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YASNAC PCNC Operating Manual Chapter 3: HMI Process Operation
The current units are also displayed to the right of the numbers. If the units are millimeters then
three numbers after the decimal are shown. If the units are inches then four numbers are shown to
the right of the decimal point. Values may be positive or negative.
The position display supports showing up to 5 axes of position information. The number of axes
displayed depends on the number of axes set in the parameter table.
3.2.2 Program Display
FIGURE 3.2.2.1. Example of a Program Display
The Program Display appears on the Run:Production, Run:Proveout and Tools:Offsets screens.
When the program is running, the current line of execution is indicated by a blue highlight and a
green arrow in the left margin. The white arrow indicates the line that would be executed if Cycle
Start is pressed. The
icon denotes the end of a block or statement, while the end of file is indi-
cated by the icon. The icon is shown at the beginning of a line that is continued from the
previous line. There are two events which can change the position of the running pointer: search-
ing in the Run:Proveout screen (when the running pointer arrow is white), or clicking Run At
Cursor in the Program:Editor screen.
Positioning the Cursor:
• Create and save the following program:
Table 3.2.2.1: Arrow Colors in Program Displays
Arrow Color Meaning
Green Program is executing. The current line of execution cannot be set by user.
Cyan G-code is executing and the system is in MDI mode.
White No program is executing. If the machine is in MEM mode, this indicates that the user can
change the execution line via a search in the Run:Production screen or clicking Run At
Cursor in the Program:Editor screen.