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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: DamonJones on November 22, 2008, 11:20:18 PM
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Is it possible to add a delay to the reset routine. I am using G320's and they have a delay once enabled. I'd like the system to wait for a few seconds to allow the drivers to come ready before the software will respond. Currently if I reset and immediatly jog the machine it will move the software DRO's but not the machine.
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Do your drives have an Enabled signal that they can send to Mach when they are ready?
Hood
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They share the same line as the reset. It has been covered here before. Without adding a complicated curcuit there is no way to easily do this. Even then it only provides limit type stops to Mach. Does not fix the problem that as soon as I hit reset Mach thinks it can move the machine. At least I haven't seen an input option that will do this in Mach.
Seems like a simple thing to do to me. The reset function is built in however and not a macro I can edit. I suppose I could replace the standard Reset button with a custom one that does my delay and then does the built in reset. Anyone ever do this? How do I call the built in reset function?
I guess what I'd realy like to see is a gerneral setup screen option for reset delay. Maybe add that to the want list for Mach.
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I only asked a simple question because I had an idea how you might be able to do it, your reply was not very helpful to me so I will let someone else help out.
Hood
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I played around with different options with marcos. The problem is that virtually nothing works when the system is in Estop. So I can't just delay the reset button function or toggle other output pins.
What I really need is for the system to go ahead and do the reset but then freeze the machine for 5 sec. Is there a program function that will freeze the machine so it can not be jogged? Also the job start would need to be inhibitted I guess but I can address that seperate.
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Ok I found the Enable/Disable X-C Toggle button commands that do what I needed. I created a button to disable all the axes and wait 5 sec and then enable them. The plan is to call this button or a macro from a Brain triggered on the Enable 1 output.
I can't figure out how to call the user button or a macro from a brain. Any help there? I'll keep reading if not.
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OK Scrap the Macro - I've got a brain that will do everything I need it to do.