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« on: April 12, 2018, 01:43:00 AM »
on page 30/31 is a good descripton:
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Sub Main()
'***Y+ Probing Macro
'***Written by and for DD Metal Products Ltd 2018
'***Metric units only in use
'***Using CSLABS Controller M31 macro code
'***Axis scaling not expected or handled
'***Probe offset must be calibrated at "Slow Feedrate" value and set in "Probe Tip Dia" DRO first
'***Probe Z axis position is set by user first to correct height
'***Probe Y position must be within the value set in "Max Distance" DRO
Dim FeedFast, FeedSlow
Dim ProbeOffset
Dim MaxDistance
Dim X_SENSE As Double
Dim Y_SENSE As Double
Dim Z_SENSE As Double
Dim CurrentAbsInc
'***Load Variables From Screen DRO's
FeedFast = GetUserDRO(1821)
FeedSlow = GetUserDRO(1822)
MaxDistance = GetUserDRO(1823)
ProbeOffset = GetUserDRO(1829)
'TPS i do not have the DRO
FeedFast = 50
FeedSlow = 5
MaxDistance = 30
ProbeOffset = 5
'***Error checks
If GetOemLed(16)<>0 Then '***Check for machine coordinates setting
Message "Please Change To Working Coordinates"
Exit Sub
End If
If GetOemLed(825)<>0 Then '***Probe is not connected or cable broken
Message "Probe Connection Error"
Exit Sub
End If
'***Get the current G90/G91 state
CurrentAbsInc = GetOemLED(48)
'***Start Probing
Message "Probing In Y+ Direction"
Sleep (1000)
Code "F" & Feedfast
SetUserDRO(1511, 0) '***X Axis
SetUserDRO(1512, MaxDistance) '***Y Axis
SetUserDRO(1513, 0) '***Z Axis
Call ProbeSurface()
X_SENSE = GetVar(2000)
Y_SENSE = GetVar(2001)
Z_SENSE = GetVar(2002)
Code "G91 G0 Y-3" '***Step back
While IsMoving()
Sleep(50)
Wend
Code "F" & FeedSlow
SetUserDRO(1511, 0) '***X Axis
SetUserDRO(1512, 5) '***Y Axis - Must be within 5mm of travel
SetUserDRO(1513, 0) '***Z Axis
Call ProbeSurface()
X_SENSE = GetVar(2000)
Y_SENSE = GetVar(2001)
Z_SENSE = GetVar(2002)
'***Step back to release the probe
Code "G91 G0 Y-5"
While IsMoving()
Sleep(50)
Wend
'***Raise the spindle to clear part
Code "G91 G0 Z10"
While IsMoving()
Sleep(50)
Wend
'***Move Y axis to edge and zero the DRO
Code "G90 G0 Y" & Y_SENSE + ProbeOffset
While IsMoving()
Sleep(50)
Wend
SetOemDRO(801,0)
'***Retract the spindle fully
'Code "G53 G0 Z0"
'While IsMoving()
' Sleep(50)
'Wend
'***If G91 was in effect before then return to it
If CurrentAbsInc = 0 Then
Code "G91"
Else
Code "G90"
End If
Message "Y+ Probing Complete"
End Sub
Sub ProbeSurface()
'*** turn soflimit's off if they are on
Dim SoftLimitswhereon As Boolean
If GetOEMLed(23) Then
DoOEMButton(119)
SoftLimitswhereon = True
End If
Sleep(250)'***Needed or UserDRO's fail to update
NotifyPlugins(10103)
SetUserDRO(1510, 0)
While(GetUserDRO(1510) = 0)
Sleep(50)
NotifyPlugins(10104)
Wend
If(GetUserDRO(1510) = 2) Then '***Probing error - no detection in distance = abort
Message "Probing Error - No Surface Found"
End If
'*** turn soflimit's back on if they where on
Sleep(500)
If ((Not GetOEMLed(23)) And (SoftLimitswhereon = True)) Then
DoOEMButton(119)
End If
End Sub
Sub ProbeSurface()
'*** turn soflimit's off if they are on
Dim SoftLimitswhereon As Boolean
If GetOEMLed(23) Then
DoOEMButton(119)
SoftLimitswhereon = True
End If
Sleep(250) '***Needed or UserDRO's fail to update
NotifyPlugins(10103)
SetUserDRO(1510, 0)
While(GetUserDRO(1510) = 0)
Sleep(50)
NotifyPlugins(10104)
Wend
If(GetUserDRO(1510) = 2) Then '***Probing error - no detection in distance = abort
Message "Probing Error - No Surface Found"
End If
'*** turn soflimit's back on if they where on
Sleep(500)
If ((Not GetOEMLed(23)) And (SoftLimitswhereon = True)) Then
DoOEMButton(119)
End If
End Sub
Yes, but no - I used the exact M31 code but put it inline with my own macro so i didn't need to risk calling a macro from within a macro:)
I did ask CS labs but their support is terrible.