESC L T
52. the OptiSCREEN Editor 2 6 C G V VERTICAL BAR GRAPH nn ff mm ESC Ib nnn fff mmm 5 22 VIEW Ib F10 Key W Wiring for R5 422 Communications Word Length Index 5
53. the end of the screen CLEARSCREEN TO CURSOR Erasing and editing Clears the screen from the home position to the cursor CURSOR Cursor Makes the cursor visible DARKand DARK Character attribute Sets the monochrome foreground and back ground intensity to dark DEFAULT KEY TABLE Programmable keyboard Sets the programmable keyboard to the default key table DELETECHARACTER Erasing and editing Erases one character DELETELINE Erasing and editing Deletes one line DIM and DIM Character attribute Sets the monochrome foreground and background intensity to lower than normal DIM UNDERLINE Character attribute Sets the monochrome foreground intensity lev el to DIM and underlines the text DISABLECURSOR Cursor Disables cursor on the screen DISPLAY text Display Displays the string text DISPLAY FILE Filedisplay Displays OptiSCREEN file nn DISPLAY FILE nnn FROM BANK nnn Filedisplay Displays OptiSCREEN file from specified bank DOUBLESIZE TOP BOTTOM LINE Line attribute Establishes double size as the cur rent line attribute mode DOUBLEWIDE Character attribute Establishes the double wide character set as the current mode DOUBLEWIDE LINE Line attribute Establishes double wide as the current line attrib ute mode DOWN nn Cursor Moves the cursor down one or nn rows Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 EMPTY BOX rr X Graphics Creates an empty box r
54. their entirety or even spelled correctly The OptiSCREEN Editor will match up an entry with the closest actual command When the line is termi nated by pressing the Return key or moving off the line with a cursor key the line is evaluated and re displayed with the actual statement and syntax If an invalid abbreviation is used the programmer will immediately recognize that the operating statement is different from the intended statement and can correct it Scrolling the Program When a program for a screen is listed in OptiSCREEN format each line on the display is a single OptiSCREEN statement Up to 16 program lines can be displayed at one time OptiSCREEN programs that exceed 16 lines may be scrolled up or down by a page of 15 lines using the Page Up and Page Down keys When the cursor is at the top or bottom of the screen the Cursor Up and Cursor Down keys will scroll the program up or down one line at a time Pressing the Ctrl key and the Page Up key Ctrl Page Up or Ctrl Page Down moves the editor to the beginning or end of the file The Home key moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line while the End key moves it to the end of the current line Inserting and Deleting Lines Lines may be inserted or deleted Pressing Ctrl Insert will insert a new blank line in the program Pressing Ctrl Delete will delete a line from the program Inserting and Deleting Characters Characters on a line may be inser
55. to Point Communication No Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Five ASCII BASICModulePort 2 RS 422 Point to Point Communication No Handshaking Mini OIT Serial to Series 90 70 PCM Module Port 1 2 RS 232 Point to Point Communication with Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 70 PCM Module Port 1 or Port 2 RS 422 Point to Point Communication with Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 30 PCM Module Port 1 RS 232 Point to Point Communication with Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 30 PCM Module Port 2 RS 422 Point to Point Communication Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 30 PCM Module Port 2 RS 422 Multidrop 2 Wire Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Six ASCII BASIC Module RS 422 Multidrop 4 Wire Mini OIT Serial Port to Series FiveASCII BASICPort 2 RS 422 Multidrop 4 Wire Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 70 PCM Module 90 70 PCM Module Port 1 or Port 2 RS 422 Multidrop 4 Wire Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 30 PCM Module Port 2 0361 Mini Operator Interface Terminal September 1993 X 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 5 1 8 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 11 3 11 3 12 Figure 3 18 The Parallel Port Connector Figure
56. transmitted from the serial port but all characters transmitted to the serial port will be ignored Parallel and Serial Port are Primary In this configuration both the serial port and the parallel ports can receive characters Any characters entered on a touch screen mem brane keyboard or full travel keyboard are simultaneously transmitted out both the seri al and parallel ports Easy Display This configuration is specifically designed so that the Mini OIT can be used as an intelligent stored message display with a parallel interface The parallel port is connected to the host through a parallel cable This configuration allows a PLC using only the discrete outputs of a 5 V TIL Output module to initiate the display of screen files on the screen In addition to displaying stored screen files alpha numeric informa tion binary or binary coded decimal BCD numbers may also be sent to a printer or any other device that has a parallel input port When Easy Display mode is selected on the Configuration screen a filter time is also displayed This number represents the number of poll times that the input data must be read without changing before the data is accepted as valid information This value can be set from 1 to 255 for noise filter times from 1 04 milliseconds to 266 milliseconds User Programmable In this configuration the Mini OIT can be programmed by the user to select the I O status of all 16 parallel signallines Each line can b
57. 00 2000 2400 4800 9600 19 2 K 38 4 K Parity Even Mark Space Odd None Number of Stop Bits 7 bit 8 bit Type of Handshaking Hard Soft CommunicationType Point to Point Multidrop Serial BrallelPortConfigurations Serial is Primary Parallelis Auxiliary Parallel is Primary Serial is Auxiliary Serial and Parallel are Primary Easy Display Filter time 5 User Programmable Filter time 5 Confidence Tests DiagnosticCommunications Display Test Pattern Extended Memory ExtendedMemory Save Screens00 to Internal01 Recall Internal01 to Screens 00 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 The default configuration as shipped from the factory or in the event of the loss of battery back up is as follows Table 4 2 Default Configuration for the Mini OIT Localmode Keyboard CodeTHREE ANSIescapesequences 9600 Baud Echo Off Even Parity Send Any Case 7 Bit Word Wrap at End of Line Off 1 Stop Bit Auto Line feed Off HardwareHandshaking Blinking Blockcursor Point Io Pointcommunications Mode of Operation On Line Mode The On Line mode is the normal operating mode after the Mini OIT is installed and ready for normal everyday operations This is also the mode used for program ming a remote device such as the ASCII BASIC module The On Line mode is especially use ful for simulating and testing the communication sequences and protocol used with a remote device When the unit is on
58. 1 0361 PARALLEL I O MODE nnn nnn is the numeric parameter which determines the input output mode of each discrete signal If nnn is 0 zero all 16 signals will be used as outputs If nnn is 65535 maximum value all signals will be used as inputs For example if nnn is 28 4 8 16 bits 2 3 and 4 will be inputs and all others will be outputs Esc nnnp This escape sequence is equivalent to the OptiSCREEN MODE command Esc p This escape sequence is the same as above except that all 16 signals are used as inputs The PARALLEL I O MODE command or equivalent escape sequence automatically turns off any signals that were programmed as outputs Inputting Parallel Data To input the status of the discrete signals use either the INPUT PARALLELDATA command or the equivalent escape sequence as explained below INPUT PARALLEL DATA This OptisCREEN command reads the On Off status of the 16 signals as a decimal number Esc gt i This escape sequence performs the same operation as the OptiSCREEN command Esc nnni When this escape sequence is used is received the value of nnn is displayed Outputting Parallel Data To output parallel data use the OUTPUT PARALLELDATA nnn command or the equivalent escape sequence as explained below OUTPUT PARALLEL DATA nnn This OptiSCREEN command outputs data based on the decimal value nnn explained before For example if bits 0 through 7 have been set up as out
59. 16 Box outline inside erased 3 2 1 8 8 Box outline inside erased 4 2 2 8 16 Box outline inside erased 5 1 1 4 8 Boxoutlineonly 6 1 2 4 16 Box outline only 7 2 1 8 8 Box outline only 8 2 2 8 16 Boxoutlineonly The system determines all boxes from the lower left corner of location pp Location pp specifies the number between 1 and 40 of the touch pad key as shown above in the LOAD KEY nn WITH vvv command Example Use the MAKE TOUCH BOX nn AT LOCATION pp WITH VALUE vvv command to create a box at location 37 two touch keys by two touch keys large and specify that the system fill the large box with the letter B CLEAR SCREEN CLEAR KEY TABLE Create the box and fill it with the letter B MAKE TOUCH BOX 4 AT LOCATION 37 WITH VALUE 66 LOADKEY TABLE nn ESC gt 10n This programmable keyboard command loads a predefined key table Specify key table nn as a number 1 2 or 4 to correspond with Terminal BASIC and QWERTY keyboard layouts Example Load key table 1s CLEAR SCREEN CLEAR KEY TABLE LOAD KEY TABLE 1 LOAD FUNCTION KEY nn WITH text ESC nnn t text ETX This function key command loads function key nn with a value text Specify nn as a function key number between 1 and 16 inclusive Example Load function key F12 with the RUN command LOAD FUNCTION KEY 12 WITH RUN GFK 0361 Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 27 User Programmable I O Mode Commands These commands are used to control the par
60. 3 GFK 0361 Appendix Mounting Diagrams A This section includes mounting diagrams for the Mini a42848 9 9 GE Fanuc 00000000000000000000 Mini OIT 13 0 INCHES Figure A 1 Dimensions of the Mini OIT gt ue Figure 2 Mounting Diagram for the Mini GFK 0361 A 1 Appendix b ASCII Codes and Special Character Sets The Mini OIT uses standard ASCII codes for display and communication Additionally the Mini OIT offers special Supplemental Standard graphics and Quad Size character sets ASCII Codes and Characters GFK 0361 The decimal values hexadecimal values characters and descriptions for the standard ASCII characters appear below Characters marked with an asterisk are not processed Decimal Hex Character Description 0 00 Ctrl NUL null or tape feed 1 01 Ctrl A start of header 2 02 Ctrl B STX start of text 3 03 Ctrl C ETX end of text 4 04 Ctrl D EOT end of transmission 5 05 Ctrl E ENQ enquiry 6 06 Ctrl F ACK acknowledge 7 07 Ctrl G BEL external bell output 8 08 Ctrl H BS backspace 9 09 Ctrl I HT horizontal tab 10 0A Ctrl J LE line feed 11 OB Ctrl K VT vertical tab 12 0C Ctrl L FE form feed 13 0D Ctrl M CR carriagereturn 14 OE Ctrl N SO shift out 15 OF Ctrl O SI shift in 16 10 Ctrl P DLE data link escape 17 11 Ctr O DC1 device control 1
61. 6 47 844113 0 48 1 49 2 50 3 51 4 52 5 53 6 54 7 55 GFK 0361 Appendix B ASCII Codes and Special Character Sets B 7 B 6
62. 7 BIT 1 STOP HARD TO PT PARALLEL PORT MODE PARALLEL IS AUXILIARY SERIAL IS PRIMARY CONFIGURATION SAVE TESTS DIAGNOSTIC MEMORY SAVE SCREENS 00 SCREENS 00 RIGHT SELECT PERFORM FA F5 F6 Figure 2 2 The Configuration Menu Modifying the Configuration Menu This is done as follows 1 Move the cursor to the status message which is to be changed by using appropriate function keys F1 F4 2 When the cursor is at the desired status message for a particular feature or function press the Select key F5 to scroll through the options available 3 When the desired option is displayed set the terminal to the new status by simply moving the cursor to another status message 4 After you have selected the desired option for all the features and functions you can temporarily save the configuration by pressing the Exit key F7 to take the terminal out of Configuration mode In this case the configuration will be maintained only as long as the Mini OIT is powered up Saving and Recalling the Configuration The configuration can be saved for future power off poweron cycles When this is done the saved configuration will be entered automatically by the terminal on power up regardless of the configuration it had when power was shut down To save a configuration set up follow this procedure 1 Move the cursor to the configuration SAVE RECALL status message Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 5 2 Press the Sele
63. 9 AtoZ blank space blank blank 1 uf Alremate blank Supple same same different same same different blank mental graphics graphics graphics graphics graphics graphics Altemate ASCII codes are decimal representations Drawings of the graphics characters appear in Appendix B RESETATTRIBUTES ESC m or ESC 0m The RESET ATTRIBUTES command resets all character attributes to the default normal size normal intensity no blink no underlining and no reversed intensities The RESET ATTRIBUTES command does not change the character set from supplemental or quad nor does it affect line attributes BRIGHT ESC 33m BRIGHT ESC 43m The BRIGHT command sets the foreground intensity level to higher than normal BRIGHT sets the background intensity level to higher than normal Example Display information with normal text and the warning in bright text NORMAL MOVE TO 5 1 DISPLAY Bin 1 OK BRIGHT MOVE TO 7 1 DISPLAY CHECK BIN 2 NORMAL MOVE TO 9 1 DISPLAY Bin 3 OK DIM ESC 31m DIM ESC 41m The DIM command sets the foreground intensity level lower than normal DIM sets the background intensity level to lower than normal 5 10 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Example Display dim text over dark background and bright text over a dim background MOVE TO 5 10 DIM DARK DISPLAY Staging area BRIGHT DIM DISPLAY Overloaded RESET A
64. Cycle Test The Manufacturing Cycle test causes the terminal to run the Diagnostics test the Communications test and the Extended Memory test one after the other Display Test Pattern Test This test displays a changing test pattern which allows you to adjust the CRT to optimum performance Extended Memory Operations The options are Save Recall Swap and Compare From the Configuration screen you can save recall swap or compare the contents of one bank from or to the other memory bank Note Because the Save Swap Compare and Recall functions can be performed between memory banks care must be taken to ensure that screens are not inadvertently lost by performing a Save operation from one bank into the other bank It is possible to overwrite unique information The firmware does not allow memory banks that are not installed to be selected on the Configuration menu Only those internal banks that exist will be displayed as the Select key is used to cycle the options When executing a Back Up memory operation from the Configuration menu pressing the Perform key causes a status message to appear next to the Save Recall Swap Comparemessageareawhichsays WAIT and then Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 COMPLETED No action should be taken until the message COMPLETED appears Note Refer also to Chapter 3 Installation for information on extended memory installation B
65. DATA IN RS 422 DATA OUT Figure 4 2 Serial Port Loop Back Diagram 242880 RECV CLOCK IN RECV READY OUT BIT 0 BIT 1 BIT 2 BIT 3 RECV BIT 4 RECV BIT 5 RECV BIT 6 RECV BIT 7 TXMIT BIT 7 TXMIT BIT 6 TXMIT BIT 5 TXMIT BIT 4 TXMIT BIT 3 TXMIT BIT 2 TXMIT BIT 1 TXMIT BIT 0 TXMIT CLOCK OUT TXMIT READY IN Figure 4 3 Parallel Port Loop Back Diagram GFK 0361 Chapter 4 Operation 4 11 4 12 The following table lists the error messages that may be displayed if the Mini OIT fails the Communication test Table 4 3 Communication Test Error Messages ERROR PORT conn FAILURE TEST DATA 11 Serial J1 No data received 55H 12 Serial J1 Wrong data received 55H 13 Serial J1 No data received 6AH 14 Serial J1 Wrong data received 6AH 15 Serial J1 CTS did not turn off 16 Serial J1 CTS did not turn on 21 Parallel J6 No data received FFH 22 Parallel J6 Wrong data received FFH 23 Parallel J6 No data received 00H 24 Parallel J6 Wrong data received 00H 25 Parallel J6 No data received 55H 26 Parallel J6 Wrong data received 55H 27 Parallel J6 No data received AAH 28 Parallel J6 Wrong data received AAH Extended Memory Test The Extended Memory test checks user memory Caution should be observed when running this test since a terminal reset or power interruption during the test could modify the stored user memory Manufacturing
66. DOWN 1 LEFT 1 DISPLAY erssrd LEFT 1 UP 1 DISPLAY EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL Several new commands and different uses of old commands appear in this example The BOX command draws a box on the screen In this case the box is 8 rows tall and 8 columns wide The system draws boxes from the lower left hand corner of the box That is you use the MOVE TO command to move to a specific location on the screen and the BOX command draws up a specified number of rows and to the right a specified number of columns The UP command moves the cursor up a specified number of columns In this case the cursor moves up 5 rows OptiSCREEN also offers a RIGHT command an UP command and a DOWN command The lowercase letters in the DISPLAY commands appears as supplemental graphic characters rather than a text character In this example these characters form a circle with the box 4 To display the screen file on the Mini OIT press the F6 SHOW function key 5 Press the F5 EDIT key to return to the screen file for further editing At this point you can make changes to the existing commands in the screen file 6 Savethe screen file in the same manner as described before in the section Creating a Text Screen File Changing a Screen File from Absolute to Relative In this part of Getting Started you change screen file 110 to make it a relative screen file Descriptions of absolute and relative files appear below In the next
67. E 70 46 F 71 47 G 72 48 H 73 49 I 74 4A J 75 4B K 76 4 L 77 4D M 78 4E N B 2 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Decimal Hex Character Description 79 4 80 50 81 51 82 52 83 53 5 84 54 85 55 U 86 56 V 87 57 88 58 X 89 59 Y 90 5A Z end uppercaseletters 91 5 left or open bracket 92 5C backslash or reverse slash 93 5D right or close square bracket 94 5E arrow sign caret 95 acc underscore 96 60 j grave accent or single left quote 97 61 a beginlowercaseletters 98 62 b 99 63 100 64 101 65 102 66 f 103 67 g 104 68 h 105 69 i 106 6A j 107 6B k 108 6C 1 109 6D m 110 6E n 111 6F o 112 70 P 113 71 q 114 72 r 115 73 5 116 74 t 117 75 u 118 76 119 77 w 120 78 x 121 79 y 122 7A 7 endlowercaseletters 123 7B left or open squiggly brace 124 7C verticalline 125 7D right or open squiggly brace 126 7E tilde 127 7 DEL delete or rubout 128 80 F1 begin function keys GFK 0361 Appendix B ASCII Codes and Special Character Sets B 3 Decimal Hex Character Description 129 81 F2 130 82 F3 131 83 F4 132 84 F5 133 85 F6 134 86 F7 135 87 F8 136 88 F9 137 89 F10 138 8A F11 139 8B F12 140 8C F13 141 8D F14 142 8E F15 143 8F F16 end function keys 144 90 Ctrl 0 begin control keys 145 91 Ctrl
68. ELECT key once to select Point to Point or twice if you wish to return to Multi to change the number of drops 3 Press the F5 SELECT key to scroll to the desired number of drops or enter the number directly from the keyboard 4 When the desired number of drops is displayed press the F6 PERFORM key to retain the number of drops entered You can then move to the next field to be configured Saving and Recalling the Configuration Once the configuration is set up the configuration can be saved for future power off poweron cycles When this is done the saved configuration will be entered automatically by the terminal on power up regardless of the configuration it had when power was shut down To save a configuration set up follow this procedure 1 Move the cursor to the configuration SAVE RECALL status message 2 Press the F5 SELECT key to display the SAVE message 3 Press the F6 PERFORM Key to save the displayed configuration Note Any previously saved configuration will be lost when the Save command is executed If you have made changes to the configuration but you want to recall the last configuration that was saved follow this procedure 1 Move the cursor to the configuration SAVE RECALL status message 2 Press the F5 SELECT key to display the RECALL message 3 When the RECALL message is displayed press the F6 PERFORM key to reset the terminal to the last configuration that was saved Exiting the Co
69. EN Command SOH STX SOH remark STX ESC gt nnnv lt data gt EOT ESC nnnm ESC nnn nnnm ESC 5m ESC gt 111 ESC gt 4h ESC Ill ccca ESC Ill cccd ESC 33m or ESC 1m ESC 43m ESC 37m ESC gt 98r ESC 2K ESC OK ESCHK ESC 2 ESC OJ ESC 1J ESC gt 51 ESC 30m ESC 40m ESC gt 99r ESC P ESC M ESC 31m or ESC 2m ESC 41m ESC 35m ESC gt 15h ESC gt 91 or ESC gt 20l ESC 58l ESC 16h ESC 2h ESC gt 5h ESC literal ESC gt nnnw ESC gt dw ESC gt nnnf lt data gt ETX ESC gt nnn nnnw ESC gt 97r ESC 3 ESC 4 ESC 15m ESC 6 remark Appendto file nnn ATTRIBUTE nnn ATTRIBUTES nnn nnn BLINK BLINKINGCURSOR BLOCK CURSOR BOX ATTRIBUTES III X ccc BOX II X ccc BRIGHT BRIGHT BRIGHTUNDERLINE CLEARKEY TABLE CLEARLINE CLEAR LINE FROM CURSOR CLEAR LINE TO CURSOR CLEARSCREEN CLEARSCREEN FROM CURSOR CLEAR SCREEN TO CURSOR CURSOR or ENABLE CURSOR DARK DARK DEFAULT KEY TABLE DELETECHARACTER DELETELINE DIM DIM DIMUNDERLINE Disable cursor control keys Disable auto carriagereturn on line feed Disable auto line feed on carriagereturn Disable display Disable keyboard input DISABLE CURSOR or NO CURSOR DISPLAY literal DISPLAY FILE nnn Display filedirectory Display file nnn with embedded data ETX is optional for terminat ing fill prior to completing screen DISPLAY FILE nnn FROM BANK nnn Displ
70. ES nn nn nn Character attribute Establishes two or more character attributes as the current mode BLINK Character attribute Establishes the blinking character attribute mode BLINKING CURSOR Cursor Makes the cursor blink on the screen BLOCKCURSOR Cursor Makes the cursor appear as a solid block BOX ATTRIBUTES rr X Graphics Applies the currently defined character attributes to a boxed region rr rows tall and cc columns to the right BOX rr X Graphics Creates an outlined box rr rows tall and cc columns to the right BRIGHT and BRIGHT Character attribute Sets the monochrome foreground and background intensity to higher than normal BRIGHTUNDERLINE Character attribute Sets the monochrome foreground intensity level to BRIGHT and underlines the text CLEARKEY TABLE Programmable Keyboard Makes all programmable key values null CLEARLINE Erasing and editing Clears the contents of the current line CLEARLINE FROM CURSOR Erasing and editing Clears the contents of the current line from the cursor to the end of the line CLEARLINE CURSOR Erasing and editing Clears the contents of the current line from the beginning of the line to the cursor CLEARSCREEN Erasing and editing Moves the cursor to the home position clears the screen and resets all attributes to normal Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 31 CLEARSCREEN FROM CURSOR Erasing and editing Clears the screen from the cur sor to
