DRO Question

[rwskinner]

Okay, I'm a newby and I'm creating my first screen.
I created a new screen for my Tool changer and I'm having an issue with a couple of DRO's.

When I add a DRO for Current Tool Number DRO - Code 24 it never actually displays the current tool, always Zero.
If I enter a number in there, it does update the Current Tool DRO on other pages, but mine still says Zero.

Also, I created another DRO and I'm trying display the value in the OEM DRO1200 but It always shows Zero as well.
I used the following:  OEM Code 12000

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Richard

[ger21]

Rather than using DRO 24, try using the System Function for Current Tool Number. Or. use OEM Code 824

Also, I created another DRO and I'm trying display the value in the OEM DRO1200 but It always shows Zero as well.
I used the following:  OEM Code 12000

1200, or 12000? Is 12000 a typo?

DRO1200 would be a user DRO, and you'd need to send data to it. What are you trying to do with it?

[rwskinner]

Thanks,  1200,  I'm just trying to display the value stored in DRO1200.

[ger21]

There is no value stored in DRO 1200 unless you put the value there. It's a User DRO, not a standard Mach3 DRO.

[rwskinner]

I use it to store a value in from my M6Start Macro.

SetUserDRO (1200, NewTool)

Mach always starts up with Current Tool as 0,  The DRO1200 Stores the LastTool#
I use it in an init macro to set CurrentTool on startup. 

Works very well however I want to be able to see it's value.

Richard

[rwskinner]

I'm still not having any luck displaying the Current Tool.
In Screen Designer, I Add a DRO, the properties for the DRO are:
Function: Tool Number DRO
Code: 824
Format: %2D
 
If I go the Screen 1 and enter a tool number it's displayed properly in the DRO on Screen1 but the DRO on my new screen page always remains at Zero.

[ger21]

And the two DRO's are the same?

Can you post the .set file?

[rwskinner]

It's screen 11.  Don't laugh, I'm just playing and trying to get the hang of screens.

[ger21]

The format is wrong. It should be %2.0f

[rwskinner]

Ah, Thanks.  Let me try again.