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2.2.9.2 Switching between the CNC screen and custom screen
Explained below are how a custom screen created using FANUC
PICTURE is called from the CNC display unit and how switching
occurs from the custom screen to a CNC-provided screen.
The following two methods can be used to display a custom screen
from the CNC unit. Method A can be used only when the power is
turned on. So, method B is used for ordinary screen switching.
A. When the CNC unit is turned on, a custom screen specified as a
“Start up screen,” which is an MEM-generated setup item, is
displayed first.
B. A custom screen is displayed by pressing that screen select soft
key which is prepared for each function key on the CNC unit
according to a soft key number specified in MEM-generated
replacement screen setting and the name of the custom screen.
To the contrary, switching from a custom screen to any other CNC
screen can be performed by pressing a function key on the MDI unit
or pressing the corresponding function key button placed as an MDI
key control on the touch panel.
Screen switching by method B
In screen switching on the CNC unit, a screen is displayed using a soft key assigned to an individual
function key as listed below. Method B performs screen switching by replacing a CNC screen having
this screen number with a created custom screen. However, the “Custom Screen” listed in the
following chart has a screen number that can be assigned to a custom screen call soft key created
using FANUC PICTURE without replacement with an original screen on the CNC.
[POSITION] function key [PROGRAM] function key [OFFSET] function key
Screen Number/Name Screen Number/Name Screen Number/Name
[0x0000]Absolute [0x0001]MDI program [0x0002]Offset
[0x0100]Relative [0x0101]Program [0x0102]Setting parameter
[0x0200]All [0x0201]Library [0x0202]Work coordinates
[0x0300]Handle IRT. [0x0301]Current block [0x0302]Macro variable
(Other) (Other) (Other)
[0x0500]Custom screen [0x0d01] Custom screen [0x0d02] Custom screen
[SYSTEM] function key [MESSAGE] function key [GRAPHIC] function key (full keypad)
Screen Number/Name Screen Number/Name Screen Number/Name
[0x0003]Parameter [0x0004]Alarm [0x0005]Graphic
[0x0103]Diagnosis [0x0104]External MSG
[0x0203]PMC [0x0204]Alarm history [CUSTOM]functionkey(for full keypad)
[0x0303]System config. [0x0304]MAP message Screen Number/Name
(Other) (Other) [0x0106]AUX
[0x1903] Custom screen [0x0a04] Custom screen [0x0206]MACRO
[0x0306]MENU
* The screen numbers are provided for the Series 16i/18i/21i/Power Mate i.