71. ESC Op Transmitpage primary port ESC 1p Transmitcurrent line primary port ESC 2p Transmit character atcursor primary port ESC 36m or ESC 4m UNDERLINE ESC gt 4 UNDERLINECURSOR ESCHinA UPlin ESC nnn sss qqqv ESC Oc or ESC c VERTICAL nnn sss 444 Whatare you Returns ESC 1 2c to indicate the terminal will operateas VT100 with Advanced Video Option D 4 These escape sequences have no OptiSCREEN equivalent and are normally used by the host Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Appendix E VT52 Escape Sequences It is not recommended that VT52 escape sequences be used with new application software The first column in the following list contains the character or characters that follow the escape character and the second contains the function of that sequence SEQUENCE lt line gt lt col gt FUNCTION Transmit Page Response to ESC Z VT100 identification code for VT52 Enter ANSI mode Enter insert character mode Cursorup Cursordown Cursorright Cursorleft Clear screen except status lines Enter graphics mode Exit graphicsmode Move cursor to home position Reverseindex reversescroll Erase from cursor to end of screen Erase from cursor to end of line Inserta line at cursor position Delete line at cursor position Delete character at cursor Exitinsertcharacter mode Special funct
72. INK III digital cassette recorder This recorder is used by many programmable controller manufacturers for tape program backup The OIT includes standard commands for this function For those users not having access to a STRLINK IIL the IWSLINK utility program allows an IBM compatible computer to emulate a STRLINK III This program provides a one step complete backup of all user memory This backup image can later be reloaded into one or more Operator Interface Terminals The file created with this program has the extension IWS Except for very experienced programmers these files would not be used for any other purposes Follow the instructions below prior to executing IWSLINK 1 This program must be executed using IBM compatible BASICA It was written under DOS 3 0 and BASICA A3 10 other versions of DOS and BASICA except for GWBASIC are not guaranteed to work 2 Useeither the IWS BAT program to begin operation from DOS or be sure to set the communication buffer size to 20000 bytes by entering at the DOS prompt the following Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 s BASICA IWSLINK C 20000 3 This program uses the PC COMI port and the OIT primary port 4 This program assumes the default drive is a hard disk If your default drive is nota hard disk slower baud rates may have to be used 5 The baud rate is fixed at 9600 using 8 bits no parity You may edit this program to u
73. ITION DISPLAY FILE 21 DISPLAY FILE 22 RESTORE POSITION Character Attribute Commands Character attribute commands change the video attributes of all characters displayed after the command Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 BLINK ESC 5m EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK ESC 22m The BLINK command establishes blinking as the current character attribute mode After you issue the BLINK command all subsequent text and graphics slowly flash off and on To make the cursor blink use the BLINKING CURSOR command The EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK character attribute command resets the double wide and blink character attributes to normal This command does not change the foreground or background intensity The RESET ATTRIBUTES command resets the blink condition as well as all character attributes to the default normal size normal color or intensity no underlining and no reversed intensities Example Create a single line text message with only the word Warning blinking MOVE TO 5 15 BLINK DISPLAY WARNING EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK DISPLAY OVEN TEMPERATURE HIGH REVERSED ESC 7m The REVERSED command establishes reverse video as the current character attribute mode normally the characters appear as a light character on a dark background The background intensity level bright dim or normal appears the same as the previously specified foreground The RESET ATTRIBUTES co
74. It is selected when using the programmable Touch Screen keypad for operator input It is also selected if you wish to customize any of the other sealed keyboard layouts Serial Port Configuration Baud Rate Selection Allows the following baud rate selections 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19 200 and 38 400 Parity Selection You can select Even Odd or None parity Even Odd or None parity can be used with either 7 or 8 bit word lengths Word Length The word length may be either 7 or 8 bits long Number of Stop Bits You can select 1 or 2 stop bits If the host or peripheral equipment runs at a baud rate of 110 or lower 2 stop bits should generally be selected For higher baud rates select 1 stop bit Consult the manuals for the remote host or peripheral equipment for specific requirements Type of Handshaking Allows selection of either software or hardware handshaking 1f your equipment does not support either hardware or software handshaking the termi nal should be configured for hardware handshaking When this configuration is used you must avoid overflowing the input buffer Refer to the section on serial port opera tion in Chapter 3 Installation for a description of the handshaking operation Communication Type Point to Point or Multidrop Selects on line communication mode for the primary port Point to point connection allows either software or hard ware handshaking to be used and will accept RS 232 or RS 422 s
75. LC through the Serial Port 1 4 Connecting the Mini OIT Iouch to a PLC through the Serial Port 1 4 Connecting the Parallel Port to PLC Out put Modules Control Keys Controlling the Appearance of the Cursor Controlling the Location of the Cursor b 4 Conventions for the OptiSCREEN Com mands Creating a Graphic Screen 2 10 Creating a Sample Screen Format 2 14 Creating a Text Screen File 2 7 CRT Adjustment 3 29 Ctrl 1 Ctrl 2 Ctil 3 Index 1 Index Index 2 Ctrl 4 Cursor CURSOR or ENABLE CURSOR ESC Ib gt 51 Cursor Commands 5 3 Cursor Type D DARK ESC Ib 30m Data Fill Command with the Parallel Port 3 20 Data Fill Operations 5 2 Example Data Fill Operation Data Fill OperationsMounting Diagrams A 1 DEFAULT KEY TABLE ESC Ib gt 99r DELETECHARACTER ESC Ib P 5 16 Delete File s 4 15 DELETE LINE ESCI Ib M Diagnostic Test DIM ESC Ib 31m DIM UNDERLINE ESC Ib 35m DIP Switches 4 Display Display and File Display Commands 5 14 DISPLAY FILE nn ESC Ib nnn w DISPLAY Statement Text Strings Display Test Pattern Test DOUBLE SIZE TOP LINE ESC DOUBLE WIDE ESC Ib 15m DOUBLE WIDE LINE ESC 6 DOWN Drawing Bar Graphs 521 E Easy Display Easy Display Mode 1 5 Echo No Echo Mode EDIT Ib F5 Key Edit Mode 4 2 4 7 EMPTY BOX X ESC Ib rrr ccc e END EOT
76. Mini Operator Interface Termainal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Powering Up the Mini OIT Plug in the Mini OIT and turn on the AC power switch on the back of the unit The OIT is designed to operate at 120 Volts AC 60 Hz Applying 220 Volts AC damages this unit and voids the user warranty Make sure that the voltage corresponds to the voltage requirement indicated on the identification label located on the rear panel of the unit When you turn the unit on allow the Mini OIT a few seconds to warm up During this time the terminal will perform self diagnostics which test the following Proper battery voltage Proper operation of all system memory Proper functioning of peripheral circuits If all tests pass the message SELF TEST OK will be displayed momentarily before the Mini OIT continues the power up sequence This message may not be visible if the Mini OIT has been powered off for some time and the CRT is not warmed up If any test fails a message indicating the type of failure will be displayed Note If the power up diagnostics pass and if the terminal configuration previously saved was for Local mode or Edit mode operation the terminal will automatically enter the Configuration screen If a power up test fails follow the instructions below to get to the Configuration screen or to the On Line mode if it was previously selected and saved Battery Voltage Test If during the battery vol
77. Qwerty Full Travel Keyboard IBM PC XT type compatible with DIN connector IBM PC AT type keyboard is not compatible IC640PKB201 optional Physicaland Electrical 0 50 Celsius Operating Temperature 0 50 Celsius Operating Humidity 5 95 RH non condensing Dimensions See outline drawings in Chapter 5 Cutout Size See outline drawings in Chapter 5 Front Panel Finish Black textured polyurethane paint Power Requirements Monochrome 105 135 210 270VAC 45W 50 60 Hz Miscellaneous Processor 280 User Memory 30 Kbytes battery backed CMOS RAM expandable to 62 Kbytes RAM Interface Single non isolated RS 232 422 serial port DTE and parallel TTL port Parallel interface supports 8 bit input and output with strobe and busy control signals Data Rates 50 to 38 400 baud standard Input Buffers 256 characters per port Handshaking Serial port Bi directional Control Software via Control S X ON and Control Q X OFF or Hardware pin 4 and CTS pin 5 software selectable Parallel port Bi direct Control Busy and Strobe signals supported Directions are reversed DCE Communications Mode No Echo full duplex or Echo half duplex asynchronous Point to point or multidrop operation Escape Sequences ANSI X3 64 VT100 or VT52 mode Parity Even odd space mark or none Word Size 7 or 8 data bits plus parity bit Stop Bits Selectable 1 or 2 Editing Eras unctions Thr
78. R command makes the cursor appear as an underline character on the screen BLINKING CURSOR ESC gt 111 STEADY CURSOR ESC gt 11h The BLINKING CURSOR command makes a block or underline cursor blink as it appears on the screen To make a block of text blink use the BLINK command The STEADY CURSOR command makes a block or underline cursor non blinking as it appears on the screen Controlling the Location of the Cursor The following commands determine the location of the cursor on the screen HOME ESC H or The HOME cursor command moves the cursor to the home position at row 1 and column 1 Example The underlined number 1 appears in the home position below 12345678911111111112222222222333333333344444444445555555555666666666677777777778 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 lt lt lt Columns 1 through 80 gt gt gt _ MOVE TO 10 40 Rows 1 through _ UP 2 16 is _ RIGHT 15 MOVE TO ESC rrr f MOVE TO rr ESC rrr cec f or ESC rrr ccc This command positions the cursor on the screen at a specified row and column position Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 rr specifies row 1 to 16 inclusive If you specify a row that does not exist the cursor remains in the current row cc specifies column 1 to 80 inclusive If you do not specify a column the cursor moves to row rr and column 1 If
79. ROLL LINES nn TO ESC fIb nnn ppp 5 17 Scrolling the Program 4 18 Sealed Keyboard Encoding 4 9 Select Printer Receive Device 1 15 GFK 0361 Select Screen Bank id Case Send Upper Case Only Serial and Parallel Ports B 4 Bic m and Connector Specifications 3 8 Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Description Serial Port is Primary Parallel Port is Auxil iary Serial Port Operations b d Serial lrallel Port Configurations Shift In 4 21 Shift Out 4 21 SHOW Ib F6 Key 4 16 SINGLE SIZE LINE ESC 5 Specifications of the Mini OIT STEADY CURSOR ESC Ib gt 11h STEP Ib F7 Key 4 16 SUPPLEMENTAL ESC Ib 11m or SO Supplemental Alternate Graphics Set 10 Supplemental Standard Graphics Set T text text DISPLAY text 1 5 14 The Configuration Menu Accessing the Configuration Menu 4 3 Sample Configuration 4 The Configuration MenuDefault Configu ration for the Mini OIT 7 The OptiSCREEN Editor 4 14 Index The Sample Program 2 15 Touch Configuration Touch Screen 1 9 Type 1 Keyboard 14 9 Type 2 Keyboard Type 3 Keyboard Type 4 Keyboard Type 5 Keyboard Type of Handshaking 4 9 Typical Serial Cable Wiring Configura tions U UNDERLINE ESC Ib 36m 5 11 Ob E CURSOR ESCI Ib 4l 5 4 ESC Ib A Jser Programmable 4 10 ser ProgrammableI O Mode Com mands 5 2 sing the Configuration Menu 2 5 Jsing
80. S MINI 0 00 9070 00 00 00 00 SERIAL 0 0 0 0 PORT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GND 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE FEMALE Figure 3 11 RS 422 Point to Point Communication with Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 30 PCM Module Port 1 244773 MINI 0 B 00 SERIES 00 00 9030 DTE 00 90 PCM 00 00 DTE SERIAL 4 0 o o PORT 1 0 0 25 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE Figure 3 12 RS 232 Point to Point Communication with Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 30 PCM Module Port 2 GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation 3 11 44774 o TERM RD 0 00 RD A 00 00 RD o MINI o SD A o OIT o SD B o o RTS A 0 SERIAL 0 CTS A 0 0 0 0 1 RTS B 0 H 05 CTS B 05 0 0 o 00 0 0 25 25 25 25 MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE Figure 3 13 RS 422 Point to Point Communication Mini OIT Serial Port to Series 90 30 PCM Module Port 2 Multidrop Operations 3 12 The Mini OIT is designed with RS 422 interfaces so that a number of units can be linked on a multidrop line Multidrop protocol messages are completely interrupt driven reducing the delay between the end of the message and the time that the Mini OIT places its transmitter in a high impedance state This permits a host to poll a number of slaves with minimum delay between polls Configuring the Mini OIT
81. S e VERTICAL LINEARITY e WIDTH HEIGHT VERTICAL HOLD 0000000000000000 FOCUS e L Mini OIT Figure 3 21 CRT Controls for the Mini OIT GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation 3 29 Chapter Operation 4 This chapter describes the system operations of the Mini OIT Topics covered in this chapter are e Modes of Operation The Configuration Menu The OptiSCREEN Editor Menu Keyboard Operations Modes of Operation Asstated in Chapter 2 Getting Started there are three modes of operation in which the Mini OIT can power up Each mode will be discussed here in detail On Line mode Normal operating mode after installation and program development are complete Edit mode Mode for accessing the OptiSCREEN editor to create screens using English language statements Local mode Mode for creating screens using escape sequences or for testing operation of escape sequences The power up mode is selected in the Configuration menu If the Edit mode or Local mode has been selected the Configuration menu will appear after power up and will be displayed for about 30 seconds before the selected mode is entered If you change an option on the Configuration menu or simply move the cursor the screen will remain displayed about 4 minutes before entering the selected mode Any subsequent operation on the Configuration menu will reset the timer If the On line mode was previously selected the Mini OIT will enter th
82. SPLAY FILE 30 Example 2 Display the results of the command sequence stored in file 5 bank 01 DISPLAY FILE 5 FROM BANK 01 Erasing and Editing Commands The erasing and editing commands allow you to perform a number of operations that edit text and graphics which already appear on the screen clear the screen or a portion of the screen insert new text or specify a scrolling region for text or graphics Clearing the Screen With the following commands you can clear the whole screen or a portion of the screen clear a line or a part of a line or clear individual characters Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 CLEARSCREEN 2 This command moves the cursor to the home position at row 1 and column 1 clears the entire screen and resets all attributes to normal Examples of this command appear throughout this summary CLEARSCREEN FROM CURSOR ESC 0J This command clears the screen from the current cursor position to the end of the screen Example Generate two lines of text move to the middle of the first line and delete the screen below and to the right of the cursor The result is a line that reads Part MOVE TO 5 20 DISPLAY Part one MOVE TO 6 20 DISPLAY Second section MOVE TO 5 24 CLEAR SCREEN FROM CURSOR CLEARSCREEN TO CURSOR ESCY 1J This command clears the screen from the home position at row 1 and column 1 to the current cursor position Example Gene
83. Set you can enter the Quad Size Character Set with the OptiSCREEN QUAD command Return to the Standard Character Set with the EXIT QUAD command The Quad Size Character Set includes the following numbers to 9 uppercase to Z space 6 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Alternate Graphics Set From the Standard Character Set you can enter the Alternate Graphics Set with the OptiSCREEN ALTERNATE command Return to the Alternate Graphics Set with the EXIT ALTERNATE command The Alternate Graphics Set appears below 36 sp 32 33 34 37 40 41 42 43 44 45 4
84. System Operation Feature Comparison with Other GE Fanuc OIT Models Keyboards for the Mini OIT Specifications Features of the Mini OIT The compact size and rugged nature of the Mini OIT makes it ideal for factory floor applications The Mini OIT comes in two models the standard Mini OIT IC600KD515 and the Mini OIT Touch IC600KD516 which includes touch screen capability The Mini OIT operates using either the ANSI X3 64 the VT 100 or the 52 escape sequences This means the Mini OIT can replace many terminals which also use these escape sequences such as the DEC VT 100 and VT 220 See the illustration of the Mini OIT below 242837 GE Fanuc Mini OIT Figure 1 1 The Mini OIT GFK 0361 1 1 Other important features of the Mini OIT are described below Size The Mini OIT is very compact yet capable of displaying up to 16 lines of 80 characters each OptiSCREEN Editor The Opi SCREEN Editor allows you to create screens easily using English language commands Touch Screen Capability If the Mini OIT is equipped with the touch screen option Mini OIT Touch the OptiSCREEN Editor can create touch boxes which are displayed on the screen to be used for operator inputs Serial and Parallel Interface There are two ports on the Mini OIT 1 serial port and 1 parallel port The serial port is used to connect to a host such as a Series 90 70 PLC through the Programmable Coprocessor Module PCM The parallel por
85. TTRIBUTES DARK ESC 30m ESC 40m The DARK command sets the foreground intensity level to dark DARK sets the background intensity level to dark NORMAL ESC 32m INORMAL ESC 42m The NORMAL command sets the foreground intensity level to normal NORMAL sets the background intensity level to normal Example Display normal text bright text and return to normal again NORMAL MOVE TO 5 20 DISPLAY Step 1 Complete BRIGHT MOVE TO 7 20 DISPLAY Step 2 In Process NORMAL MOVE TO 9 20 DISPLAY Step 3 Scheduled Not Done UNDERLINE ESC 36m BRIGHT UNDERLINE ESC gt 37rDIM UNDERLINE ESC 35m The UNDERLINE command sets the foreground intensity level to normal and underlines the text The BRIGHT UNDERLINE command sets the foreground intensity level higher than normal and underlines the text The DIM UNDERLINE command sets the foreground intensity level lower than normal and underlines the text The RESET ATTRIBUTES command resets all underlining modes as well as all character attributes to the default normal size normal intensity no blink and no reversed intensities Example 1 Display a line of underlined text UNDERLINE DISPLAY Bin Full RESET ATTRIBUTES Example 2 Display a message with one word underlined with a bright underline BRIGHT DISPLAY System 1 loading BRIGHT UNDERLINE DISPLAY NOW RESET ATTRIBUTES GFK 0361 Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 11 ATTRIBUTES
86. W STEP F5 F6 F7 1 Select edit file 2 Print syntax list 3 Print current edit file 4 Print file 5 Print directory 6 Receive file 7 Delete file s 8 Select screen bank 9 Select printer receive device Figure 4 4 The OptiSCREEN Editor Menu OptiSCREENEditor Menu Operations The following operations can be executed from the OptiSCREEN Editor menu Select Edit File Allows you to select a screen file to be edited When you enter the number of the file the OptiSCREEN program file listing is displayed on the screen with the workstation in Edit mode Print Syntax List Prints a list of the OptiSCREEN command statements that are used to execute a screen file along with the internal escape sequences they correspond to For all of the OptiSCREEN Editor menu Print functions if a listing of a file is desired for ref erence the terminal should be configured to send the output to a hardcopy printer us ing the Select Printer Receive Device function of the Editor A display of what is being printed will briefly be shown on the screen but will rapidly scroll through the file and then return immediately to the OptiSCREEN Editor menu If you are viewing the Syn tax List on the screen you can press Ctrl s to stop and start the display Print Current Edit File Prints a listing of the current status of the file being edited Print File Allows a screen file to be selected for printing The screen will display a prompt
87. Xit ALTER ESC 13m 5 8 Alternate Graphics Set Apostrophe Comment 5 3 ASCII Codes and Characters B 1 Attaching the Keyboard ATTRIBUTES ESC nnn nnn n B Battery Replacement Battery Voltage Test Baud Rate Selection BLINK ESC Ib 5m 5 7 BLINKING CURSOR ESC Ib gt 111 BLOCK CURSOR ESC Ib 4h BOX ATTRIBUTES rr X ESC Ib rrr ccc a 5 20 BOX rr ESC Ib rrr ccc d 5 18 BRIGHT ESC Ib 33m BRIGHT UNDERLINE ESCI Ib 37r Cable Wiring Configurations 3 9 Calling a Screen File from Another Screen File Cancel Changing a Screen File from Absolute to Relative Eni Character Attribute Character Attribute Commands CLEARKEYTABLE ESC Ib gt 98r CLEAR LINE ESC Ib 2K 5 15 CLEAR LINE FROM CURSOR ESC Ib OK Index CLEAR LINE TO CURSOR ESC Ib 1K CLEAR SCREEN ESC Ib 2J CLEAR SCREEN FROM CURSOR ESC Ib O CLEAR SCREEN TO CURSOR ESC Ib 1 Clearing the Screen 5 14 COMMAND FORM ESC xxx Command Summary 5 31 Comment and End of File Communication Test 4 11 Communication Type Point to P ointor Multidrop 10 Comparison of Various Character Attrib ute Modes Confidence Tests 4 11 Configuration Menu 4 2 Configuration Options Configuration Using Touch Boxes Configuring the Mini orr 12 Connecting the Mini OIT to a PLC through the Parallel Port 1 5 Connecting the Mini OIT to a P
88. acy completeness sufficiency or usefulness of the information contained herein No warranties of merchantability or fitness for purpose shall apply Thefollowing are trademarks of GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc Alarm Master CIMSTAR Helpmate PROMACRO Series Six CIMPLICITY GEnet Logicmaster Series One Series 90 CIMPLICITY 90 ADS Genius Modelmaster Series Three VuMaster CIMPLICITYPowerTRAC GeniusPowerTRAC Series Five Workmaster Copyright 1993 GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc All Rights Reserved Preface Content of this Manual GFK 0561 This manual consists of 6 chapters each of which is summarized below Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides a general overview of the features and operation of the Mini OIT Specifications of the Mini OIT are included Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter is a step by step tutorial on how to start up the Mini OIT and perform basic operations The chapter describes basic OptiS CREEN file editing using numerous examples Chapter 3 Installation This chapter describes in detail how to connect AC power connect the battery make communication cables and install memory Chapter 4 Operation This chapter explains in detail how to operate the Mini OIT It includes sections on Mini OIT configuration keyboard operation and OptiSCREEN Edi tor operations Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference This chapter describes each OptiS CREEN command in detail
