Marking Trigger (At Regular Intervals): Mrk - Panasonic LP-GS Series Serial Communication Command Manual

3-3-5 Marking trigger (at regular intervals): MRK

Supported model: LP-RC series / LP-RF series
Controls to start or to stop the on-the-fly marking at regular intervals.
Reference
• Lasing operation starts when the workpiece comes to the preset marking position after start request of this command is
accepted, and afterward the marking operation is executed at regular intervals.
• If this command was transmitted while the marking trigger was not acceptable (the marking trigger ready OFF), the laser
marker returns negative response. Before sending this command, confirm that the marking trigger ready status by using
STS command.
• The readout request of this command is available only when the marking at regular intervals is set.
• If the marking stop request is transmitted when the trigger processing operation is running, on-the-fly marking at regular
intervals is terminated after finishing the running operation.
• If both this command and TRIGGER IN (X5) signal of I/O terminal are used, the marking at regular intervals is executed
with turning on of either of them. Even the stop request of this command is transmitted, the marking is executed while
TRIGGER IN (X5) turns on.
• If any of the following operations are executed while the on-the-fly marking at regular intervals are running, on-the-fly
marking operation is terminated after finishing the running marking.
• Closing the shutter
• Sending MKM command with "command reception permission ON"
• Changing the file
• Changing the marking characters by code reader linkage function
⿎ Setting request data / response data for readout (for on-the-fly marking at regular intervals)
Start
MRK Sub command
code
Sub command is "S" for the setting request data and the initial setting "A" for the response data for readout.
⿎ Readout request data (for on-the-fly marking at regular intervals)
Start
MRK
code
⿎ Data description
Data length
Name
Marking at regular
intervals ON/OFF
Total data length
⿎ Example of command settings
Condition: Marking at regular intervals ON/OFF = 1
• Setting
Transmission data
• Readout
Transmission data
Response data
62
[Marking at regular intervals ON/OFF]
R (Check sum)
Data contents
[byte]
"0": Stop marking
1 "1": Start marking at
regular intervals
1 The data length is fixed.
[STX]
[STX]
[STX]
1-byte
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• Setting "1" allows to start the first marking operation.
• Once setting "1", the marking operation is repeated at
regular intervals until "0" is set.
• The readout response data indicates the setting status
of MRK command only. The input status of the I/O
signal TRIGGER IN (X5) cannot be readout with this
command.
MRK S 1 [CR]
MRK R [CR]
MRK A 1 [CR]
ME-LPGS-SR-5
(Check sum) End code
Remarks