4. Commands
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Chapter 5 Laser Processing by External Communication Control (RS-485 CONTROL)
Introduction Part Operating Part Maintenance Part Appendixes
Installation and
Preparation Part
D1/D0 Day (D1 = tens digit, D0 = units digit)
H1/H0 Hour (H1 = tens digit, H0 = units digit)
MI1/MI0 Minute (MI1 = tens digit, MI0 = units digit)
ACK or NAK
Valid only at external communication control. If there is any setting that can-
not be changed, all are invalidated and [NAK] is returned.
Reading the Control Method, SCHEDULE No., Safety Shutter, etc.
The command (code: RS) to read the control method, SCHEDULE No., safety
shutter, LD ON/OFF status, guide light ON/OFF status, automatic laser power
value transmission ON/OFF status, etc. is explained below.
CH1/CH0 Equipment No. (CH1 = tens digit, CH0 = units digit)
SH3/SH2/SH1/SH0
Schedule No. (SH3 = thousands digit, SH2 = hundreds digit, SH1 = tens digit,
SH0 = units digit)
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Control method
0: Control by laser controller
1: Control by external input/output signals (Output schedules are set on
the laser controller.)
2: Control by external communication control
3: Maintenance mode
4: (Missing number)
5: Control by external input/output signals (Output schedules are set on
the personal computer.)
s1 LD (0: OFF 1: ON)
s2 Guide light (0: OFF 1: ON)
s3 Shutter (0: OFF 1: ON)
s4 Unused (xed to 0)
s5 Unused (xed to 0)
s6 Unused (xed to 0)
s7 Unused (xed to 0)
s8 Unused (xed to 0)
s9 Unused (xed to 0)
mon
Automatic laser power monitor value transmission (0: OFF 1: ON)
Each time the laser is output, "00 Laser Power Monitor-Energy, number of
waveform data, etc." on page 167 is sent.
rdy READY status (0: Laser start disabled 1: Laser start enabled)
...
data
data
Personal computer, etc.
Laser
Personal computer, etc.
Laser
Personal computer, etc.
Laser
Personal computer, etc.
Laser
Personal computer, etc.
Laser
1
2
3
4
5
W
STX
CH1
CH0
W
STX
CH1
CH0
W
STX
CH1
CH0
R
STX
CH1
CH0
R
STX
CH1
CH0
ETX
BCC
ETX
BCC
ETX
BCC
ETX
BCC
ETX
BCC
ETX
BCC
STX
S
M
S
ACK
NAK
Or
CH1
CH0
CH1
CH0
ACK
NAK
Or
CH1
CH0
CH1
CH0
ACK
NAK
Or
CH1
CH0
CH1
CH0
NAK
Or
CH1
CH0
ETX
BCC
SH3
SH2
SH1
SH0
cnt
s
1
s
2
s
3
s
4
s
5
s
6
s
7
s
8
s
9
mon
rdy
SH3
SH2
SH1
SH0
cnt
s
1
s
2
s
3
s
4
s
5
s
6
s
7
s
8
s
9
mon
SH3
SH2
SH1
SH0
SH3
SH2
SH1
SH0
LA1
LA0
DT1
DT0
LA1
LA0
DT1
DT0
m
1
m
2
m
3
m
4
m
5
CH1
CH0