89. allel port in User ProgrammableI O mode Refer also to a further discussion of the User Programmable I O Mode in Chapter 3 Installation PARALLELI O MODE nnn Esc nnnp This command establishes which of the 16 discrete bits of the parallel port are inputs and which are outputs nnn specifies a decimal number from 0 to 65535 which is processed as a 16 bit binary value This decimal number is calculated by adding the decimal values shown in the table below of all bits being set to inputs A decimal value of 0 will set all bits to outputs A decimal value of 65535 will set all bits to inputs Table 5 2 Parallel Port Bit Values for User Programmable I O Mode PIN BIT DECIMAL VALUE 6 0 1 7 1 2 8 2 4 9 3 8 10 4 16 11 5 32 12 6 64 13 7 128 16 8 256 17 9 512 18 10 1024 19 11 2048 20 12 4096 21 13 8192 22 14 16384 23 15 32768 Example Set parallel port data bits 0 7 to inputs and 8 15 to outputs Referring to the table above add together the decimal value of each bit being set to an input The decimal value of outputs is zero The sum of the decimal values for bits 0 7 is 255 PARALLEL I O MODE 255 PARALLELDATA Esc f gt i This command inputs the status of each bit on the parallel port The value received is a decimal number that is decoded by using the table of bit values above A received decimal value of 10 for example would be decoded as bits 1 and 3 being On and all other bits being
90. and for the Mini OIT Touch a44762 GE FANUC AUTOMATION PLC WITH BASIC LANGUAGE PROCESSOR SERIES 90 70 PLC WITH PCM SHOWN Figure 1 3 Connecting the Mini OIT to a PLC through the Serial Port a44763 THE MINI OIT TOUCH HAS TOUCH SCREEN CAPABILITY GE FANUC AUTOMATION AND DOES NOT REQUIRE AN PLC WITH BASIC EXTERNAL KEYBOARD EXCEPT LANGUAGE PROCESSOR SERIES 90 70 PLC WITH PCM SHOWN FOR INITIAL CONFIGURATION SERIAL CABLE Figure 1 4 Connecting the Mini OIT Touch to a PLC through the Serial Port GFK 0361 1 4 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 Transferring data through the Parallel Port Some operations require only the display of data by the PLC and do not require operator input For this type of application the parallel port can be configured in Easy Display Mode which makes this easy to do In Easy Display Mode the parallel port is connected directly to 5 V TTL output modules of the PLC The ladder program in the PLC performs any necessary manipulations or calculations with the data instead of an ASCII BASIC module and then sends the data directly through the output modules to the Mini OIT The figure below shows how this system would be connected together 842841 IN EASY DISPLAY MODE THE MINI OIT IS USED FOR DISPLAY GE FANUC AUTOMATION ONLY AND REQUIRES PLC OUTPUT MODULE NO EXTERNAL KEYBOARD SERIES FIVE SHOWN Figure 1 5 Connecting the Mini OIT to a PLC throug
91. ank 00 is the default screen storage bank The default bank will remain selected until the next select default escape sequence is processed or until the Mini OIT is reset or powered off Bank 00 will always be the initial screen bank after the unit is powered up All screen file commands Create Append and Display process a screen file from the currently selected bank unless a different bank is specified in the command The bank specified in the command becomes the temporary screen bank The previous or default screen bank is restored at the end of the command processing Screen files which contain commands which display other screen files may specify files in other screen banks These files may in turn display other files in the same or other banks This is called File Nesting The Set Default Screen File Bank Command must not be used in any screen file It is a command which is processed when received at the primary port in on line mode On the Mini OIT the memory banks are referred to as SCREENS 00 and INTERNAL 01 This allows you to use one bank as the primary bank and one bank as the backup bank Valid Screen Files Verification Whenever the Mini OIT is powered up the diagnostic test routine is performed data in Screen Bank 00 is checked to verify that the list of screen files can be correctly scanned If the screen file list is improperly formatted or has never been initialized Screen Bank 00 will automatically be initialized
92. asking for the file number and will print the file when the number is entered Print Directory The Directory of Screen Files may be displayed or printed with a single keystroke Receive File Configures the terminal to receive a file being sent to it through one of the communication ports prompt is displayed asking for the number of the file to be re ceived and then a choice of which port it is to be received on The Display option listed will have no effect Delete File s Files may be deleted completely and removed from the directory A prompt will be displayed asking for the file number to be deleted Select Screen Bank Allows you to select another screen bank if it exists Select Printer Receive Device Allows you to select the port through which data will be sent or received Options are Display Only or Serial Port OptiSCREENEditor Special Function Keys Across the top of the OptiSCREEN Editor menu are six function keys The purpose of each key is explained below GFK 0361 Chapter 4 Operation 4 15 Note Menu selections do not affect the current file being edited except for the Select Edit File and Receive File functions If you select one of these functions you have the option of saving the changes made to the current file before the new menu operation is begun If one of the other menu functions is selected after it is completed you can return to the original file at the same line from which you left by pressing the
93. ation n with normal characters Use the SINGLE SIZE LINE command to reset the first occurrence of double wide characters use the RESET LINE ATTRIBUTES command to reset the second occurrence MOVE TO 5 5 DOUBLE WIDE LINE DISPLAY INPUT Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 13 SINGLE SIZE LINE DISPLAY location 1 DOUBLE WIDE LINE DISPLAY OUTPUT RESET LINE ATTRIBUTES DISPLAY location 2 Display and File Display Commands The display and file display commands are two of the most commonly used commands in the OptiSCREEN editor With the DISPLAY command you can generate text and graphics for your application With the DISPLAY FILE command you can call or display other OptiSCREEN files file memory or a directory of files text text DISPLAY text text These commands display a string of text that you specify text represents the string that you want to display Text strings surrounded by quotes operate the same as the DISPLAY text command Example 1 Display a three word message Message for Viewing Example 2 Display a five word message DISPLAY This is a text message DISPLAY FILE nn ESC gt nnn w DISPLAY FILE nn FROM BANK ESC nnn ppp This command displays another screen file nn specifies the number of the file that you want to display pP specifies the number of the bank in which the file resides Example 1 Display the results of the command sequence stored in file 30 DI
94. ay key table DOUBLE SIZE TOP LINE DOUBLE SIZE BOTTOM LINE DOUBLE WIDE DOUBLE WIDE LINE D 2 These escape sequences have no OptiSCREEN equivalent and are normally used by the host Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Table 0 1 Escape Sequence OptiSCREEN Command continued ESC linB ESC 8 ESC lin ccce ESC gt 9h or ESC gt 20h ESC gt 8h ESC gt 14h ESC 151 ESC 16l ESC 21 EOT ESC 2h ESC 7h ESC 4h ESC 22m ESC 17m ESC 10m or SI ESC 41 ESC 71 ESC lin cccbchar ESC f or ESC H ESC nnn sss qqqh SC D ESC gt 255u SC gt i ESC L ESC cccD ESC nnnf or ESC nnnH ESC gt nnntstr ETX ESC gt nnn sssr ESC gt 10nr ESC nnn nnn nnn s ESCHin cecf ESC lin cccH ESC E ESC 32m or ESC gt 0m ESC 42m ESC gt nnno ESC gt nnnp ESC 16m ESC 6n ESC c ESC m or ESC Om ESC 0 SC r SC z ESC lin cccR ESC u or ESC 8 ESC M ESC 7m ESC cceC ESC s or ESC 7 ESC gt 13h td td DOWN line E s Test Fills screen with the letter E EMPTY BOX lin X col Enable auto carriagereturn on line feed Enable auto line feed on carriagereturn Enable echo half duplex Enable cursor control keys Enable display Enable keyboard input END Enter VT52 mode Enter wrap at end of line
95. ber of character cells for the graph mm 8 3 Decide the scaled actual value for the graph Scaled value Graph amount mm Range 18 5 8 40 2 3 7 4 Determine the number of whole character cells for the graph GFK 0361 Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 23 nn INT Scaled value INT 3 7 3 5 Determine the percentage of the remaining character to be graphed ff Scaled value nn 100 3 7 3 100 70 The resulting bar graph command VERTICAL BAR GRAPH 3 70 8 Programmable Keyboard Touch Screen and Function Key Commands These commands allow you to set and use the programmable keyboard and touch screen capabilities of a Mini OIT The LOAD FUNCTION KEY command sets and uses the function key capabilities for a Mini OIT To program the keyboard or touch screen you must select FIVE at the KEY CODES line of the Configuration Menu Programmable Keyboard Programming The 65 position sealed membrane keyboard is programmable The keys can be loaded individually through the LOAD KEY command or they can all be loaded together with one of the internal key tables with the LOAD KEY TABLE command The internal key table options are Terminal BASIC and OWERTY The character assignments of these key tables are shown in Chapter 1 Any of the 65 key positions can be programmed as a function key using the LOAD FUNCTION KEY command Each function key can be programmed to generate a sequence of up to 16 ASCII
96. c specifies the number of columns to the right from the cursor that the box extends The system draws boxes from the lower left hand corner of the box Legal cursor positions fall between rows 1 to 16 and between columns 1 to 80 If a box exceeds a legal cursor position the box wraps around to the opposite side or opposite end of the screen The lines used for the box outline are two character dots wide and two scan lines high Both the row specification rr and the column specification cc must be greater than or equal to 2 Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 19 Example Create empty box 12 rows tall by 40 columns wide MOVE TO 15 20 EMPTY BOX 12 X 40 FILL BOX rr X cc WITH a ESC rrr ccc This command creates a box and fills it with a single character rr specifies the number of rows up from the cursor that the box extends cc specifies the number of columns to the right from the cursor that the box extends a specifies the single fill character value that fills the boxed area The fill character uses the current foreground and background character attribute settings If you specify the fill character as a space a non printing character this command fills the region with the setting currently specified by the background attribute The system draws boxes from the lower left hand corner of the box Legal cursor positions fall between rows 1 to 25 and between columns 1 to 80 If a box exceeds a legal cursor posi
97. capable of transmitting and receiving full ASCII data and 8 data bits are available in both directions All Mini OIT commands implemented can be sent over the parallel port and all data transmitted will be the equivalent ASCII data In actual operation it is not required that all 8 data bits be controlled by the host For instance only 7 bits are actually required for ASCII data and depending upon the type of data being used fewer bits may be required Chapter 3 Installation 3 19 Handshaking For example if the letters A O only are used the output on the parallel port would be the hex codes 41 through 4E As can be seen only the lower 4 bits will change based upon the key pressed and the user could connect only these 4 signals to the host and perform the decoding of that data fairly easily within even the simplest of PLCs or other hosts The parallel port has two sets of handshaking lines that can be used to control the transfer of data These signals called BUSY and STROBE are used to indicate when data is valid and when the sending device is allowed to transmit subsequent data Because the data being placed on a parallel interface may not have all bits valid simultaneously the method of operation calls for a STROBE signal to be toggled after the data is valid This tells the receiving device that the data can be used The receiving device has the option of setting the BUSY signal active while it is processing a newly received cha
98. cessed when a character other than a Ctrl E is encountered normal file display resumes until the next Ctrl E is encountered In the event that a non displayable character such as a line feed is received in the data to be filled on the screen the system automatically places a space on the screen for all the Ctrl E characters in the same data field A field is considered to end when a character other than a Ctrl E is found in the display file In this manner a field of six Ctrl E characters for a particular data value may use fewer than six characters and be left justified in the blanks reserved for the data The host or application program can terminate a data fill sequence prior to sending all of the characters required to fill the fields on the screen by sending a Ctrl C ETX end of text control character In this manner only the highest priority fields on the screen can be updated The format for the data fill escape sequence appears below ESC nnnf datal data2 datan ETX The file number is nnn The character is optional only required if fewer data characters are sent than the blank fields in the file A complete list of escape codes for use with PLCs appears below The first column contains the escape sequences The second column contains the OptiSCREEN command descriptions Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed descriptions of the OptiSCREEN commands GFK 0361 D 1 Table 0 1 Escape Sequence OptiSCRE
99. ck Space and Delete are transmitted to the host and will be acted on by the Mini OIT only if the host retransmits the same functions back Return Moves the cursor to the first character position of the line it is currently in If the cursor is already at the first character position it remains there Return may gener ate a line feed if Auto LF on CR has been selected Line Feed Moves the cursor down one line If the cursor is at the bottom line Line Feed causes it to remain there but all of the data on the screen moves up one line Data on the top line is lost as it is shifted up and off the screen Line Feed may generate a return if Auto CR on LF has been selected Space Moves the cursor one character position to the right If the cursor was posi tioned on a displayed character it will be replaced by a space When a space occurs at the end of the line the cursor will remain there unless Wrap at End of Line mode has been selected Back Space Moves the cursor one space to the left If the cursor is at the left end of Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 the line the cursor will not move Many forms of software use this key to delete the last input character Delete Transmits the ASCII code 7F Hex It is a non displayable character The host computer software may use this to generate its own functions Repeat When this key is depressed any other key depressed will be r
100. ct key F5 to display the SAVE message 3 Press the Perform key F6 to save the displayed configuration Note Any previously saved configuration will be lost when the Save command is executed If you have made changes to the configuration but you want to recall the last configuration that was saved follow this procedure 1 Move the cursor to the configuration SAVE RECALL status message 2 Press the Select key F5 to display the RECALL message 3 When the RECALL message is displayed press the Perform key F6 to reset the terminal to the last configuration that was saved Exiting the Configuration Menu This is done by pressing the Exit key F7 The terminal will automatically exit the Configuration menu if the terminal is allowed to remain idle for a period of about 4 minutes In either case the terminal will automatically go into the operating mode displayed on the screen When the terminal exits the Configuration menu the screen will be cleared and the cursor if selected will be in the upper left corner of the screen HOME Any data on the screen prior to entering the Configuration menu will NOT be restored Usingthe OptiSCREEN Editor In this section of the Getting Started chapter you create and display five simple screen files a text screen file a graphics screen file a relative graphics screen file a screen file that calls the relative graphics screen file and a file with touch boxes Also included is a m
101. current foreground and background character attributes A single character cell appears 10 pixels tall Assuming a full 15 rows for a bar this results in as many as 240 pixel formed bars 10 15 for a bar graph Typically a dynamic bar graph is generated through a series of escape sequences issued by the host instead of through the OptiSCREEN command Example 1 A machine can process from 0 to 1000 objects per hour Generate a vertical bar graph that uses a maximum of 10 cells Show 884 objects on the graph 1 Determine the range of the variable to be graphed Range Maximum Minimum Range 1000 0 Range 1000 2 Determine the maximum number of character cells for the graph mm 10 3 Decide the scaled actual value for the graph Scaled value Graph amount mm Range Scaled value 884 10 1000 Scaled value 8 84 4 Determine the number of whole character cells for the graph nn INT Scaled value nn INT 8 84 nn 8 5 Determine the percentage of the remaining character to be graphed ff Scaled value nn 100 ff 8 84 8 100 ff 84 The resulting bar graph command VERTICAL BAR GRAPH 8 84 10 Example 2 Fluid levels must be maintained between 10 and 50 gallons Generate a vertical bar graph that uses a maximum of 8 cells Show a level of 18 5 gallons 1 Determine the range of the variable to be graphed Range Maximum Minimum 50 10 40 2 Determine the maximum num
102. d the host device to which the Mini OIT is connected are grounded to a common point Failure to provide a ground can result in serious damage to the equipment if the potential exceeds the isolation voltage rating of the equipment Typical Serial Cable Wiring Configurations This section contains serial cable wiring diagrams for the Mini The diagrams do not cover all possible configurations but by using the Mini OIT port connector definitions and the manual for the DTE or DCE device connected to your Mini OIT you should be able to configure the cable for your application e All signals with the exception of the protective ground are optically isolated from the Mini OIT internallogic GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation 3 9 The diagrams appear below 244764 MINI SERIES SIX OIT ASCII BASIC DTE MODULE DTE SERIAL PORT 2 PORT 25 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE Figure 3 5 RS 232C Point to Point Communication with Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Six ASCII BASIC Module Port 2 a44765 IN PIN bes 1 0 SERIES SI 3 2 ASCII BASIC DTE 5 IF PORT 1 gt L 15 MODULE 8 MUST BE CONNECTED 16 DTE SERIAL 20 SEE ASCII BASIC MANUAL PORT1 OR PORT 7 7 GND PORT 2 25 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE Figure 3 6 RS 232C Point to Point Communication No Handshaking Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Six ASCII BASIC Module Port 1 or Port 2
103. d will fill any unused character locations up to 16 with NULLs These escape sequences may be programmed as part of a screen file In On Line mode the function keys are not preprogrammed In Local mode the function keys have been preprogrammed to perform specific tasks These are as follows fl Reset to normal video display resets attributes marked with f2 Select foreground intensity color f3 Select background intensity color f4 Terminate an f2 or f3 selection f5 Enter blink video 6 Enter reverse video f Enter double wide character mode f8 Exit blink and or double wide mode Enter quad size character mode f10 Exit quad size character mode f11 Set line to double high tops amp double wide f12 Set line to double high bottoms amp double wide f13 Set line to single high amp single wide f14 Not used f15 Not used f16 Clear all attributes Includes video attributes and line attributes Exits supplemental graphics Exits quad size characters The function keys f2 and f3 are used in a sequence such as f2 n f4 or f3 n f4 These keys allow any combination of foreground and background intensities to be combined They are also designed to be upward compatible with color models of the terminal The parameter n yields the effect shown in the following table GFK 0361 F 1 F 2 MONOCHROME NOTES Hidden Black Defaultbackground Dim Normal Defaultforeground Highlight
104. e On line mode directly after power up and the Configuration menu will not appear If the Mini OIT is already powered up and the selected mode of operation has been entered On line Edit Local you can access the Configuration menu by pressing the Control key and the number 1 Ctrl 1 on the keyboard simultaneously On Line Mode The On Line mode is the normal operating mode after the Mini OIT is installed and ready for normal everyday operations This is also the mode used for programming a GFK 0361 4 1 Edit Mode Local Mode remote device such as the ASCII BASIC module The On Line mode is especially useful for simulating and testing the communication sequences and protocol used with a remote device When the Mini OIT is on line any one of 128 ASCII characters can be sent through the serial port to a computer or other intelligent machine In the On Line mode the terminal can be configured for either Echo half duplex or No Echo full duplex operations In Echo mode the character sent will also be displayed on the screen In the No Echo mode the host computer or programmable controller must return the character before it is displayed However some of these characters will not be displayed if the computer sends them back to the Mini OIT ASCII characters 0 31 are non displayable characters Most applications will use No Echo operations The Edit mode is used to access the OptiSCREEN Editor The OptiSCREEN Editor is used to creat
105. e either turned on or off at the command of the operator or host device Contact GE Fanuc Automation for further information Note For information on using the parallel port in Easy Display mode refer to Chapter 3 Installation Save Recall Configuration Screen Parameters Allowsthe current displayed configuration to be saved or the previously saved configuration to be recalled Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Confidence Tests The Configuration menu allows you to select a number of tests which will confirm the correct operation of the unit The menu supports a Diagnostic test Communication test an Extended Memory test a Manufacturing Cycle test and Test Pattern displays which allow adjustments to the CRT Diagnostic Test The Diagnostic test causes power up diagnostics to be performed con tinuously until failure occurs or until the operator presses any key Communication Test The Communication test checks both the serial and the parallel ports Before executing this test a loop back connector constructed as shown in the fig ures below must be constructed and installed This test can be performed at any baud rate and with either RS 232 RS 422 or parallel signals In the event of a failure a failure code is displayed The terminal should be reset prior to restarting the test PIN 242845 RS 232 DATA OUT RS 232 DATA IN RTS CTS RS 422 DATA IN RS 422 DATA OUT RS 422
106. e peripheral on a low to high transition Data must be present for 150 nS prior to this transition Ready is an active high output signal that indicates new data may be transmitted to the Mini OIT e Txmit Clock is an active high output pulse that indicates that Data is valid New data is loaded onto the data output lines on a low to high transition It is reset to a low state upon the high going transition of the Txmit Ready signal Txmit Ready is an active high input pulse that indicates on a low to high transition that the Mini OIT is ready to transmit data to the peripheral An input low voltage signal must be between 0 3 and 0 8 V dc An input high voltage signal must be between 2 0 and 5 0 V dc An output low voltage signal will be a maximum of 0 4 V dc and is capable of sinking a maximum of 2 0 mA An output high voltage signal will be a minimum of 2 4 V dc and is capable of sourcing a maximum of 250 MA Figure 3 18 The Parallel Port Connector Parallel Port Operation The parallel communications port allows communication to hosts that do not support a serialinterface but instead support discrete digital inputs and outputs data received from the parallel port is stored in the receive buffer of the Mini OIT simultaneously with data received on the serial port Likewise all data transmitted by the Mini OIT will simultaneously be sent through both the serial and parallel ports The parallel port therefore is
