© 2016 SPI Lasers UK Ltd.
Commercial in Confidence
SM-S00500 Revision A 21 October 2016
redPOWER QUBE Cased Fiber Laser User Manual
o This output is used to indicate when the Process Cycle is waiting for a Step
command in order to advance during a Process Cycle execution.
o The Step command can be issued either by a configured Machine Interface
Process Cycle Step input function (SET under Remote Control) or a Process
Cycle Step serial command message.
o This function can be assigned to any of the seven outputs.
o Associated functions
Laser ON / Process Cycle Start - Input Function
Process Cycle Step - Input Function
Laser STANDBY - Output Function
Laser ON / Process Cycle Active - Output Function
Sequence diagrams
o See Figure 60 and Figure 61 for example functionality.
11.4 Machine Interface Protocol Message
References
Set Zone Configuration (Control Code 0x20)
o This command is used to configure the Machine Interface functionality.
Read Zone Configuration (Control Code 0x21)
o This command is used to read the Machine Interface functionality.
Set Zone Default Configuration (Control Code 0x22)
o This command is used to set the Machine Interface default functionality.
Set Control Mode (Control Code 0x42)
o This command is used to switch between remote and local control. The
Machine Interface inputs are enabled when in Remote Control.
Read Control Mode (Control Code 0x43)
o This command is used to read the remote / local control mode. The Machine
Interface inputs are enabled when in Remote Control mode.
Read Zone Digital IO Block (Control Code 0x71)
o This command is used to read the current state of the digital I/O.
Refer to SM-S00499, Fiber Laser Serial Communications Protocol, for the exact structure and
implementation of the above serial protocol commands.