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Mach Discussion => Mach Screens => Machscreen Screen Designer => Topic started by: rwskinner on January 15, 2012, 01:19:08 PM
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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
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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?
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Thanks, 1200, I'm just trying to display the value stored in DRO1200.
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There is no value stored in DRO 1200 unless you put the value there. It's a User DRO, not a standard Mach3 DRO.
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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
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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.
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And the two DRO's are the same?
Can you post the .set file?
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It's screen 11. Don't laugh, I'm just playing and trying to get the hang of screens.
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The format is wrong. It should be %2.0f
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Ah, Thanks. Let me try again.
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A couple more small issues. See attached screenshot.
All the labels should be the same font and color but one acts like it's in bold. "Z Down Feed"
Also, the UserDRO's have the last digit overlapping the right side of the frame.
Is there anything that can be done to fix those items?
Richard
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The "bold" font is a limitation of the way Mach3 displays text. The smaller the text, the more likely it will display "funny". Can you post the .set file so I can look at those DRO's?
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Okay.... Why only that one looks bold?
Here is the screen, page 11.
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How it looks can change depending on where it is on the screen. All the text on my screen is done with
I won't be able to look at the screen for a couple hours, but I'll let you know what i find.
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Also, the UserDRO's have the last digit overlapping the right side of the frame.
It's not the User DRO's, it's any DRO without a "skin".
When you add the skin, it shifts the numbers to the left.
Now, to get rid of that overlapping border, go to General Config and Uncheck "Boxed DRO's and Graphics". Not sure why it overlaps the numbers, I guess you could call it a minor display bug.
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First, Thank you for all the help!
Mach allows me to jog around with my arrow keys but when my screen 11 is displayed they no longer work. My jog buttons on the screen work fine, but the keyboard arrow keys don't.
What in the word would cause that?
Richard
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You need a Jog On/Off button on each screen you want to jog on.
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Thanks Ger21, Your a Pro at this.
Richard