107. e screen formats to make the display of data easy to read The screen formats are programmed using English language commands instead of the Escape sequences required for Local Mode operation These commands enable you to control where data is placed on the screen and what the appearance of the data will be There are also commands which allow you to call other programmed screen files The screen format usually consists of the screen title explanations of the dynamic data sent by the host and any graphics such as lines and boxes used to clearly present the data Local mode can be used to practice creating the various escape sequences which are to be sent by the host to the Mini OIT in On Line operation Local mode can also be used for screen creation although the OptiSCREEN Editor is normally used to create screens When the unit is in Local mode no characters are transmitted but are displayed directly on the screen Cursor controls and escape sequences are processed immediately by the unit Note Escape sequences are a combination of the ASCII code 1B hex 27 dec which is the code for the Escape key Esc followed by one or more additional characters Escape sequences are normally sent by the host to the Mini OIT and Escape sequences are used to change screen attributes move the cursor store and recall screens plus many other operations The ASCII Characters and Escape Sequences listed in the appendices show the commands and special
108. en you generate a directory of OptiSCREEN files Example Give a comment that you might want to place as the first line of an OptiSCREEN file When you generate a directory of OptiSCREEN files the system labels this file as Fluid Level Tanks 1 2 3 Fluid Level Tanks 1 2 3 END The END command indicates the end of the OptiSCREEN screen file The OptiSCREEN editor automatically adds the END command to each file that you create Cursor Commands The cursor commands control the appearance of the cursor and specify the location for the cursor on the screen During operation the location of the cursor determines the starting position for text and graphics on the screen Controlling the Appearance of the Cursor The following commands determine whether or not the cursor appears on the screen the appearance of the cursor and the blinking or non blinking characteristics of the cursor Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 3 CURSOR or ENABLE CURSOR ESC gt 5l NO CURSOR or DISABLE CURSOR ESC gt 5h The CURSOR and ENABLE CURSOR commands make the cursor visible so that it appears on the screen The two commands are identical The NO CURSOR and DISABLE CURSOR commands disable the cursor so that it does not appear on the screen The two commands are identical BLOCK CURSOR ESC gt 4h UNDERLINE CURSOR ESC gt 4I The BLOCK CURSOR command makes the cursor appear as a solid block on the screen The UNDERLINE CURSO
109. epeatedly transmitted at the lesser of 15 characters per second or the baud rate On IBM PC com patible keyboards and keyboards used with the Mini OIT all keys are designed to start repeating after being depressed for approximately 1 2second Esc Escape A non displayable character that transmits the ASCII code 1B hex 27 decimal This key is Escape used in combination with other keys to enter terminal com mands These commands are used to change screen attributes move the cursor store and recall screens plus many other operations Break When this key is depressed and enabled as the Break key a continuous space level output is generated on the primary port It is generally used to tell a host computer that you wish to interrupt execution Reset When the Reset key and the Shift key are pressed at the same time the Mini OIT is reset to its power up condition and the display is cleared Control Keys The Control Ctrl key is held down in conjunction with other keys to send the 32 ASCII control codes 0 31 These are non displayable characters The Mini OIT responds to only nine control characters They are Bell BEL or Ctrl G Not used with the Mini OIT Back Space BS or Ctrl H Duplicates the Back Space key Tab HT or Ctrl I Software controlled to move the cursor to the next tab stop 8 char acter spaces to the right The tab stops are fixed at columns 9 17 25 33 41 49 57 65 and 73 If t
110. equence Esc gt n f to display the screen file 2 containing the blank space place holders Then the host sends the data When the host is ready to send data again it uses the Screen Display and Data Fill escape sequence to display the blanks only before sending data When the Screen Display and Data Fill escape sequence is executed the screen will be processed only up to the first Ctrl E encountered At this point data received from the host in On Line mode or from the keyboard in Local mode will be placed on the screen instead of spaces As each additional character is received it will be used to fill the blanks in the file where Ctrl E was placed As the screen file is being processed when a character other than Ctrl E is again encountered normal file display will resume If a non displayable character is received in the data to be filled in on the screen e g a carriage return line feed spaces will automatically be put on the screen for each Ctrl E in the same data field A field is considered to end when a character other than Ctrl E is found in the display file In this manner a field of 6 Ctrl Es for a particular data value may use fewer than 6 characters and be left justified in the blanks reserved for the data The host or application program can terminate a Data Fill sequence prior to sending all of the characters required to fill the fields on the screen by sending a Ctrl C End of Text In this manner only the
111. escape sequences that the Mini OIT supports Your computer based system must contain the proper software for it to respond to and send the codes that use these special functions Different versions of software may support different features The Configuration Menu 4 2 The Mini OIT has several data communication formats and many useful operating features Data communication format options include baud rate selection type of parity Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 word length and number of stop bits Operating features and options include Echo half duplex or No Echo full duplex operation escape sequence mode ANSI VT 100 or VT 52 cursor type and others Many features can be invoked through escape sequences all can be invoked through the menu driven Configuration menu Accessing the Configuration Menu The Mini OIT can be configured to power up into the On Line Edit or Local mode The power up mode is selected in the Configuration menu If the Local mode or Edit mode has been selected the Configuration screen will appear after power up and will be displayed for about 30 seconds before the selected mode is entered If you change an option on the Configuration menu or simply move the cursor the screen will remain displayed about 4 minutes before entering the selected mode Any subsequent operation on the Configuration menu will reset the timer If the On line mode was previ
112. ey legends are printed on strips of material that slide inside the keyboard matrix This allows custom keyboard labeling at nominal cost while maintaining a proven environmental seal There are 3 standard keyboard layouts for this keyboard Terminal BASIC and Qwerty The key layouts for these keyboards are shown in the following figures GFK 0361 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 42850 7 EM 1 c D E F z l BREAK K L 8 9 d J amp CTRL Pp a a REPEAT U w X 2 35 lt gt SHIFT LINE BACK ENTER o TT on ESC FEED SPACE Figure 1 6 Keyboard Layout for the Terminal Version of the 65 Key Keyboard 34285 7 RESET c D E F l Fl F2 BREAK J K L 8 7 CTRL o P Q R 5 6 F5 F6 REPEAT U V w X 2 3 F7 F8 SHIFT BACK Space ENTER 0 F9 F10 SPACE V 7 Figure 1 7 Keyboard Layout for the BASIC Version of the 65 Key Keyboard 1 8 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 a42852 RESE ESC TAB HOME DEL BACK SPACE BREAK CTRL
113. fine a line of text to read Blower off ON Then define two sets of box attribute regions The first box attribute region displays the word off with the default intensity and the word ON in black so that it is hidden The second box attribute region displays the word off in black so that it is hidden and the word ON in bright on a dim background so that it is highlighted The second box region includes a box around the word ON to highlight it even more Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Use the F7 STEP key then the F6 SHOW key to move through the file and see how the two boxed attribute regions work Blower off on text MOVE TO 5 10 DOUBLE WIDE DISPLAY Blower off ON MOVE TO 6 32 BOX 3x 4 Box attributes Blower off normal MOVE TO 5 24 NORMAL BOX ATTRIBUTES 1x 3 MOVE TO 6 32 DARK DARK BOX ATTRIBUTES 3 x 4 Box attributes Blower ON highlighted MOVE TO 5 24 DARK BOX ATTRIBUTES 1X 3 MOVE TO 6 32 BRIGHT DIM BOX ATTRIBUTES 3 x 4 Drawing Bar Graphs The following commands draw horizontal or vertical bar graphs HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPH nn ff mm ESC z nnn fff mmm h This command makes a horizontal bar graph that flows toward the right hand edge of the screen nn represents the number of whole cells for the graphed item in the bar nn must be expressed as an integer to represent whole character cells ff represents the percentage of a single cell for the bar ff
114. g 12 diag 5 x9 25 lines 25 lines 16 lines 80 char per line 80 char per line 80 char per line Status Lines None Battery Backed Clock and Yes Yes No Calendar Bell Output Yes Yes No Reset Input Yes Yes No 1 6 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Keyboards Used With the Mini OIT This section includes information on the keyboards available for use with the Mini OIT including the touch screen Topics covered are External Keyboards Used with the Mini OIT The Mini Touch Screen External Keyboards Used with the Mini OIT The Mini OIT supports IBM PC XT compatible keyboards for screen programming and for certain permanent applications Also a 65 key sealed keyboard is available for the Mini OIT The sealed flush mounted keyboard has built in tactile feedback and is designed for use in the most severe environments IBM PC XT Compatible Keyboards During screen programming and for certain permanent applications a full travel Qwerty style keyboard may be desirable A circular DIN style connector used with full size IBM PCs is provided on the rear panel of the Mini OIT Note The IBM PC AT type keyboard is not compatible with the Mini An IBM PC XT compatible keyboard may be connected and used simultaneously with any of the sealed keyboards The 65 Key Sealed Membrane Keyboard The 65 key keyboard features a 5 x 13 block layout of large rectangular keys The k
115. gh the escape sequence Esc c Chapter 3 Installation 3 5 Serial Port Description The pin definitions for the serial port connector are listed below An illustration of the 25 pin connector is also shown 244159 PIN 1 PIN 13 0000000000000 poooooooo0oo 2Jf PIN 14 PIN 25 Figure 3 4 Serial Port Using DB 25P Male Connector Pin Connection Pin Connection 1 Protective chassis ground 14 noconnection 2 Data Out RS 232C 15 noconnection 3 Data In RS 232C 16 no connection 4 RTS Request To Send output 17 noconnection 5 b CTS Clear To Send input 18 noconnection 6 noconnection 19 noconnection 7 SignalGround 20 d DTR Data Terminal Ready out 8 no connection 21 noconnection 9 c Terminate RX RS 422 22 Data In RD A RS 422 10 Data In RD B RS 422 23 Data Out SD A RS 422 11 Data Out SD B RS 422 24 no connection 12 no connection 25 Terminate RX RS 422 13 no connection Notes a Asserted when input buffer space available b Mustbe asserted to allow output if you use hardware handshaking Pin 5 on the serial port is used for hardware handshaking during RS 232C operation If the host equipment does not support the use of this signal and if software handshaking is not selected then you must connect pin 5 to pin 20 at the Mini OIT s connector c Must be connected to pin 25 for point to point operation or if this Mini OIT falls at the end of a multidrop line d Asserted whe
116. h at one end of the memory socket The electronic circuitry and memory chips being installed are subject to damage by static electricity Always ground yourself before you touch the logic board Keep uninstalled memory chips in their original package until ready for use Damage to the logic board or the memory chips due to improper handling or installation is not covered by the warranty Verify that the Memory Power Supply Jumper for socket U25 is in the W18 19 position Before replacing the bottom of the chassis verify that all pins of the memory chip are properly inserted into the socket and that the chip is installed with the proper orientation Reconnect the ribbon cables to the circuit board and remount the bottom panel of the chassis Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 CRT Adjustment The Mini OIT is a compact rugged interactive terminal The 5 x 9 CRT is capable of displaying 16 lines of 80 characters each The figure below shows the front and right side view of the Mini OIT The right side contains the CRT controls CRT controls are set at the factory and should need no adjustment Hazardous voltages are present in the vicinity of the controls If adjustments do become necessary they are to be done only by qualified personnel CRT brightness is controlled by a knob on the rear of the Mini OIT 242842 00000000000000000000 HORIZONTAL CENTER GE Fanuc BRIGHTNES
117. h the Parallel Port zm MINI OIT PARALLEL CABLE GFK 0361 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Feature Comparison with Other GE Fanuc Models The table below explains the differences in features between the full sized monochrome OIT the full sized color OIT and the Mini OIT Table 1 1 Feature Comparison Between OIT Models Full Size Monochrome Full Size Color Mini OIT Feature IC600KD530 533 IC600KD532 534 IC600KD515 516 Keyboards Available 34 pos builtin 34 pos built in 65 position full ASCII Sealed Membrane type 65 position full ASCII 65 position full ASCII OptiBASICAvailable Yes IC600KD533 only Yes IC600KD534 only No User Memory IC600KD530 IC600KD532 IC600KD515 60 Kbytes shipped 60 Kbytes shipped IC600KD516 156 Kbytes total 156 Kbytes total 30 Kbytes shipped IC600KD533 IC600KD534 62 Kbytes total 156 Kbytes shipped and total 156 Kbytes shipped and total Memory Cartridge Option YesIC600KD533 only Yes IC600KD534 only No Character Sets 95 ASCII 161 Graphic 80 95 ASCII 161 Graphic 80 95 ASCII 33 Graphic from Sup Quad Size letters numbers Quad Size letters numbers plemental Stand char set Quad symbols symbols size letters but no Alternate char acter set or Quad size process symbols IBM Keyboard Connector DIN for full size PCs DIN for full size IBM PCs DIN type only for full size Types Modular for portable IBM PCs PCs Color CRT No Screen Size 12 dia
118. hapter 4 sua vios ioa bd el ad dud ia I dO DU EA duos 4 1 Modes of Operation ee 4 1 OncLine Mode etum veri beum 4 1 Edit 4 2 Mod ue ees ie PRELATI CR EDERA 4 2 The Configuration Menu 4 2 Accessing the Configuration Menu 4 3 Touch Configuration s erret 4 3 Sample Configuration ternie ni ei Eae 4 4 Modifying the Configuration 4 4 Saving and Recalling the Configuration 4 5 Exiting the Configuration Menu 4 5 Configuration Options 2 2 2 eee e 4 5 Valid Screen Files Verification nnen nrar 4 13 Th OptiSCREEN Heitor n caedi aec ted aede aed teat 4 14 OptiSCREEN Editor Menu e 4 14 OptiSCREEN Editor Menu Operations 4 15 OptiSCREEN Editor Special Function Keys 4 15 Entering the File Edit Function 4 17 File Editing Operations 0 ccc cece eee eee 4 17 Saving Renumbering and Renaming a Screen File 4 18 Keyboard Operation 4 19 Alphabetic Keys Rae oe IR A eH REIS 4 19 NNonzAlphabetic Keys hx UE Le ER UD Rd 4 19 CursorKeys ccs Weed be e T reb bee ied eeu i E 4 19 Function
119. he cursor is in columns 73 through 79 each time TAB is received the cursor will only move one character position to the right If the cursor is at column 80 it will not move Line Feed LF or Ctrl J Duplicates the Line Feed key Carriage Return CR or Ctrl M Duplicates the Return key Shift In Ctrl O Exits supplemental graphics for current character set alternate mode to using corresponding escape sequence VT 100 compatible Shift Out Ctrl N Enters supplemental graphics for current character set alternate mode to using corresponding escape sequence 100 compatible Cancel Ctrl X Cancels the current escape sequence Escape Escor Ctrl Duplicates the Esc key Private Control Keys Ctrl 1 When entered from the keyboard Ctrl 1 causes the terminal to go to the Configuration screen Ctrl 2 Loads user memory with data from the STR LINK Ctrl 3 Saves user memory using the STR LINK III Ctrl 4 Compares user memory with data from the STR LINK III digital cartridge con troller GFK 0361 Chapter 4 Operation 4 21 Chapter OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 This chapter explains how each OptiSCREEN command works and many examples are included At the end of the chapter is a summary of the commands The OptiSCREEN editor converts each of the commands to its corresponding internally stored escape code The OptiSCREEN editor was developed to make screen file programming eas
120. hecksum only Press any other key to continue Pressing 1 will cause user memory to be initialized and the new checksum stored Pressing 2 will store the new checksum only This allows you to retain the contents of memory It may be corrupted however so you must verify the screens you stored in memory before the checksum error occurred Pressing any other key causes the message to be ignored The following conditions will cause the message CHECKSUM ERROR to be displayed Initial power up after batteryinstallation replacement Initial power up after additional user memory has been installed The terminal is turned off or is reset while a file storage operation is taking place Battery back up jumper s for the user memory are not properly installed e Hardware failure Modes of Operation There are three modes of operation in which the Mini OIT can power up On Line mode Normal operating mode after installation and program development are complete Edit mode Mode for accessing the OptiSCREEN editor to create screens using English language statements Local mode Mode for creating screens using escape sequences or for testing operation of escape sequences The power up mode is selected in the Configuration menu If the Edit mode or Local mode has been selected the Configuration menu will appear after power up and will be displayed for about 30 seconds before the selected mode is entered If you change an option o
121. highest priority fields on the screen can be updated if desired The format for the Display File and Data Fill escape sequence normally sent from the host is Esc gt data data data data ETX The file number is n the ETX is optional and only required if fewer data characters are sent than the blank fields in the file An example of this operation is shown below Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 29 Example Data Fill Operation 5 30 The display below is created using two separate screen files Lower case e s are used to show where the fill character Ctrl E has been placed CURRENT SETPOINT eeeee CURRENT HIGH ALARM eeeee CURRENT LOW ALARM CURRENT TEMPERATURE eeeee HIGHEST TEMPERATURE THIS BATCH eeeee LOWEST TEMPERATURE THIS BATCH The text of the screen was created by the OptiSCREEN Editor as shown below CLEAR SCREEN HOME DISPLAY CURRENT SET POINT MOVE 1 2 DISPLAY CURRENT HIGH ALARM MOVE 1 3 A A A END A second file was then created to include the blank space place holders MOVE TO 1 20 DISPLAY ENQ ENQ ENO The ENQ character is the MOVE TO 2 22 blank space created by DISPLAY ENQ ENQ ENQ pressing Ctrl E MOVE TO 3 19 A A A END In the example above the operations in the first file could have been included in the second file But using a separate file for the data fill operat
122. his command inserts a single line at the line on which the cursor rests After the insertion the cursor rests on the single inserted lines The INSERT command scrolls the existing text toward the bottom of the screen Example Insert a single line and add text into the middle of several other lines of text MOVE TO 5 1 DISPLAY Line one NEW LINE DISPLAY Line two NEW LINE DISPLAY Line three NEW LINE DISPLAY Line four NEW LINE DISPLAY Line five MOVE TO 7 1 INSERT LINE DISPLAY Insert text SCROLLLINES nn TO ESC nnn ppp r The SCROLL LINES command causes a specified area of the screen to scroll up nn specifies the top line of the scrolling area specifies the bottom line of the scrolling area After you specify text or graphics to appear on the scrolling lines the text or graphics shift up one row at a time Screen data outside of the scrolling lines does not move or change nor does the cursor position change as the text or graphics scroll through the lines Example Define a scrolling area and delimit it with a line of text both before and after File 1 Display a separate text file File 2 in the scrolling area and display the word Done after you ve completed the display File No 1 MOVE TO 5 1 DISPLAY Top SCROLL LINES 6 TO 8 MOVE TO 9 1 DISPLAY Bottom MOVE TO 6 1 DISPLAY FILE 2 MOVE TO 10 1 DISPLAY Done SCROLL LINES 1 to 16 This line is needed to
123. ial Port to Series 90 30 PCM Module Port 2 How Multidrop Operation Works A typical sequence for a host device to poll a series of RS 422 slaves appears below 1 Toenable the Mini OIT for both transmission and reception the host sends Ctrl P Data Link Escape or ASCII code 16 followed by the two digit address for the desired Mini The address appears in standard ASCII format and uses two digits for example the system addresses Mini OIT 5 as 05 For example the host transmits the following ASCII codes 16 48 49 ASCII code 16 is Ctrl R ASCII code 48 is 0 ASCII code 49 is 1 This sequence initiates communications with slave 1 2 The system transmits the message string to the host The system displays keyboard entries on the screen and stores them for subsequent transmission The system stores a maximum of 256 characters before it loses data Once you select a Mini OIT any keyboard entries being stored are automatically transmitted as the message string and normal operation as if point to point connection were in effect takes place between the host and the Mini OIT GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation 3 17 3 The host transmits a series of escape sequences to the slave 4 The host can subsequently disable a Mini OIT by sending Ctrl W End of Transmission Block or ASCII code 23 For example two way communication continues until the hosts transmits the following ASCII code 23 ASCII code 23 is Ctrl W This seque
