Carrying Out Modal Output - Mitsubishi Electric 700 Series Training Manual

5. Diagnosis Screens

5.3.2 Carrying Out Modal Output

Modal type forced output of PLC interface signals is carried out. Once set, this data is held until cancelled, the
power is turned ON/OFF, or other data is overwritten. There are four sets of devices that modally output. If
this number is exceeded, the previously existing data is overwritten.
Menus used in modal output
Menu
This releases the modal output for the device at the cursor position in
Modal
the modal output area.
clear
The released data is erased from this area.
Modally outputting data "1" to device "X0048"
(1) Press the menu key
(2) Using the
↑
cursor to the setting position.
(3) Set the device and data, and press the
key.
INPUT
X0048/1 INPUT
(Note 1) The data of the modally output device is displayed in order in the selected area.
This modal output is held until the output is cancelled or the power is turned OFF.
(Note 2) When no data is set (Ex."X0048/","X0048"), the operation message "Setting Data not found" is
displayed.
Releasing the modal output
(1) Press the menu key
(2) Using the ↑
cursor to the data to be released.
(3) Press the menu key Modal clear
CAUTION
Pay close attention to the sequence operation when carrying out forced data setting (forced
output) in the I/F diagnosis screen during machine operation.
Details
Modal output .
↓
and keys, move the
Modal output .
↓
and keys, move the
.
The modal output mode is entered, and the cursor appears
at the modal output area.
Modal output is executed, and the cursor disappears.
The data that was in the cursor position is overwritten by the
input data, and is invalidated.
The modal output mode is cancelled by pressing the
key.
The modal output mode is entered, and the cursor appears
at the modal output area.
The data that was in the cursor position is released from
modal output. The "DEV" and "Data" columns become blank.
The modal output mode is cancelled by pressing the
key.
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5.3 I/F Diagnosis Screen
Type Reference
C "Releasing the modal
output"