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Mach Discussion => Mach Screens => Screen designer tips and tutorials => Topic started by: djgeorge-d on October 28, 2012, 06:31:47 AM
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Hi to all. This is my first post & the question is how to make a button when i click it to start cycle,when the gcode end autorewind wait for 5 seconds & then start cycle again.
I have a cnc and many different pieces. The gcode produced from Gcad. The point is that sometimes i have 10 same pieces and i would like the mach 3 to make my life easier. (till now i click on start when the program end (gcode ends) i click on rewind & after i click again start.
My english isn't so good but i hope to undrestand what i want.
i try with script but i ve errors i m not so familiar with scripts.
Thanks in advance.
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using a m30 the program should rewind
starting again in auto is really not safe, you need to make sure the area is clear and a new part is clamped properly
you are better off using a macro loop and call up the number of times you want it to cycle in the safe working environment.
There you can place a g4 pause time before it starts again.
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The problem is that i can't edit the code everytime that Gcad program produce it.
As example i give you the following to understand what i want the button do:
Line 1 : DoOEMButton (1000) {START CYCLE}
Line 2 : ??????? WAIT TILL PROGRAM END i want a command to wait the program end (Gcode end).
Line 3 : DoOEMButton (1002) THIS IS THE REWIND BUTTON
Line 4 : ??????? WAIT FOR X SECONDS i want a command to wait for X seconds.
Line 5 : ??????? GOTO DoOEMButton (1000) i want a command to go to the first line (line1) of the script.
Alternative i have a thought about a button to only enable or disable the all process. One button START & one button ENABLE REPEAT. When the ENABLE REPEAT button is off the button START make a single START CYCLE & when the ENABLE REPEAT button is on the button START make repeated START CYCLE.
I say again that i'm not familiar with scripts but i hope to help me.
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You might look at a project BR549 Terry/Sherry( ;D ) and I worked on quite awhile ago and see if it can be adapted to your needs
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,15401.msg103250.html#msg103250
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why not just loop the g-code put something like this :-
G00 X0 Y0 Z25.
G01 X.....
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(BODY OF CODE)
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M0 (WAIT FOR CYCLE START)
M47( LOOP)
Or you could use the dangerous method, NOT RECOMMENDED!
G00 X0 Y0 Z25.
G01 X.....
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(BODY OF CODE)
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G4 P5000 (WAIT FOR 5 SECONDS)
M47( LOOP)
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Graham as i said i can't everytime that gcad produce a gcode program edit and add commands to gcode. I want all to became with a button if possible. I hope to find the time the weekend to give some tries with the button constration.
But till weekend i want some ideas to make the things easier. The solution to add M0 (WAIT FOR CYCLE START) & M47( LOOP) commands on gcode is good but i don;t want to edit the gcode program everytime.
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I SAW THAT,
(;-)TP
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I find it strange that a CAM program can not substitute M30 with an M0 and a M47 or add them on the lines before the M30, it sounds as if you need a new CAM system to me.
Graham