124. ier faster and more efficient OptiSCREENCommand Types The Mini OIT has ten major types of OptiSCREEN commands These types are briefly described below Comment and End of File The comment sets off text as documentation for the screen file Any comment found on the first line of an OptiSCREEN file also appears when you display the directory Comments also identify the purpose of commands and sections of files for yourself and other users The OptiSCREEN editor automatically inserts the END command at the end of each OptiSCREEN file Cursor These commands control the appearance and location of the cursor on the screen During operation the location of the cursor determines the starting position for text and graphics on the screen Examples of cursor commands include NO CURSOR and the MOVE TO command Character Attribute These change the video attributes of all characters displayed after the command Examples of character attribute commands include BLINK SUPPLEMENTAL QUAD DIM and BRIGHT Line Attribute These set the video attributes for a single line of text on the screen Examples of line attribute commands include DOUBLE SIZE TOP LINE DOUBLE SIZE BOTTOM LINE and DOUBLE WIDE LINE GFK 0361 5 1 Display File Display The DISPLAY command is one of the most commonly used commands in the OptiSCREEN editor You can generate text and graphics for your application with the DISPLAY command The file display commands di
125. ignals The multidrop configuration allows a host to communicate with up to 16 terminal addresses all on the same RS 422 multidrop line Multidrop mode automatically selects Echo operation When multidrop mode is selected and software handshaking is not supported by the Chapter 4 Operation 4 9 host hardware handshaking should be selected but may not be used Jumper Pin 5 to Pin 20 on the Mini OIT primary port Serial P arallel Port Configurations There are 5 different port configurations for On Line operation Serial Port is Primary Parallel Port is Auxiliary This is the most common mode of op eration for the Mini OIT This mode is used when connecting the Mini OIT to the ASCII BASIC module of a Series Six Series Five or Series One PLC This mode permits operator input two way communications The serial port is connected to the host using RS 232 or RS 422 connections The host transmits characters or escape commands to the Mini OIT When a sealed membrane keyboard or a full travel keyboard is plugged into the Mini OIT characters can be transmitted back to the host device Also characters can be transmitted from the parallel port but all characters transmitted to the parallel port will be ignored A parallel printer can be connected in this configuration Parallel Port is Primary Serial Port is Auxiliary In this configuration the Mini OIT is connected through its parallel port to a host with a parallel port Characters can be
126. ill not be available The menu driven OptiSCREEN Editor eliminates the need to memorize or even be familiar with escape sequences used to create screen files as you do when using Local mode While in the Edit mode escape sequences and other non text information are replaced by simple English language OptiSCREEN statements The same internal storage format for screen files as used in earlier firmware releases has been maintained therefore previously created files may be used and edited Other OptiSCREEN Editor features are listed below An OptiSCREEN program consists of a series of statement lines Statements are either command statements display text statements or comments Screen files can be displayed immediately exactly as they will be executed e File numbers and names can be altered A copy of a file can be created as a different file number Files can be deleted completely and removed from the directory OptiSCREENEditor Menu The OptiSCREEN Editor menu is entered by selecting Edit from the Configuration menu and pressing the F7 PERFORM key If Edit has been selected and saved as the power up configuration then upon power up the Configuration menu will first appear and after a few seconds the Edit menu will appear automatically The OptiSCREEN Editor menu is shown below 4 14 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 42846 OptiSCREEN Editor SCREEN BANK 0 EDIT SHO
127. initions for switches 1 and 8 remain as previously defined SW ON OFF Default 1 No test Automaticmanufacturing test ON 2 IC600KD515A IC600KD515B or later OFF IC600KD516A IC600KD516B or later 3 Keyboardconfiguration only Touchscreenconfiguration OFF 4 7 Notused Notused ON 8 No key repeat Automatickey repeat ON Serial and Parallel Ports This section provides a description of the serial and parallel ports of the Mini OIT Explanations of port operations are also included The topics covered are Port Configurations Serial Port Description Parallel Port Description Port Configurations 3 4 There are two ports on the Mini OIT a serial port and a parallel port These ports have five different configurations in which they can be used These configurations are selected from the Configuration menu The five configurations are Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Serial port is primary Parallel port is primary Both ports are primary Easy Display e User Programmable Serial Port is Primary This is the most common mode of operation for the Mini Use this configuration when your application requires operator input two way communications The serial port is connected to the host using RS 232 or RS 422 connections The host transmits characters or escape commands to the Mini When a sealed membrane keyboard or a full tra
128. ion Contents Mounting the Mini een Rear Panel Connections esee nh Battery Replacement E DIPSWIIGHES seien tb aa a RAM Serial and Parallel Ports d re Port Configurations evite cb ce vC e hee sees tes sape Serial Port Description isses e e eR ERR E es Serial Port Operations esrb NER US gland et ate Handshaking with RS 232C Signals Handshaking with RS 422 Signals Serial Cable and Connector Specifications Typical Serial Cable Wiring Configurations Multidrop Operations Parallel Port Description Parallel Port Operation Handshaking P YER Using the Screen Display and Data Fill Command with the Parallel Port Easy Display Mode 1 6 eee eens Parallel Port in User ProgrammableI OMode Connecting the Parallel Port to PLC Output Modules Installing Memory tya eisie paaa eaa pie ihn AIEE T D ERA CRT Adjustment nit pesar erm d e dene e a IH e tet GFK 0561B Mini Operator Interface Terminal September 1993 vi 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 6 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 8 3 9 3 12 3 19 3 19 3 20 3 20 3 21 3 24 3 25 3 26 3 29 Contents C
129. ion allows the host to repeat displaying of data without redisplaying the text portion of the screen The following Series Five ASCII BASICprogramrunning in the host could be used to display the file and then fill in the blanks Note that the syntax used in this example may vary depending upon the type of BASIC being used 10 PRINT CHR 27 1w REM print screen one 20 PRINT CHR 27 gt 2 REM print screen two fill command 30 40 50 PRINT A REM first data field 60 PRINT B REM second data field A A A In the above example it was assumed that the variables A and B would be 5 characters or less Each of the BASIC Print statements will send a Carriage Return and Line Feed after each variable If a variable was less than 5 characters then spaces would automatically be used to pad out the fields Therefore each field is automatically left justified and trailing spaces are added as needed to erase old data that may have been in the field Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Command Summary The following command summary gives the format a short description for each command and the page number where the command is fully documented In the following summary brackets appear around optional arguments comment Comment Specifies that the rest of the line is a comment Ctrl E Data Fill Holds space on display for character sent from host ATTRIBUT
130. ion key f1 transmitted only Special function key f2 transmitted only Special function key f3 transmitted only Special function key f4 transmitted only Special function key f5 transmitted only Special function key f6 transmitted only Special function key f7 transmitted only Special function key f8 transmitted only Cursoraddressing Line and column numbers are single ASCII characters where ASCII code 32 decimal is 7 a 7 a A used to designate line or column one and increase from there Identifyas VT52 Response ESC K GFK 0361 E 1 SEQUENCE underscore on Ko oan z lt x lt parameter gt x4 x5 x8 x9 X x x gt y lt parameter gt y4 y5 y8 FUNCTION Transmitstatus line s Transmitcurrent cursor line Transmitcharacter at cursor Erase from beginning of display to cursor Enableclockdisplay Disableclockdisplay Send time to host Transmits HHMMSS CR Save currentcursor position Restorecurrentcursor position Erase entire line Cursorpositionreport Response ESC Y line gt col See cursor positioning notes above Erase from beginning of line to cursor Enter reverse video mode Exitreverse video mode Enter wrap at end of line mode Exit wrap at end of line mode 52 set modes Setblock cursor Disablecursor Enable auto line feed on carriagereturn Enable au
131. ion menu To change the configuration of one of the features or functions do the following 1 Move the cursor to the status message which is to be changed by using appropriate function keys F1 F4 2 When the cursor is at the desired status message for a particular feature or function press the F5 SELECT Key to scroll through the options available 3 When the desired option is displayed set the terminal to the new status by simply moving the cursor to another status message 4 After you have selected the desired option for all the features and functions you can temporarily save the configuration by pressing the F7 EXIT key to take the terminal out of Configuration mode In this case the configuration will be maintained only as long as the Mini OIT is powered up If you want to save the displayed options as the power up configuration see the section Saving and Recalling the Configuration below An exception to the above procedure is the method used to set the Multi multidrop address function 1 As before move the cursor to the status message Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 2 Press the F5 SELECT key to change from Point to Point to Multi When Multi is first displayed a dim cursor block appears to the right of the word Multi In the cursor block is a number 00 15 which indicates the number of drops to be configured If the previous configuration was Multi press the F5 S
132. l characters cover the positions from the cursor to the right four character cells and up four lines The quad size character set includes the capital letters A through Z the numerals 0 through 9 and the comma the period the asterisk the plus sign the minus sign the equals sign the slash and the question mark A summary and comparison of the standard supplemental quad and double wide characters appears at the end of the discussion of these characters Quad size characters in column 78 79 and 80 wrap to the next available row four rows below the current row and scroll if necessary after you specify WRAP AT END OF LINE This allows you to use the Mini OIT as a quad size message display After you specify quad size characters text information sent to the Mini OIT in online mode is correctly displayed and scrolled even when the message exceeds a line or the screen size The EXIT QUAD command exits the quad size character set This command does not change any other character or line attribute settings Example Display a message in quad sized letters and then exit the QUAD character attribute mode MOVE TO 5 10 QUAD SIZE DISPLAY IN PROGRESS EXIT QUAD ALTERNATE ESC 12m EXIT ALTERNATE ESC 13m The ALTERNATE command establishes the alternate character set as the current character attribute mode The alternate character set consists of 128 graphics characters You specify the alternate cha
133. l escape sequences that the Mini OIT supports Your computer based system must contain the proper software for it to respond to and send the codes that use these special functions Different versions of software may support different features Escape Sequence Type The Mini OIT is an intelligent terminal In addition to simply transmitting and receiving data it can respond to a wide variety of commands referred to as escape sequences throughout this manual GFK 0361 Chapter 4 Operation 4 7 Note Escape sequences are a combination of the ASCII code 1B hex 27 dec which is the code for the Escape key Esc followed by one or more additional characters Escape sequences are normally sent by the host to the Mini OIT and are used to change screen attributes move the cursor store and recall screens plus many other operations The Mini OIT supports numerous commands in the ANSI format as well as commands previously defined by Digital Equipment Corporation for the VI 52 and 100 display terminals Any of these modes may be used ANSI 52 or 100 Many of the non standard private commands used by the DEC VT 100 are also supported by the ANSI mode Few terminals use all of the commands defined by ANSI X3 64 many define private commands that expand on the ANSI set To be ANSI compatible a device must be able to recognize properly formatted ANSI commands and ignore those standardized commands that are not used Any private co
134. le again the system deletes the blank line before the END command As you entered these commands you may have noticed some interesting things Mini Operator Interface Termainal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 The system automatically capitalizes the commands for you when you press the Enter key to move to a new line It does not however capitalize text that appears within quotes e When you press the Enter key the system also correctly spells out commands that you abbreviated or misspelled as you entered them You can use the cursor control keys to move through the screen file and make corrections to the text You can press the Ctrl Ins key combination to insert a new blank line into the middle of the file You can press the Ctrl Del function key to delete the line that the cursor currently covers in the file e You can press the Ins key to change from replacement or overwrite mode to insertion mode and add new text to the file In insertion mode existing text shifts to the right to make room for the new text You can press the Del key to delete the character that the cursor currently covers If you enter the first character or characters of a screen command and then pause before completing the command the system displays a help screen that outlines the syntax for the commands that begin with the letter or letters you ve entered 5 To display the screen file on the Mini OIT p
135. low terminal block shield Using a screwdriver attach the three wires from an AC power cord to the terminals Terminal Wire L1 Hot 12 Neutral L3 Ground Replace the yellow terminal block shield Installing the Battery 1 Locate the small rectangular battery cover plate on the back of the Mini Remove the two Phillips screws from the plate and separate the plate from the Mini OIT Notice how two clips hold the battery on the back of the plate 2 Locate two sets of battery connections on the logic board just inside the Mini OIT chassis Plug the mating connector from the battery cable onto one of the connections on the logic board Make sure that the notched side of the mating connector faces away from you as you plug it in 3 Putthe cover plate back on the Mini OIT and replace the two screws 242844 BATTERY CONNECTORS ACCESS PANEL OPENING REAR OF UNIT BATTERY ACCESS PANEL Figure 2 1 Installing the Battery Attaching the Keyboard The OIT requires the use of an IBM PC compatible or XT compatible keyboard the OIT does not support the IBM AT compatible keyboard although many AT keyboards can be used as an XT keyboard by setting a switch on the keyboard For proper operation the power to the Mini OIT must be turned off before plugging the keyboard into the Mini OIT or unplugging the keyboard Make sure that the Mini OIT is turned off and plug the keyboard into the Mini OIT
136. mbers While message numbers are always processed as binary values it is possible to use BCD codes The maximum BCD message number is 99 Since the Easy Display interprets this as a binary value the corresponding stored message is number 153 Table 3 5 Calling Up Messages Using BCD BCD MESSAGES NUMBERS INTERNAL MESSAGE NUMBERS 00 to 09 0 to 9 10to 19 16to 25 20 to 29 32to 41 30 to 39 48to 57 40 to 49 64to 73 50 to 59 80to 89 60 to 69 96 to 105 70 to 79 112to 121 80 to 89 128 to 137 90 to 99 144to 153 Note on the Noise Rejection De Bounce Logic Parallel input data is polled 960 times per second or about every 1 04 milliseconds When Easy Display mode is selected on the Configuration screen a filter time is also displayed This number represents the number of poll times that the input data must be read without changing before the data is accepted as valid information This value can be set from 1 to 255 for noise filter times from 1 04 milliseconds to 266 milliseconds Chapter 3 Installation 3 23 Parallel Port in User Programmable I O Mode The Mini OIT can be programmed by the user to select the I O status of all 16 parallel signallines Each line can be either an input or output and can be turned on or off at the command of the operator or host device Note The text below describes the basic operation of the User Programmable I O Mode Itis recommended however that you consult GE Fanuc Automation to assist y
137. mmand resets the reversed attribute as well as all character attributes to the default normal size normal intensity no blink and no underlining Example Display a two line message Make the second line use reversed characters to highlight it MOVE TO 5 28 DISPLAY Crusher not moving REVERSED MOVE TO 7 20 DISPLAY Check with operator for information RESET ATTRIBUTES SUPPLEMENTAL ESC 11m or SO EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL ESC 10m or SI The SUPPLEMENTAL command establishes the supplemental character set as the current character attribute mode The supplemental character set consists of the numbers from 0 to 9 the uppercase letters from A to Z most punctuation marks and 33 supplemental graphics characters You specify the supplemental graphics with lowercase letters from a to z and special symbols A summary and comparison of the standard supplemental quad and double wide characters appears at the end of the discussion of these characters The EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL command exits the supplemental character set This command does not change any other character or line attribute settings Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 7 Example Display a small box generated with supplemental characters MOVE TO 5 20 SUPPLEMENTAL DISPLAY lk MOVE TO 6 20 DISPLAY mj EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL QUAD SIZE ESC 16m EXIT QUAD ESC 17m The QUAD SIZE command establishes quad size characters as the current character attribute mode Al
138. mmands although ANSI compatible generated by your software must either be supported or safely ignored by the terminal actually being used Echo or No Echo Mode Allowshalf duplex Echo or full duplex No Echo operation In No Echo mode all keys entered are transmitted to the host device and no action is taken by the terminal until the host returns the same key codes In Echo mode the keys entered are transmitted to the host and simultaneously action is taken by the terminal as if the key codes had been returned by the host Note A remote device can disable the Echo mode of the terminal by sending the Disable Half Duplex command Esc gt 14 1 to the Mini OIT when the Mini OIT is On Line Send Any Case Send Upper Case Only If Send Upper Case Only is selected lower case characters are automatically transmitted as upper case characters End of Line Controls The options are Wrap or No Wrap Auto Line Feed or No Auto LE The Wrap feature causes an automatic carriage return and line feed when a character is displayed in the 80th column The Auto Line Feed feature enables the terminal to automatically perform a line feed when a carriage return is processed This function should be disabled if double line feeds appear on the screen since this means that the host is already sending a line feed with each carriage return The terminal must be in the same configuration when a screen file is being created as it will be when the screen is bei
139. n Menu to specify that you want to use KEY CODES 5 for programming the touch screen To do this return to the section Using the Configuration Menu in this section Determining the Touch Screen Layout In this example you create two large interactive boxes on the touch screen The programmable touch screen offers boxes in the following positions 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
140. n Mini OIT has power Serial Port Operations 3 6 The 25 pin D connector on the rear of the unit conforms to RS 232C standards These standards define an asynchronous serial interface its impedances and its physical connectors RS 232C standards place all equipment into one of two general categories e DTE or Data Terminal Equipment includes most terminals printers and other peripherals DTE devices are commonly called data terminals e DCE or Data Communications Equipment includes many computers modems DCE devices are commonly called data sets The differences between a data terminal and a data set emerge when referring to each device s input and output connectors such as the signals labeled transmitted data and received data Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 A cable wired to DTE at one end and to DCE at the other end allows all necessary wires to match pin for pin at each end When you connect a DTE device to another DTE device or you connect a DCE to a DCE you must cross one or more pairs of signals for proper operation The serial port is configured as a DTE port with signals as shown above Make sure that your host is either a DCE device or that the connecting cable makes the required signal pair crossovers With RS 232C operation when you connect a DTE device to a DTE device or a DCE device to a DCE device the signals on pins 2 and 3 must be cross connected for e
141. n an attached keyboard to select a function These statements form the Display RUN TIME and FAULTS area of the screen These statements are part of the Data Fill operations explained in Section 2 of this chapter The Data Fill operations are used to make it easier for the host to place dynamic data in different locations on the screen The DIM command is only included here to show where data from the host will be displayed Normally the Data Fill statements would be a separate file from the rest of the screen See Data Fill operations in Section 2 Mini Operator Interface Termainal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Chapter 3 of this manual Installation describes the physical and electrical requirements of the Mini OIT Chapter 4 Operation describes menus and screens that the system provides and outlines the steps you take to use the system Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference completely describes the OptiSCREEN commands The appendixes found at the end of this guide contain information about the physical measurements of the Mini OIT and symbols available in the system GFK 0361 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 17 Chapter Installation 3 This chapter describes in detail all hardware related topics for the Mini Topics covered in this chapter are Mounting the Mini OIT Rear Panel Connections e AC Power Battery Replacement Serial and Parallel Ports Installing Mem
