Automatic control function programming manual ladder language

General Purpose Functions
6.14 Simulate Operator Panel Keyboard putkey
Syntax
putkey(key_code)
key_code: ASCII code of an operator panel key.
Simulation of the operator panel keyboard by the machine processor.
Operation
Function putkey() is enabled if the panel is absent (%W5.0 = 1).
To make sure a simulated key code is accepted by the CNC, wait for the return code to become 0 after sending the
key code. This means that the key code was accepted by the CNC, but there is no way of knowing whether the code
will be processed. It is therefore recommended to apply a timeout of at least 100 ms before a new call to putkey().
REMARK The value OxAF can be set in the argument «Key_code» to call the transparent mode
directly.
Return code
If OK
0
Error
-1: Operator panel keyboard not disabled.
1: Buffer full, repeat the call to putkey(..)
6.15 Shortest Path Calculation qcktool
Syntax
qcktool(origin, destination, n)
origin: Origin pocket number (see Remark).
destination: Destination pocket number (see Remark).
n: Number of pockets in the tool carousel.
Function qcktool() determines the number of pockets and the optimum direction of rotation to go from the origin pocket
to the destination pocket in a tool carousel.
REMARK The pockets are numbered from zero up (from 0 to n-1).
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