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Mach Discussion => VB and the development of wizards => Topic started by: Whacko on February 15, 2008, 04:49:38 PM

Title: Need to interupt while loop
Post by: Whacko on February 15, 2008, 04:49:38 PM

I am using a system key in Mach3 to interupt a while loop by monitoring a led state. The OEM buttons and OEMled's has a low priority in a macro while loop it seems. I have worked around it, but can't locate info on buttons that has a higher priority and is not assigned to Mach3 system. Is there available buttons for such an interupt?
I am monitoring a button/led while in a timer loop as to terminate the loop via external interupt premature to the timeout.

Whacko

Title: Re: Need to interupt while loop
Post by: poppabear on February 15, 2008, 10:04:10 PM

Redo your While conditon Put and "OR" in your while and the other part is your escape conditon

While (what I am waitin on here) OR (IsActive(INPUT2)) (INPUT2 your escape clause, or button, or led here)

Title: Re: Need to interupt while loop
Post by: Whacko on February 16, 2008, 03:18:48 PM

Hi Scott, thanks for the input, but that won't work. I'm in a timer loop. Whilst in the timer loop, OEM buttons don't trigger an interupt in the kernell. I think I got the answer though. I didn't think of it but it has something to do with the button group.

Whacko