142. n the Configuration menu or simply move the cursor the screen will remain displayed about 4 minutes before entering the selected mode Any subsequent operation on the Configuration menu will reset the timer If the On line mode was previously selected the Mini OIT will enter the On line mode directly after power up and the Configuration menu will not appear If the Mini OIT is already powered up and the selected mode of operation has been entered On line Edit Local you can access the Configuration menu by pressing the Control key and the number 1 Ctrl 1 on the keyboard simultaneously 2 4 Mini Operator Interface Termainal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Using the Configuration Menu Note The Configuration menu can be accessed by pressing Ctrl 1 A sample Mini OIT Configuration menu with a representative configuration is displayed below At the left side of the screen is a list of the various modes and functions that may be selected These correspond to the status messages shown on the same row at the right side of the screen The box at the bottom of the menu describes the operations which can be performed while in the Configuration mode and the keys that may be used to perform them Ge Fanuc Operator Interface Terminal Rel 2 5 32 060ct93 OPERATION LOCAL ANSI ECHO SEND ANY CASE END LINE COLOR NO WRAP NO AUTO LF CURSOR SCREEN BLINKING BLOCK CRT SAVER OFF KEY CODES THREE SERIAL PORT 9600 EVEN
143. nce ends communications with slave 1 5 Continuing the host transmits the following ASCII codes 16 48 50 ASCII code 16 is Ctrl R ASCII code 48 is 0 ASCII code 50 is 2 This sequence initiates communications with slave 2 And so on until all of the multidrop devices have been polled The system automatically enables a Mini OIT with the address 00 to receive data addressed to any Mini OIT but the Mini OIT is not enabled to transmit unless the host specifically transmits the 00 address If the host transmits the address 00 all Mini OITs are enabled to receive data but only OIT 00 if it exists is enabled to transmit data Multiple Mini OI Is may use the same address but only one Mini OIT with the given address may be electrically connected to transmit data Similarly more than one address may be enabled at the same time Simply transmit the enabling code for an address without an intervening Ctrl W code followed by the message string for the address then transmit the enabling code for an address followed by a message string and so on Again however only one Mini OIT may be electrically connected for transmitting data The Mini OIT uses the control codes for enabling and disabling ports in the same sequence as it does for all other commands and characters Therefore the system processes all commands and characters it receives before it executes a command to relinquish the multidrop link Also the host command to establish a
144. nfiguration Menu To exit the Configuration Menu press the F7 EXIT key The terminal will automatically exit the Configuration menu if the terminal is allowed to remain idle for a period of about 4 minutes In either case the terminal will automatically go into the operating mode displayed on the screen When the terminal exits the Configuration menu the screen will be cleared and the cursor if selected will be in the upper left corner of the screen HOME Any data on the screen prior to entering the Configuration menu will NOT be saved Configuration Options This section contains first a brief summary and then a detailed description of the options available from the Configuration menu GFK 0361 Chapter 4 Operation 4 5 4 6 The table below lists all the Mini OIT functions and the options for each Table 4 1 Summary of Configuration Menu Options ConfigurationScreen Save Recall ManufacturingCycle Swap Compare Screen Saver OFE ON FUNCTION OPTIONS Mode of Operation Local On Line Edit EscapeSequence ANSI VT 100 VT 52 Echo Echo Case of Char Transmitted Send Any Case Send Caps Only End of Line Characteristics Wrap No Wrap Auto Line Feed No Auto Line Feed Cursor Type Blinking Block Blinking Underline Steady Block Steady Underline NoCursor Keyboard Codes Types One Two Three Four Five Serial PortConfiguration Baud Rates 50 110 134 5 150 200 300 600 1050 1200 18
145. ng used Cursor Type Allowsthe user to select Blinking Block Blinking Underline Steady Block or Steady Underline cursor It has no effect on the transfer or processing of data Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Screen Saver new option has ben added to the Configuration menu to allow for the enabling of a CRT screen saver function When enabled the CRT will be turned off after five minutes C ten seconds of not sensing any screen or keyboard activity When the OIT either senses a keypress or receives display information it will automatically turn the CRT back on When the CRT is turned off the initial keystroke will turn the CRT back on but the keypress will NOT be acted upon By default the screen saver option is disabled Sealed Keyboard Encoding This feature describes the type of sealed keyboard that will be attached during normal operation Type 1 Keyboard This option is selected when using the 65 position model with the Terminal keyboard insert The layout is for the non typist Type 2 Keyboard This option is selected when using the 65 position model with the BASIC Programmer keyboard insert Type 3 Keyboard Not used Type 4 Keyboard This option is selected when using the 65 position keyboard with the QWERTY style key layout Type 5 Keyboard This option is a user programmable keyboard layout that allows you to define the ASCII codes for the keyboard
146. ng when you select it You should select hardware handshaking if the host supports no handshaking also you should install jumpers as shown in the wiring diagrams for RS 422 Point to Point connections Do not to connect both RS 232 and RS 422 inputs on the serial port You can however use both RS 232 and RS 422 outputs on the serial port To use both outputs make sure that extra signals from the host equipment are not connected to RS 422 pins during RS 232C operation and similarly that extra signals from the host equipment are not connected to RS 232C pins during RS 422 operation Refer to the information under the Multidrop Operations heading below for information on the use of the Mini OIT using a multidrop RS 422 network You must connect RS 422 receiver termination pins at the Mini OIT when using it in a point to point configuration In multidrop configurations you must connect the termination pins at the Mini OIT farthest from the host You can use the Mini OIT s internal termination resistors by connecting pin 9 to pin 25 e You can use or may be required to use external termination resistors for proper RS 422 operation External termination resistors are nominally 100 ohms depending on cable characteristics At the Mini OIT connect a resistor between pin 10 and pin 22 At the host connect a resistor between its Data In RD B and Data In RD A pins Consult your host equipment supplier for additional information Serial
147. oduction 1 9 Specifications of the Mini Listed below are the specifications for the Mini OIT which include display keyboard physical and electrical and miscellaneous data Display CRT monochrome only 5 9 high contrast amber CRT Window Gasketed 125 smoked LEXAN TM UV hardcoated scratch resistant and non glare surface Display Format 16 lines of 80 characters Display Size 3 5 high x 7 5 wide Character Size 0 2 high x 0 1 wide approx Character Set 95 ASCII and 33 graphic from standard character set only quad size letters but no alternate char acter set or quad size process symbols Character Type 5x7 dot matrix except 5 x 9 dot matrix for lower case characters with descenders 8 x 10 dot ma trix for graphics Video Attributes Dim normal and highlight video for foreground and background plus underline Blink and double wide on a character basis double high and wide on a line basis Cursor Blinking or continuous underline block or none Cursor Addressing Relative and direct Scroll Full or split screen Keyboard Sealed Keyboard Keyboard Tactile Feedback Built in snap action Keyboard Surface Matte UV hardcoated polycarbonate Keyboard Inserts One set preprinted standard legends Sealed Keyboard 65 key IC600KD511 optional 65 keys in 5 x 13 rectangular matrix on 95 centers 6 square viewable window area fully sealed with removable legend inserts Basic Terminal
148. on see Figure 3 20 the RAM will function but the data will not be battery protected data will be lost if the Mini OIT is powered off The following RAM chip part numbers are recommended for replacing or for adding memory e NEC D43256C 12L e Mitsubishi M5M5256P 12L Sony CXK58256P 12L Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 The figure below shows the memory expansion socket and jumper locations for the Mini OIT 242856 sen r1 1 BN M r1 BN LJ Figure 3 20 Memory Socket and Jumper Locations for the Mini OIT To add the memory chip for bank 01 follow the procedure below 1 Unplug the Mini OIT from the main power source High voltages are present in the terminal while power is connected even if the unit is turned off 2 Place the Mini OIT face down on a non abrasive surface Position the unit so the bottom panel of the chassis is toward you GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation Remove the 10 screws holding the bottom panel of the chassis The bottom chassis is still connected to the top chassis by two ribbon cables Unplug the ribbon cables noting proper location and orientation for later reinstallation Disconnect the battery before adding or removing memory Adding or removing memory chips while the battery is still connected can damage the chip Insert the memory chip into socket U25 so that the notch or dot at one end of the chip corresponds to the notc
149. ore complete sample screen file First select the Edit Function from the Configuration menu and press the Perform key F7 The OptiSCREEN Editor Menu will be displayed as shown below Mini Operator Interface Termainal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 42846 OptiSCREEN Editor SCREEN BANK 0 EDIT SHOW STEP F5 F6 F7 1 Select edit file 2 Print syntax list 3 Print current edit file 4 Print file 5 Print directory 6 Receive file 7 Delete file s 8 Select screen bank 9 Select printer receive device Figure 2 3 The OptiSCREEN Editor Screen From the OptiSCREEN Editor menu you can access a variety of functions including the editor and directory You can also view the currently selected screen file by pressing the F6 SHOW key Note When you enter an editor function the function keys are no longer displayed You can always return to the the OptiSCREEN Editor menu by pressing the F1 UTIL key Creating a Text Screen File 1 First press the number 5 Print Directory to see if a file number 100 exists The Text Screen File you will be creating will be numbered 100 2 If it does exist delete it by doing the following A Exitthe file directory by pressing F1 UTIL B Press the number 7 Delete Files to enter the Delete File s function C AnswerN to the prompt AII Files D Enter the number 100 for the file to be deleted and press Return After deleting the file the system
150. ory e CRT Adjustment Mounting the Mini OIT Install your Mini OIT in an industrial rack or in a special panel cutout for the unit When properly mounted the Mini OIT maintains its NEMA 4 and NEMA 12 ratings Refer to Appendix A for the required panel cutout and mounting holes for installing the Mini OIT The Mini OIT uses 10 32 mounting studs To avoid damaging the studs and the front panel do not over tighten the nuts on the mounting studs This damage is not covered by the warranty You should keep the Mini OIT box and packing materials so that you can use them if the unit ever needs to be shipped again Rear Panel Connections The lower rear of the OIT chassis contains all the connections you need during installation GFK 0361 3 1 42843 BATTERY AND CONNECTIONS BEHIND THIS PANEL BRIGHTNESS PARALLEL PORT PARALLEL KEYBOARD SERIAL KEYBOARD PRIMARY DTE SWITCH Figure 3 1 Rear View of the Mini OIT Note Located on the bottom of the Mini OIT is an 8 position DIP switch At this time no user options are associated with this switch and all positions should be left in the ON position A description of each of the items shown here appears in this chapter AC Power You must supply your own AC power cord to attach power to the Mini OIT The Mini OIT is designed to operate at 120 Volts AC 60 Hz The three terminals use the following designations Terminal Wire L1 Hot L2 Neutral L3
151. ou in developing your specific application using this mode I O mode data input data and output data are all processed as a decimal number used as a parameter in the escape sequence or OptiSCREEN command The decimal number may have a value from 0 to 65535 and is processed as a 16 bit binary value by the terminal Each bit of the binary value corresponds to a discrete signal on the parallel port connector Table 3 6 Parallel Port Bit Values for User Programmable I O Mode PIN BIT DECIMAL VALUE 6 0 1 7 1 2 8 2 4 9 3 8 10 4 16 11 5 32 12 6 64 13 7 128 16 8 256 17 9 512 18 10 1024 19 11 2048 20 12 4096 21 13 8192 22 14 16384 23 15 32768 Note that the READY and CLOCK handshaking signals that are required for normal parallel operations are not used during User ProgrammableI O mode In Local mode Escape sequences may be entered using a keyboard In On Line mode the Escape sequences are received at the parallel connector For both Input and Output operations a data bit value of zero represents an Off state and the TTL level at the parallel connector will be low A bit value of one represents the On state and the TTL level will be high Initializing User Programmable 1 0 Mode To initialize the User Programmable I O Mode use either the OptiSCREEN command PARALLELI O MODE Pn or the equivalent Escape sequence explained below Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 036
152. ough software insert and delete character or line erase line erase from beginning of line erase from end of line erase from beginning of page erase to end of page 1 10 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter explains how to start up the Mini OIT perform basic keyboard operations and do basic OptiSCREEN editing To perform the steps in this chapter no external device need be connected except a keyboard Topics covered in this chapter are Installing the Battery Attaching the Keyboard Powering Up the Mini OIT Modes of Operation On Line Local Edit Using the Configuration Menu Using the OptiSCREEN Editor When you receive your Mini Operator Interface Terminal Mini OIT package you should receive the Mini OIT and a user s manual Keep the OIT shipping box and packing materials so that you can safely and efficiently ship the Mini OIT if you need to You must supply several items not provided with the Mini OIT A medium sized flat headed screwdriver and a Phillips screwdriver You will use the screwdrivers for several jobs as you start to use your Mini An IBM PC compatible keyboard or IBM PC XT compatible keyboard The Mini OIT does not support the IBM PC AI compatible keyboard An AC power cord Installing the AC Power GFK 0361 1 Locate the AC power terminal strip on the back of your Mini OIT and remove the yel
153. ously selected the Mini OIT will enter the On line mode directly after power up and the Configuration menu will not appear Note If the Mini OIT is already powered up and the selected mode of operation has been entered On line Local Edit you can access the Configuration menu by pressing the Control key and the number 1 Ctrl 1 on the keyboard simultaneously Whenever the Configuration menu is entered through Ctrl 1 or Power Up or System Reset the following operations occur Any IBM PC XT compatible keyboard that is connected at that time will be re initialized Remember this turns off CAPS LOCK and NUMERIC LOCK Any file storage operation will be aborted Any previous version of a file that was saved will be retained All screen attributes will be reset All screen data will be lost and input output buffers cleared Line attributes will be retained Touch Configuration When DIP switch 3 see Chapte 3 for discussion of DIP switches is in the OFF position the lower four lines of the Configuration menu have graphics for seven touch boxes that may be used as function keys F1 F7 The touch boxes may be used to move the configuration indicator to a configuration option or to select perform or exit from the menu In this mode the terminal may be configured without the use of an XT keyboard though the keyboard will still be required to use the built in OptisCREEN editor With DIP switch 3 is in
154. port is not capable of receiving data Easy Display This configuration is specifically designed so that the Mini OIT can be used as an intelligent stored message display with a parallel interface The parallel port is connected to the host through a parallel cable This configuration allows a programmable controller using only discrete outputs to initiate the display of screen files on the screen In addition to displaying stored screen files alpha numeric information binary or binary coded decimal BCD numbers may also be sent to a printer or any other device that has a parallel input port User Programmable In this configuration the Mini OIT can be programmed by the user to select the I O status of all 16 parallel signallines Each line can be either turned on or off at the command of the operator or host device Contact GE Fanuc Automation for further information When the parallel port is used the Mini OIT will place the data being sent on the port toggle the strobe handshaking line and then wait for the acknowledgement signal to toggle If the Mini OIT sends a character when the host device or peripheral is not operation it will wait indefinitely for the acknowledgement signal The user must ensure that either the parallel device connected to the Mini OIT toggles this signal on power up so that it is able to resume sending new data or that the Mini OIT is reset whenever any parallel device is turned on The Mini OIT can be reset throu
155. puts and all bits are 0 except bit 7 the decimal value of nnn is 128 Esc nnno This escape sequence works the same as the OptiSCREEN command Esc o This escape sequence turns off all outputs The parallel input sequence polls the input status of all 16 signals for a period of debounce time to verify that the signals were not in the process of changing while being read The signals must be stable for at least the filter time shown on the Configuration Menu It is recommended that each output command be followed by an input command to check that the output command was actually received and processed Since the input command reads the status of all 16 signals the status of those bits that were programmed for output will represent the value of the last output command processed Connecting the Parallel Port to PLC Output Modules As stated before the Mini OIT parallel port can be connected directly to a 5 volt TTL output module The Series Six PLC and Series Five PLC offer this type of module To connect a Series One PLC to the Mini OIT parallel port you must use the 24 volt source output module IC610MDL158 with a 5 volt power supply and pull down resistors as shown in the figure below Chapter 3 Installation 3 25 IC610MDL158 242855 MIMI OIT USER MODULE USER MIMI OIT EN WIRING WIRING ov 100 250 N SOCKET JUMPER 00 U28 NoJumper 01 U25 W18 W19 If RAM is installed and the jumper is not in the W18 19 positi
156. r It allows files stored on disk to be downloaded to an OIT as well as uploaded from an OIT to a disk The user can create complete libraries of screens on disk that can be used individually or in combination for a variety of projects While an understanding of OIT commands Escape Sequences is useful most of the frequently used functions can be performed using menu driven sequences in this program The first function this program performs is to verify that an OIT is connected and communicating over the COM1 port It requests the operator to type the number 1 and if a 1 is received it indicates that a communications link has been established If a 1 is not received a message that the link has not been established is given and the Chapter 6 Utility Programs for the IBM PC 6 3 operator should verify that the OIT is properly connected and configured prior to continuation At this time the editor menu is displayed and any text entered on the IBM PC s keyboard will be automatically transmitted to the IWS and displayed on the screen The characters will also be displayed on the bottom of the IBM screen Any control characters or command sequences will also be displayed in this region Also at the bottom of the screen will be displayed the total number of characters entered for the screen and the current character position which may not be at the end of the screen Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 199
157. r It is asserted when the signal is HIGH Zero Suppress When a HIGH signal is present on this line it indicates to the Mini OIT numeric formatter that leading zeros of the numeric value should be replaced with spaces This function may be used only with BCD or BINARY data This signal should be presented along with any byte of the number Print This signal when high causes data received from the host device to be output via the Mini OIT serial port instead of displayed on the screen A hardcopy printer or any other device with a serial interface may be connected Data Valid Data is input while this signal is high If the signal is low no data will be read even if the data changes While the signal is high the data is polled for changes If the data changes and then is read without changing for a period of filter time milliseconds the data is then input and used The DATA VALID signal can simply be held high if the connected device is able to complete the update of all signals within filter time milliseconds By driving the DATA VALID signal low performing the data update holding DATA VALID high for at least filter time milliseconds and then returning DATA VALID to LOW the rate of update can be controlled by the connected device See the note on Noise Rejection De Bounce Logic below for an explanation of filter time The Mini OIT Numeric Formatter determines how the BCD and BINARY values are displayed All numeric values are conve
158. r Interface Terminal September 1993 viii Contents AppendixA MountingDiagrams ccc cece cece nh nnn A 1 AppendixB ASCII Codes and Special Character Sets B 1 ASCII Codes and Characters 0 000 B 1 Supplemental Standard Graphics Set B 5 Quad Size Character Set oieee ens aie iaeoa ccc ence enn ene B 6 Altemate Graphics Set rreri abng peio eens B 7 Supplemental Alternate Graphics Set B 10 AppendixC Screen Programming Template C 1 AppendixD ANSI Escape Sequences for PLCs D 1 AppendixE VT52 Escape Sequences E 1 AppendixF Function Key Operations F 1 AppendixG STR LINKIII Communications 1 G 1 0361 Mini Operator Interface Terminal September 1993 ix Figure 1 1 Figure 1 2 Figure 1 3 Figure 1 4 Figure 1 5 Contents The Mini Olr rer eee vee tees dE eei aeree eire Rise er ree gts Typical Screen Format Created Using the OptiSCREEN Editor Connecting the Mini OIT to a PLC through the Serial Port Connecting the Mini OIT Touch to a PLC through the Serial Connecting the Mini OIT to a PLC through the Parallel Port
159. r in a specified location The first MOVE command starts the display of text at row 5 and column 10 on the screen The second command starts the display of text at row 10 and column 10 A Mini OIT includes 16 rows numbered from the top of the screen to the bottom It includes 80 columns numbered from the left side of the screen to the right The QUAD SIZE and EXIT QUAD command pair are character attribute commands They affect the appearance of all text that falls between the two commands In general a character fills a single cell so that it appears one row tall and one column wide A quad size character appears four rows tall and four columns wide Quad size characters appear in an uppercase capitalized form only The DISPLAY command specifies the text that appears on the screen The first DISPLAY command specifies the number and name of the file 100 and the second specifies the name of YOUR COMPANY As noted above quad size characters appear in uppercase only so you must enter capitalized text Like QUAD SIZE the BRIGHT and DIM commands are character attribute commands they affect the appearance of all text and graphics that fall after the commands In this case BRIGHT specifies that the text and graphics appear in bright mode on the screen DIM specifies that the text and graphics appear on a dim background The system automatically places the required END command on the screen When you display the screen fi
