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78
CR LF.
Mitutoyo's DRO system accurately detects and displays
the displacement of machine tool or measuring
equipment slideways, and outputs the measurement data
and limit signal to a peripheral device such as a PC or
Sequencer through a built-in or optional interface.
RS-232C Interface
s¬4HE¬TOUCHSIGNAL¬PROBE¬ALLOWS¬THE¬MEASUREMENT¬DATA¬IN¬23 # ¬
format from the RS-232C interface unit to be output to a peripheral
device.
s¬4HE¬23 # ¬INTERFACE¬UNIT¬ENABLES¬MEASUREMENT¬DATA¬OUTPUT¬AS¬
well as zero-setting, by commands from the computer.
s¬4HE¬23 ¬INTERFACE¬UNIT¬IS¬STANDARD¬EQUIPMENT¬FOR¬THE¬+,$ ¬
counter. The KA counter is available as an optional accessory.
4RIGGER¬-ODE¬+,$ ¬COUNTER
Measurement data can be output by signals from a touch-
signal probe or commands from a computer.
)NTERVAL¬-ODE¬+!¬COUNTER¬AND¬+,$ ¬COUNTER
Measurement data can be output at specific intervals.
DATA OUTPUT MODE
Connecting to External Devices
s¬# OMMUNICATION¬SPECIlCATIONS
Home position DCE
Communication method Half-duplex, nonprocedural
Data transfer speed
"AUD¬RATE
¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬
BPS
"IT¬CONlGURATION 3TART¬BIT¬
$ ATA¬BIT¬¬OR¬
0ARITY¬BIT¬¬EVEN¬ODD¬¬NONE
3TOP¬BIT¬
Condition setting Can be set using the respective parameters.
(*dip switch setting for KA counter)
s¬/PERATION¬FOR¬DATA¬OUTPUT
Counter display values can be output in the following ways. Only
one signal type can be used for input at any one time.
Method Counter
mode
Output axis Applicable
counters
Touch signal
probe
.ORMAL¬MODE All axes KA, KLD-200
TSP HOLD mode Specified axis only
Data request
command
X CR LF
¬¬9¬# 2¬,&
¬¬:¬# 2¬,&
A CR LF
.ORMAL¬MODE X-axis
9AXIS
:AXIS
All axes
KA, KLD-200
External extension
cable and external
load box
.ORMAL¬MODE Axes that are
selected by the
external load box
KA
External extension
cable and foot
switch
.ORMAL¬MODE All axes KA
EXT.LOAD signal
input or external
load box
.OMAL¬MODE All axes KLD-200
The KA/KLD-200 counter can be controlled externally by executing
the following commands through a computer, etc. Command
codes must be entered in upper-case characters.
Function Command code from PC
:EROSETTING
Sets the counter display
values to zero.
28¬# 2¬,&¬FOR¬8AXIS
29¬# 2¬,&¬FOR¬9AXIS
2:¬# 2¬,&¬FOR¬:AXIS
Error cancelation
Has the same effect as the
# !.# %,¬KEY¬ON¬THE¬COUNTER
CO CR LF
¬ .OT¬AVAILABLE¬FOR¬+,$ ¬COUNTER
RS-232C
(using optional
interface unit)
PC, Printer (DP-1VR)
RS-232C
PC
Limit
signal
Sequencer
KA counter KLD-200 counter
s¬%RROR¬CODE¬OUTPUT
If a data output command is issued when the counter is in an
error status, or when an incorrect command is issued, the counter
outputs a corresponding error code signal.
Notes
¬ 7HEN¬THE¬COUNTER¬DISPLAYS¬
¬ 7HEN¬THE¬COUNTER¬DISPLAYS¬
s¬4HE¬OUTPUT¬DATA¬FORMAT¬IS¬lXED¬TO¬EITHER¬¬OR¬¬DIGITS¬WITHOUT¬
zero-suppression.
s¬)F¬DATA¬IS¬OUTPUT¬FROM¬MULTIPLE¬AXES¬A¬COMMA¬ ¬IS¬USED¬AS¬A¬
DELIMITER¬EG¬8¬¬ ¬¬9¬¬ ¬¬# 2¬,&
s¬$ ATA¬IS¬OUTPUT¬IN¬THE¬SAME¬UNIT¬THAT¬IS¬USED¬ON¬THE¬COUNTER¬MM¬OR¬
inch). However, the unit identifier itself will not be output.
s¬¬7HEN¬REQUESTING¬DATA¬FROM¬THE¬TOUCHSIGNAL¬PROBE¬BE¬SURE¬TO¬
input signals at intervals of at least one second.
s¬$ ATA¬INPUT¬USING¬A¬TOUCHSIGNAL¬PROBE¬AND¬DATA¬OUTPUT¬BY¬AN¬
external command cannot be used simultaneously.
SPECIFICATIONS