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7.5 Keystroke Simulation
The MANUALplus 620 features two control panels:
Control keyboard
MB 620T machine operating panel (from HEIDENHAIN) or a machine
operating panel from the OEM
The machine operating panel is connected over an HSCI cable to the MC
6110T.
The key code of the control keyboard is evaluated directly by the NC.
The machine operating panel has PLC inputs and outputs which you must
evaluate in the PLC.
7.5.1 Control keyboard
The key code is displayed in NP_GenKeyCode while a key of the control
keyboard is being pressed, see see "Codes for keystroke simulation" on page
1329.
The following modules can influence keys and soft keys:
Module 9180: Simulate NC keys
Module 9181: Disable individual NC keys
Module 9182: Re-enable individual NC keys
Module 9183: Disable groups of NC keys
Module 9184: Re-enable groups of NC keys
PLC operand / Description Ty p e
NP_GenKeyCode
Code of the depressed key
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The code of the key actually pressed is always saved in NP_GenKeyCode.
Characters entered using the "cell-phone-style keypad" are not stored in this
PLC operand. Instead, the code of the numeric key you pressed is
displayed n times.