160. r rows tall and cc columns to the right END End of File Indicates the end of the OptiSCREEN file EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK Character attribute Resets the double wide and blinking character attributes to normal EXIT QUAD Character attribute Exits the quad character set EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL Character attribute Exits the supplemental character set FILL BOX rr X cc WITH a Graphics Creates a box rr rows tall and cc columns to the right filled with character a HOME Cursor Moves the cursor to row 1 and column 1 HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPH nn ff mm Graphics Generates a horizontal bar graph nn whole cells to the right ff 0 to 99 fractional cells to the right and mm maximum cells to the right INDEX Cursor Moves the cursor down one row INSERT LINE Erasing and editing Inserts one line below the cursor LEFT nn Cursor Moves the cursor left one or nn columns LINE rr Cursor Moves the cursor to the beginning of line rr LOAD FUNCTION KEY nn WITH text Function key Loads function key nn with ASCII values text LOAD KEY nn WITH vvv Programmable keyboard Loads key nn with character vvv LOADKEY TABLE nn Programmable keyboard Loads key table nn MAKETOUCH BOX nnn AT LOCATION nnn Touch screen Creates a touch move at a specified location on the screen MOVE TO rr cc Cursor Moves the cursor to row rr and column cc NEW LINE Cursor Moves the cursor down to the beginning of the new line GFK 0361 Chap
161. racter set with the numbers from 0 to 9 the uppercase letters from A to Z the lower case letters from a to z and the special symbols The supplemental alternate character set gives you a number of additional special graphic symbols A summary and comparison of the standard supplemental alternate and quad character sets appears at the end of the discussion of these characters The EXIT ALTERNATE command exits the alternate character set Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Example Display two characters from the standard character set and then display graphic symbol an ascending diagonal line from the alternate character set LINE 10 DISPLAY lm ALTERNATE DISPLAY lm UP DISPLAY lm EXIT ALTERNATE DOUBLE WIDE ESC 15m EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK ESC 22m The DOUBLE WIDE command establishes double wide characters as the current character attribute mode The cursor automatically increments two positions for both characters and spaces but only increments one position for the backspace character Cursor movements are still performed one position at a time although the position after the double wide character does not appear Double wide characters in column 80 wrap to the next row and scroll if necessary after you specify WRAP AT END OF LINE A summary and comparison of the standard supplemental quad and double wide character set appears at the end of the discussion of
162. racter so that new data does not overwrite data being processed Using the Screen Display and Data Fill Command with the Parallel Port For a host with full ASCII capabilities sending complex escape sequences is generally no more difficult than sending simple data For less intelligent hosts implementing an interface using the parallel port to send complex sequences may prove difficult One feature that has been specifically developed to avoid this problem is the Screen Display and Data Fill command The Screen Display and Data Fill command described in Chapter 5 allows the user to recall a pre stored screen and imbed data at specific locations on the screen without the need for cursor positioning commands and many other graphic commands Using the serial port this command still requires a complete escape sequence For the Mini OIT this command will automatically be performed by setting the 8th bit on the parallel port and using the lower bits to indicate the file to display and fill In this manner up to 128 files can be accessed using a single byte command Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Easy Display Mode The Mini OIT can be used as an intelligent stored message display with a parallel interface The parallel controlled message display mode is enabled via the Configuration screen This mode allows a programmable controller using only discrete outputs to initiate the display of informative
163. rate two lines of text move to the middle of the second line and delete the screen above and to the left of the cursor The result is a line that reads two only MOVE TO 5 20 DISPLAY First part MOVE TO 6 20 DISPLAY Part two MOVE TO 6 24 CLEAR SCREEN TO CURSOR CLEARLINE ESC 2K This command clears the contents of the entire line on which the cursor rests This command erases the cursor although the cursor does not move Example Generate a line of text move to the middle of the line and delete the entire line MOVE TO 5 20 DISPLAY First line MOVE TO 5 25 CLEAR LINE CLEARLINE FROM CURSOR ESC 0K This command clears the contents of the line from the current cursor position including the character on which the cursor rests to the end of the line The cursor does not move Example Generate a line of text move to the middle of the line and delete the line to the right of the cursor The result is a line that reads Second only MOVE TO 5 20 DISPLAY Second line GFK 0361 Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 15 MOVE TO 5 26 CLEAR LINE FROM CURSOR CLEARLINE TO CURSOR ESC 1K This command clears the line from the beginning of the line to the current position of the cursor including the character on which the cursor rests The cursor does not move Example Generate a line of text move to the middle of the line and delete the line to the left of the cursor The result is a line that reads
164. re you to connect pull up and pull down resistors to its receive signals to avoid spurious data when no Mini OIT has been selected for operation Support of RS 422 signals by a host device does not guarantee a multidrop configuration The host must be able to drive the receiving circuitry of all connected devices Moreover to effectively support multiple Mini OITs the host software must be capable of polling and keeping track of communications with all the Mini in an orderly manner and usually on a real time basis Consult the supplier of your host device for additional information GFK 0361 Chapter 3 Installation 3 13 3 14 SERIES SIX ASCII BASIC MODULE 25 PIN MALE MINI OIT SERIAL PORT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 25 PIN MALE MINI OIT SERIAL PORT 25 MALE Figure 3 14 RS 422 Multidrop 2 Wire 244775 TERMRX TERMRX SD A SD B RD A RD B CTS DTR GND 25 PIN FEMALE TERMRX TERMRX SD A SD B RD A RD B CTS DTR GND 25 PIN FEMALE Mini OIT Serial Port to Series Six ASCII BASIC Module Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 SERIES FIVE ASCII BASIC MODULE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 Sadan MINI OIT SERIAL PORT
165. ress the F6 SHOW function key 100 YOUR COMPANY This shows how the screen appears when you call it from an external device or call it from another program 6 Press the F5 EDIT function key to return to the screen file for further editing Testl Text file CLEAR SCREEN MOVE TO 5 10 QUAD SIZE DISPLAY 100 BRIGHT DIM MOVE TO 10 10 DISPLAY YOUR COMPANY EXIT QUAD END GFK 0361 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 9 At this point you can add commands to the screen file or you can make changes to the existing commands in the screen file Press the F6 SHOW function key to display the screen again and press the F5 EDIT key to return to the screen file for further editing To save the screen file first return to the OptiSCREEN Editor menu If you are displaying a screen file or editing the screen program this is done by pressing the F1 UTIL key There are a number keys you can press to initiate the Save operation If you wish to exit the OptiSCREEN Editor after saving press the F2 EXIT key If you wish to edit a different screen file after saving press the number 1 After the Save operation is initiated prompts as shown below will appear SAVE EDITED CHANGES Y or N Press Y to save or N if you do not want to save the file After edits to a screen file have been saved the following message appears CHANGE FILE NUMBER Y or If Y is pressed the message TYPE NEW FILE NUMBER appears When
166. returns you to the OptiSCREEN Editor menu so that you can continue working 3 Iffile number 100 does not exist press the number 1 Select Edit File from the OptiSCREEN Editor menu 4 Enter the number 100 at the prompt Type file number The OptiSCREEN editor places you in an empty screen Enter the following commands to generate the screen file Feel free to enter the name of your company between quotes where YOUR COMPANY appears below GFK 0361 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 7 2 8 100 Text file CLEAR SCREEN MOVE TO 5 10 QUAD SIZE DISPLAY 100 BRIGHT DIM MOVE TO 10 10 DISPLAY YOUR COMPANY EXIT QUAD END Information about the individual commands helps you understand the purpose of this file The first line 100 Text file demonstrates a comment line Starting a line with an apostrophe the character two keys to the right of the L key makes any line a comment or a remark for the OptiSCREEN file Comments help document the purpose of commands and statements in individual files Also when you make the first statement of a screen file a comment the comment identifies the file when you generate a file directory The CLEAR SCREEN command clears the entire Mini OIT screen and resets all attributes You see this command at the beginning of files and whenever you want to start fresh in a system The MOVE TO 5 10 and the MOVE TO 10 10 commands cause the text or graphics that follow to appea
167. rogram lines at a time the blocks are separated in the listing by a blank comment line 2 After entering a block of lines press the F6 VIEW Function key to display the part of the program entered To study how the program is working switch back and forth between the display of the screen and its program by alternately pressing F6 VIEW and F5 EDIT 3 Re enter Edit type in the next block of lines and repeat the procedure above Sample Screen File CLEAR KEY TABLE RESET LINE ATTRIBUTES CLEAR SCREEN MOVE TO 7 1 BOX 7 X 80 MOVE TO 5 5 QUAD SIZE DISPLAY AUTO PLATER EXIT QUAD MOVE TO 2 59 DISPLAY MOVE TO 3 64 DISPLAY SUPPLEMENTAL MOVE TO 2 61 DISPLAY pp MOVE TO 4 59 DISPLAY Iklklklklklklk MOVE TO 5 59 DISPLAY mjmjmjmjmjmjmj EXIT SUPPLEMENTAL MOVE TO 16 1 BOX 8 X 40 MOVE TO 10 2 DOUBLE WIDE Chapter 2 Getting Started This is the Screen Title Use clear key table only if using touch screen These statements draw the box for the screen heading and display the words AUTO PLATER in Quad size letters These statements draw the symbol for the Auto Plater using normal ASCII characters and characters in the Supple mental character set sure to note that the Supplemental character set letters are lower case These statements make up the Select Function area The DOUBLE WIDE BRIGHT AND BLINK Commands are used to emphasize 2 15 BRIGHT
168. rted to an ASCII encoded decimal number before being displayed The length of the ASCII encoded data field is determined by the most significant byte input and the data kind BCD or BINARY Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 Table 3 4 Length of Encoded Data DATA KIND NO BYTES INPUT LENGTH OF EDITED NUMBER BCD 1 2 BCD 4 BCD 3 6 BCD 4 8 BINARY 1 3 BINARY 2 6 The edited length is the number of data fill characters that should be included in a message screen file for each number to be correctly inserted during the data fill operation Zero suppression will replace leading zeros with spaces but will not change the length of the edited number The minus sign will be placed in front of the most significant digit The minus sign does not change the length of the edited number The minus sign may replace the most significant digit if the number is too large One way to avoid this is to input one more byte of the number than is required for the number of digits This most significant byte will be zero so that there will be room for the minus sign in the edited field If the first character of a negative number is a non zero digit an asterisk will replace this digit to indicate that the number is negative and that the most significant digit was overwritten The maximum BCD number is 99999999 The maximum binary number is 65535 Note on Using BCD for Message Nu
169. s on the screen where the system displays data Conventionsfor the OptiSCREEN Commands This summary lists and describes all of the commands used in the OptiSCREEN editor OptiSCREEN command listings follow the format shown below Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 COMMAND FORM A short description of the command follows the headline command form Elements that appear in UPPERCASE LETTERS of the command form are required elements of the command Elements that appear in lowercase letters are parameters that you supply A summary of acceptable parameters appears in the description Example A short explanation appears before the example of the command OPTISCREEN COMMAND 1 OPTISCREEN COMMAND 2 OPTISCREEN COMMAND n Each of the OptiSCREEN commands appear under the heading in which the command is summarized above An alphabetic summary of the individual commands appears at the end of the chapter The Comment Command and the End of File Command The comment command and the end of file command are two important commands for the OptiSCREEN system comment OptiSCREEN treats all text following an apostrophe as a comment comment specifies that the rest of the line is a comment You can only place the comment at the beginning of the line When you make the first line of an OptiSCREEN file a comment the first 25 characters of the comment line also appear wh
170. s the number of columns or character cells to move If you do not specify the number of columns it moves the cursor one column to the right A screen always contains 80 columns If the cursor is in column 80 it remains there Example Move the cursor right six spaces RIGHT 6 INDEX ESC D This command invokes the line feed to move the cursor down one row If the cursor is on the bottom row it remains there REVERSEINDEX ESC M This command reverses the line feed to move the cursor up one row If the cursor is on the top row it remains there and scrolls text on the screen down one line NEW LINE ESC E This command moves the cursor down one row and automatically moves to the beginning of the new line LINE ESC rrr f or ESC rrr H This command moves the cursor to the beginning of specified line 1 to 16 inclusive rr specifies the line or row number A screen always displays 16 rows Example Move the cursor to row 4 column 1 LINE 4 SAVE POSITION 7 or ESC s RESTORE POSITION ESC 8 or ESC u The SAVE POSITION command stores the current location of the cursor so that you can return to that location The RESTORE POSITION command returns the cursor to the stored location Example Display an OptiSCREEN file After the system displays the file store the position of the cursor display two other files and then return to the stored position that you specified earlier DISPLAY FILE 10 SAVE POS
171. se or slower baud rates however 8 bit word length must be maintained 6 For Firmware Releases prior to 2 0 the OIT should be set to SPACE parity for Release 2 0 and later set the OIT to 8 bit none parity with hardware handshaking 7 The cable between the OIT and an IBM PC async card is 2 3 3 2 and 7 7 with pins 5 and 20 jumpered together at the OIT end Jumpering at the PC end may be required and other models of PC communication cards will frequently have different pinouts 8 If an error occurs reset the OIT check the configuration and type RUN to restart this program IWSFILE Upload Download OptiSCREEN files This program is specifically designed to take OptiScreen screen files developed on an OIT and upload them to disk where they can be stored edited using a variety of editors and subsequently downloaded back into an OIT The files stored on disk are given a name by the user and are automatically given the filename extension of FIL Primary Port 1 of the OIT must be configured for 9600 baud NONE parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit SOFT Point to Point You must run this utility for each screen file you wish to Upload or Download Connect the cable from the IBM PC to Primary Port 1 of the OIT IWSEDIT Screen Development Editing Up Downloading for OITs without OptiSCREEN The IWS SCREEN EDITOR is designed to allow the creation editing and storage of OIT screen files on an IBM compatible personal compute
172. splay other screen files allowing you to call other OptiSCREEN files An example of the file display command is DISPLAY FILE FROM BANK Erasing and Editing Graphics The erasing and editing commands allow you to perform a number of operations that edit text and graphics which already appear on the screen clear the screen or a portion of the screen insert new text or specify a scrolling region for text or graphics Examples of erasing and editing commands include CLEAR SCREEN DELETE LINE and SCROLL The graphics commands draw boxes change the video attributes for boxed regions of the screen and draw bar graphs Examples of graphic commands include BOX EMPTY BOX BOX ATTRIBUTES and HORIZONTAL BARGRAPH Programmable Keyboard Touch Screen and Function Key These commands allow you to set and use the programmable keyboard touch screen and function key capabilities of a Mini OIT Examples of these commands include CLEAR KEY TABLE DISPLAY KEY TABLE MAKE TOUCH BOX and LOADKEY The LOAD FUNCTION KEY command loads the available function keys for a Mini OIT User Programmable 1 0 Mode Commands These commands are used to control the parallel port in User ProgrammableI O mode Data Fill Operations You may create an OptiSCREEN file with numerous blanks left for the host to fill with data The file creation and appending procedures allow you to create the screen file using the Ctrl E ENQ enquiry control character for the location
173. t can be connected directly to the I O of a PLC for data transfer Configuration Screen All communications parameters and terminal set up is done through an easy to use menu on the Configuration Screen Keyboards GE Fanuc offers a NEMA 4 full ASCII sealed keyboard for use with the Mini OIT There is a DIN connector on the back of the unit for the standard IBM PC XT keyboard which can also be used General Operation of the Mini OIT The Mini OIT is designed to receive dynamic changing information from the host computer PLC and display it on the screen in a user programmed screen format This format is created using the OptiSCREEN Editor and typically does not change as often as the dynamic information from the PLC The operator can enter data and initiate action to be taken by the PLC by pressing programmed touch keys on the screen or by pressing keys on an attached keyboard The information displayed on the Mini OIT is of two types e Dynamic information such as counter or timer values from the PLC Screen format programmed using the OptiSCREEN Editor which makes the dynamic information easy to read Creating the Screen Format 1 2 The OptiSCREEN Editor allows you to create screen formats easily using English language commands instead of the cumbersome escape sequences required on some terminals The screen format usually consists of the screen title explanations of the dynamic data and any graphics such as lines and
174. tage test the voltage falls below a certain level the message BATTERY PROBLEMS appears When this first occurs a limited amount of battery life may remain The message BATTERY PROBLEMS will also be displayed if the battery connectors for user memory are improperly installed If the message BATTERY PROBLEMS appears first check to see if the Memory Power Supply jumper is correctly positioned for the type of memory installed If a CMOS RAM memory chip has been installed in socket U25 the jumper should be in position W18 W19 See Figure 3 20 for location If the jumper location is correct the battery needs to be replaced Do not remove the old battery assembly until the new assembly has been connected Note If the battery is not connected the terminal will still pass the battery test The configuration screen will always be displayed with default values selected when the battery is not connected Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 3 Memor y Test In addition to checking the battery voltage the power up diagnostics routine performs a checksum on user file memory A checksum is a mathematical calculation that is performed to see whether memory has been corrupted This checksum is compared with the last checksum stored previously If the checksum is incorrect the message USER MEMORY HAS A CHECKSUM ERROR appears followed by the instructions shown below Press 1 to initialize memory and erase screen files Press 2 to initialize c
175. ted or deleted The Editor will initially be in the Replace mode pressing the Insert key places the editor in Insert Character mode It will return to Replace mode as soon as the cursor is moved to another line Program Comments The use of an apostrophe indicates a comment comment at the beginning of a file becomes the file name Comments in the body of the file must be sep arate line entries they may not be added at the end of a line DISPLAY Statement Text Strings Quotation marks are used to indicate the start and end of a DISPLAY text string Including quotation marks within a text string can only be achieved by repeating the quotation marks For example to display word data word Enter DISPLAY word data word Non displayable ASCII characters that are included in a DISPLAY text string will be shown as an abbreviation surrounded by braces e g CR LF Saving Renumbering and Renaming a Screen File To save a screen file 1 Return to the OptiSCREEN Editor screen If you are displaying a screen file or editing the screen program this is done by pressing F1 UTIL 2 There are a number keys you can press to initiate the Save operation If you wish to exit the OptiSCREEN Editor after saving press the F2 EXIT key If you wish to edit a different screen file after saving press the number 1 3 After the Save operation is initiated prompts as shown below will appear SAVE EDITED CHANGES Y or N Press Y
176. ter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 33 NO CURSOR Cursor Disables the cursor on the screen NORMAL and NORMAL Character attribute Sets the monochrome foreground and background intensity to normal QUADSIZE Character attribute Establishes the quad character set as the current mode RESETATTRIBUTES Character attribute Resets all character attributes to the default RESETLINE ATTRIBUTES Line attribute Resets all line attributes to the default oper ating mode RESTOREPOSITION Cursor Returns the cursor to the location stored with SAVE POSITION REVERSEINDEX Cursor Moves the cursor up one row REVERSED Character attribute Establishes the reverse video character attribute mode RIGHT nn Cursor Moves the cursor right one or nn columns SAVEPOSITION Cursor Stores the current location of the cursor for recall with RE STORE POSITION SCROLLLINES nn TO pp Erasing and editing Specifies the top line of the scrolling region as nn and the bottom line as pp SINGLE SIZE LINE Line attribute Establishes single size as the current line attribute mode STEADY CURSOR Cursor Makes the cursor non blinking on the screen SUPPLEMENTAL Character attribute Establishes the supplemental character set as the current mode UNDERLINE Character attribute Sets the monochrome foreground intensity level to normal and underlines the text UNDERLINE CURSOR Cursor Makes the cursor appear as an underline character UP nn
