User's Manual

EZ PMAC2A-PC-104 Setup Manual
The Terminal Window and Utility Functions 33
THE TERMINAL WINDOW AND UTILITY FUNCTIONS
After PMAC has been configured properly, this terminal screen becomes the main operating screen from
which every previously described function can be accessed easily.
The terminal window has a rotating buffer that records the five last issued commands. These commands
can be recalled through the arrow keys on the keyboard.
Based on the limited size of the terminal window, we suggest listing any PLC or Motion Program from
the dedicated pages instead of using the LIST online command.
The Watch Window
The watch window provides a simple method for continuously monitoring any PMAC variable or
memory register. By default, the following information is displayed: Position, Velocity, and following
error of the first four motors, the number of the selected motor, the number of the selected coordinate
system and the feedrate value parameter for the selected coordinate system.
The watch window can be paused with the by pressing the Stop Watch button, improving the
communications response of the terminal window. The contents of the watch window can be edited with
the Edit Watch button and any valid online command can be inserted. The data displayed is that received
directly from PMAC and no further formatting is applied other than that provided by the PMAC I9
variable.
The Calculator Function