177. the ON position the touch screen CANNOT be used to configure the terminal an XT keyboard MUST be used Chapter 4 Operation 4 3 Sample Configuration Asample Mini OIT configuration is displayed below The box at the top of the screen describes the revision and release levels and the release date for the firmware contained inthe unit At the left side of the screen is a list of the various modes and functions that may be selected These correspond to the status messages shown on the same row at the right side of the screen The box at the bottom of the menu describes the operations which can be performed while in the Configuration mode and the keys that may be used to perform them Ge Fanuc Operator Interface Terminal Rel 2 5 32 060ct93 OPERATION LOCAL ANSI ECHO SEND ANY CASE END LINE COLOR NO WRAP NO AUTO LF CURSOR SCREEN BLINKING BLOCK CRT SAVER OFF KEY CODES THREE SERIAL PORT 9600 EVEN 7 BIT 1 STOP HARD PT TO PT PARALLEL PORT MODE PARALLEL IS AUXILIARY SERIAL IS PRIMARY CONFIGURATION SAVE TESTS DIAGNOSTIC MEMORY SAVE SCREENS 00 SCREENS 00 RIGHT SELECT PERFORM FA F5 F6 F7 Figure 4 1 The Configuration Menu Note The terminal must be configured to match the data communication format of the host or peripheral equipment Consult your equipment manual for details on the required format Modifying the Configuration 4 4 The current configuration is displayed in the Configurat
178. the new file number has been entered it flashes COMPLETED and returns to the Configuration menu The old file remains in the directory in the same form it had before being edited The file name is an optional part of the screen file To name a file enter the file name as a comment on the first line of the screen file To rename the file simply change the name in the first line Press the F1 UTIL function key to return to the OptiSCREEN Editor menu Then press the number 5 Print Directory to see that the screen file 100 is in the directory You are now ready to create another screen file or perform another function Creating a Graphic Screen The first screen file that you created showed two lines of text In this example you create a simple graphic display 1 Look in the directory for a file named 110 Do this in the same manner as before in the section Creating a Text Screen File If the file does not exist move to step 2 If the file exists delete it If the file number 110 does not exist press 1 Select edit file from the OptiSCREEN editor menu Enter 110 at the prompt Type file number The screen file editor places you in an empty screen Enter the following commands to generate the screen file 2 10 Mini Operator Interface Termainal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 110 Graphic file MOVE TO 10 10 BOX 8x 8 UP 5 RIGHT 1 SUPPLEMENTAL DISPLAY bpoopc LEFT 6 DOWN 1 DISPLAY
179. these characters The EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK command resets the double wide and blink character attributes to normal The RESET ATTRIBUTES command does NOT reset the DOUBLE WIDE command to normal Example Display double wide text and then return to the normal character attribute mode DOUBLE WIDE MOVE TO 5 10 DISPLAY New Instructions MOVE TO 7 20 EXIT DOUBLE WIDE AND BLINK DISPLAY For Loading Comparison of Various Character Attribute Modes The following chart shows the similarities and the differences between the ASCII codes and the standard supplemental and quad size character modes Drawings of the graphics characters appear in Appendix B To use the chart determine the ASCII code for the character that you want to print find the column that holds the number and look down the column to see the various outputs available for the character in the different modes For example the letter a is ASCII number 97 In standard character mode it produces the lower letter a but in supplemental character mode it produces a checker board pattern The caret is ASCII number 94 In standard character mode it produces a caret but in supplemental character mode it produces a a vertical bar Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 9 Table 5 1 Character Graphics Modes and Codes Character ASCII ASCII Supple 0 to 9 AtoZ graphics XE graphics mental Standard graphics Quad Size 0 0
180. tible keyboard will send either upper or lower case letters depending upon the state of the Caps Lock key The 65 position sealed keyboard will automatically send upper case letters unless the Shift key is simultaneously depressed which will cause lower case letters to be sent If the terminal has been configured for upper case only in the Configuration screen only upper case letters will be sent regardless of the state of the keyboard Non Alphabetic Keys Cursor Keys Non alphabetic keys are those with double markings These include the numbers 0 through 9 punctuation marks and special characters The lower marking is generated when the Shift key is not depressed while the upper marking is generated when the Shift key is depressed The cursor and home keys transmit an escape sequence corresponding to their particular function when they are pressed The actual escape sequence will follow the ANSI standard 100 or VT 52 emulation depending upon which mode the terminal is Chapter 4 Operation 4 19 using For example in the ANSI mode Cursor Up sends Esc A Cursor Home sends Esc H As with all other keys the terminal will not perform the function associated with the keys in On Line mode unless the host device echoes the data back or the terminal has been configured for Echo operation When the terminal is being used with other hosts that execute some form of BASIC the escape sequences sent by cursor keys can be diffic
181. tion the box wraps around to the opposite side or opposite end of the screen The lines used for the box outline are two character dots wide and two scan lines high Both the row specification rr and the column specification cc must be greater than or equal to 2 Example Filla box 12 rows by 40 columns with the letter X MOVE TO 15 5 FILL BOX 12 X 40 WITH X BOX ATTRIBUTES rr X ESC ccc This command applies the currently defined character attributes to a boxed region rr specifies the number of rows up from the cursor that the box extends cc specifies the number of columns to the right from the cursor that the box extends The system determines box attribute regions from the lower left hand corner of the box Legal cursor positions fall between rows 1 to 16 and between columns 1 to 80 If a box exceeds a legal cursor position the box wraps around to the opposite side or opposite end of the screen The lines used for the box outline are two character dots wide and two scan lines high Both the row specification rr and the column specification cc must be greater than or equal to 2 This command does not erase or rewrite any text or graphics that already exist in the box attribute region it only changes the character attributes for the text or graphics in the region This command is useful for defining and changing the colors or intensities for text on a screen without rewriting the text after the change Example De
182. tituted for BASICA in the instructions below If you are using the utilities on an IBM PC or compatible other than a GE Fanuc Automation computer put BASICA in the Path of the computer To execute a program select the drive containing the utilities then type IWS GFK 0361 6 1 IWS UTILITIES IWS BACKUP RESTORE AND DOCUMENTATION UTILITY PROGRAMS v 2 32 SELECT DESIRED PROGRAM IWSLINK User Memory Backup Restore For backup of all IWS memory including screens Optibasic and user data IWSBAS Upload Download OptiBASIC Programs For documenting OptiBasic programs IWSFILE Upload Download OptiScreen screen files For documenting OptiScreen screen files IWSEDIT Screen Development Editing Up Downloading For IWS units without OptiScreen Firmware 2 1 and below GENERAL OPERATING COMPATIBILITY amp CABLING INSTRUCTIONS EXIT TO DOS IWSBAS is not used with the Mini OIT Next select the desired program from the Main Menu Select 5 from the menu for operating instructions and cabling information Itis not necessary to use the IWSEDIT editor with OTIs that offer the built in OptiSCREEN Editor Use the IWSEDIT editor with OITs containing firmware release 2 1 or earlier The function of each menu item is described below IWSLINK User Memory Backup Restore 6 2 Note Ignore references to secondary port which appear in the software Use the primary serial port This program emulates a STRL
183. to carriagereturn on line feed Setnon blinking cursor Sethardwarehandshaking Enable ECHO half duplex V T52reset modes Setunderline cursor Enablecursor Disable auto line feed on carriagereturn Disable auto carriagereturn on line feed Setblinking cursor Setsoftwarehandshaking Disablehalf duplex Reset to power up configuration Enable keyboard Disable keyboard E 2 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 Appendix Function Key Operations The 16 function keys are programmed to perform two independent functions In Local mode they are used as single key entries to select various character and line attributes allowing user screens to be programmed easily In On Line mode they transmit the escape sequences shown for the VT52 mode or the currently programmed messages for the ANSI mode In the ANSI mode the function keys transmit user defined messages which may include other escape sequences These messages may contain up to 16 ASCII characters The default messages escape sequences for the ANSI mode or the standard VT52 messages escape sequences will be ignored upon receipt by the terminal To program new ANSI messages the escape sequence ESC n t followed by the message and terminated with ETX Control C is used This escape sequence can be entered while in Local mode or On Line mode The terminal will truncate any programmed messages at 16 characters an
184. to save or N if you do not want to save the file Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 To renumber a file After edits to a screen file have been saved the following message appears CHANGE FILE NUMBER Y or N If Y is pressed the message TYPE NEW FILE NUMBER appears When the new file number has been entered it flashes COMPLETED and returns to the Configuration screen The old file remains in the directory in the same form it had before being edited To name or rename a screen file The file name is an optional part of the screen file To name a file enter the file name as a comment on the first line of the screen file To rename the file simply change the name in the first line Keyboard Operation The keyboard is used to send data to your computer programmable controller CNC etc when the Mini OIT is in On Line mode In Local mode the keyboard sends characters directly to the screen In Edit mode the keyboard is used to create screens with the OptiSCREEN Editor The sections below describe the capabilities of the IBM PC XT keyboard and the 65 position sealed keyboards Not all keys will be found on all keyboards Note The IBM PC AT type keyboard is not compatible with the Mini OIT Alphabetic Keys If an IBM PC XT type full travel keyboard or one of the 65 position sealed keyboards is attached any of the 26 letters of the alphabet may be entered An IBM PC XT compa
185. tself as a form of handshaking Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 When the system polls a slave the slave transmitter is enabled from the time the system receives the address until the system receives the end of message code If the system receives the end of message code while the slave is still transmitting the system turns the slave transmitter off and the slave saves the remaining data in the output buffer When the slave receives the next polling message it continues the transmission Inasingle poll the slave can transmit the same approximate number of characters as the number of character frame times between the slave address and the end of message code At a minimum this time is the same as the number of characters transmitted as data from the host to the slave The host may also designate a delay between sending the slave address and the end of message code After configuring the Mini OIT with the communications specifications for your application enter into ONLINE mode Wiring for RS 422 Communications You should make sure that extra signals from the host equipment are not connected to RS 422 pins during RS 232C operation and similarly that extra signals from the host equipment are not connected to RS 232C pins during RS 422 operation When a Mini OIT has not been selected during multidrop operation its transmit signals are put in a high impedance state The host computer may requi
186. u OperationsSe lect Edit File OptiSCREEN Editor Special Function Keys Ib F1 UTIL Key Ib F10 VIEW Ke Ib F2 EXIT Key Ib F5 EDIT Key Ib Ib F6 SHOW Ke F7 STEP Key OptiSCREEN Editor Special Function Key sUTIL Ib F1 Key OptiSCREEN Editor The OUTPUT PARALLELDATA nnn Esc Ib nnno P Parallel and Serial Port are Primary PARALLELI OMODE nnn Esc Ib gt nnnp Parallel Port Description Parallel Port is Primary Serial Port is Auxil iary Parallel Port Operation Parity Selection 14 9 Port Configurations 4 Ports 3 4 Powering Up the Mini Print Directory Print File 4 15 Private Control Keys Program Comments Programmable Keyboard Programming 5 24 Programmable Keyboard Touch Screen and Function Key 5 Programmable Keyboard Touch Screen and Function Key Commands Q QUADSIZE ESCI Ib 16m Quad Size Character Set B 6 R Rear Panel Connections Rear View of the Mini OIT Receive File 4 15 RESET ATTRIBUTES ESC Ib m or ESC Ib 0m RESETLINE ATTRIBUTES ESCHO RESTORE POSITION ESC 8 or ESC Ib u 5 6 REVERSE INDEX ESCIM 5 6 REVERSED ESCI Ib 7m 5 7 RIGHT ESCI IbIC 5 S Sample Program The di PEE ESC 7 ESC Ib s 5 6 Save Recall Configuration Screen Parame ters iad a Recalling the Configuration 4 5 Saving Renumbering and Renaming a Screen File Screen Saver 4 9 SC
187. ult to use In this case the command Esc gt 15 can be sent to the terminal to totally disable the cursor keys so that they do not transmit any codes Function Keys Depending upon the keyboard up to 10 separate function keys may be labeled On certain keyboards fewer function keys may be shown but with the use of the Shift and Control keys a total of 16 function keys may be accessible The function keys are designed to generate a sequence of key strokes that can be used either by the terminal or a remote host to perform unique operations that could not otherwise be performed by a single ASCII code In the Local mode the function keys generate pre defined escape sequences that select or change screen and character attributes In the On Line mode the function keys will transmit or generate a user programmed sequence of one to sixteen characters After initialization of screen memory the function keys will have a default set of characters stored The default definitions are ANSI escape sequences that can be used by a remote host to recognize each key F1 through F4 correspond to the PF1 through keys on the DEC VT 100 terminal In the Edit mode the function keys perform special pre defined OptiSCREEN Editor operations Miscellaneous Keys The characteristics in the following descriptions apply only to the internal handling of the listed functions In No Echo operation functions such as Return Line Feed Space Ba
188. ve the 10 screws holding the bottom panel of the chassis 4 There are two ribbon cables that connect the bottom chassis to the top chassis Unplug the ribbon cables noting their proper location and orientation for later reinstallation 5 Lower the bottom chassis 6 Two clips hold the old battery to the back of the battery coverplate Disconnect the old battery from the clips on the battery coverplate 7 A pair of two position connections exist inside the battery coverplate opening on the main logic board The old battery is attached to one of the two position connections While the old battery remains attached connect the new battery to the two unused battery connectors on the logic board Be sure to use the notches on the battery Chapter 3 Installation 3 3 connector to install the battery with the correct polarity Assuming that the old battery retains some power this double battery allows you to save any data in user memory 8 Remove the old battery from the battery connector on the logic board 9 Install the new battery in the clips on the battery coverplate 10 Reconnect the ribbon cables and reinstall the bottom panel of the chassis 244780 BATTERY CONNECTION Figure 3 3 Replacing the Battery DIP SWITCHES The bank of dip switches located on the underside of the Mini OIT terminal has the following meanings Note that definitions for switches 2 and 3 are new as of the new firmware release 2 5 31 the def
189. vel keyboard is plugged into the Mini OIT characters can be transmitted back to the host device Also characters can be transmitted from the parallel port All characters transmitted to the parallel port will be ignored A practical application using this operating mode is to connect the Mini OIT s serial port to an intelligent host such as a PLC ASCII BASIC module Operator input can be achieved using the touch screen keyboard on the Mini OIT or adding a sealed membrane keyboard Also with this configuration a parallel printer can be added Parallel Port is Primary In this configuration the Mini OIT is connected to the host through the parallel port The Mini OIT s parallel port can be connected to a host in one of two ways It can be connected to the host s parallel port or it can be connected to a host through a 5 volt TTL DC output module such as that found on a PLC Characters can be transmitted from the serial port All characters transmitted to the serial port will be ignored Parallel and Serial Port are Primary In this configuration both the serial port and the parallel ports can receive characters Any characters entered on a touch screen membrane keyboard or full travel keyboard are simultaneously transmitted out both the serial and parallel ports Because the parallel port requires handshaking signals to be used this mode with both ports considered to be the primary port should not be used if the device connected on the parallel
190. with Other GE Fanuc OIT Models Keyboards Used With the Mini OIT 6 0 c cece eee eee External Keyboards Used with the Mini OIT The Mini OIT Touch Screen Specifications of the Mini OIT 0 eee eee ee Getting Started copied ade eee ie ese Lede esa se E bR Installing the AC Power 2 6 eens Installing the Battery 20 6 e Attaching the Keyboard 0 cence eee eee Powering Up the Mini oeer nee eee eee Battery Voltag Jest ats ottawa EE edt Memory Test a Paene Papas Modes of Operation vosit ann eens Using the Configuration Menu cece eee eee Using the OptiSCREEN Editor 0 cee eee Creating a Text Screen File eee Creating a Graphic Screen 1 1 eee eens Changing a Screen File from Absolute to Calling a Screen File from Another Screen File Programming the Touch Screen Creating a Sample Screen Format Now That You ve Started 0361 Mini Operator Interface Terminal September 1993 V 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 5 2 7 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 16 Chapter 3 Installat
191. xample pin 2 at one device must be connected to pin 3 at the other Any required handshaking signals must also be cross connected The RS 232 standard defines a number of signals in addition to transmitted and received data Few devices require all signals to be used and most require only a few signals Refer to your host equipment manual for additional information about pins and required signals Handshaking with RS 232C Signals The Mini OIT offers a 256 character input FIFO first in first out buffer for receiving and holding characters until the Mini OIT processes them In some cases the FIFO buffer is filled faster than the Mini OIT processes the characters Handshaking allows the receiving device to direct the sending device to stop transmitting data so that the buffer does not overflow Generally you are only required to use handshaking at a rate greater than 9600 baud Two modes of handshaking software or hardware can be selected through system configuration Software handshaking occurs as follows 1 When the FIFO buffer receives 128 characters the Mini OIT sends or Ctrl S to the host computer as a message to stop transmitting The system loses incoming characters only after the FIFO buffer receives 256 characters 2 When the Mini OIT processes enough characters so that only 64 characters remain in the FIFO buffer the OIT sends XON or Ctrl Q to the host computer to indicate that it is ready to accept more
192. y 4 DC3 13H Reader Off 5 06 Acknowledge 6 EOT 04H Rewind 7 06H Acknowledge Forreleases prior to 2 0 one character per byte of memory is transmitted If 16K memory then 16 384 characters will be sent For releases 2 0 and later a 4 byte header is transmitted for each memory block used plus the characters plus a zero at the end of all data The 4 byte header for each memory block includes the following Byte 1 of K bytesin memory block in packed BCD format Byte2 amp 3 of bytes in memory block in binary Byte 4 Memory block type code in binary The Memory block type code is as follows Block type 0 Screen memory Block type 1 Basic program memory Block type 2 Basic data memory Block type 3 Back up screen memory Block type 4 Back up program memory Block type 5 To be defined GFK 0361 G 1 STEP Mini OIT TRANSMITS STR LINK TRANSMITS 1 DC2 12H Punch On 2 06H Acknowledge 3 SO 0EH Shiftout 4 UserMemory 5 SI OFH Shiftin 6 DC4 14H Punch Off 7 06H Acknowledge 8 EOT 04H Rewind 9 06H Acknowledge If 16K memory then 16 384 characters will be sent A 250ms delay prior to step 5 SI is used to differentiate this as a valid command from possible data equal to OFH G 2 Mini Operator Interface Terminal User s Manual September 1993 GFK 0361 0361 AC Power 3 2 ALTERNATE ESC 12m E
193. you specify a column that does not exist the cursor moves to column 80 Example 1 Move the cursor to row 10 and column 40 MOVE TO 10 40 Example 2 Both of the following commands move the cursor to row 15 and column 1 MOVE TO 15 MOVE TO 15 1 DOWN ESC B DOWN nn ESC nnn B This command moves the cursor down the screen nn specifies the number of rows to move If you do not specify the number of rows this command moves the cursor down one row A screen always contains 16 rows If the cursor is in row 16 it remains there Example Move the cursor down 5 lines DOWN 5 UP ESC A ESC nnn This command moves the cursor up the screen nn specifies the number of rows to move If you do not specify the number of rows this command moves the cursor up one row A screen always contains 16 rows If the cursor is in row 1 it remains there Example Move the cursor up four rows UP 4 LEFT ESC D LEFT nn ESC nnn D This command moves the cursor to the left nn specifies the number of columns or character cells to move If you do not specify the number of columns this command moves the cursor left one column A screen always contains 80 columns If the cursor is in column 1 it remains there Example Move the cursor left seven spaces LEFT 7 RIGHT ESC C RIGHT ESC nnn C This command moves the cursor to the right Chapter 5 OptiSCREEN Command Reference 5 5 nn specifie

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