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General Mach Discussion / Re: how to stop macros from executing until 2nd cyclestart?

« on: May 02, 2015, 11:36:29 AM »

You seemed to be trying to run most of your  machine from Macros ??  NOT a good idea.  Also you are calling macros from inside macros REALLY not a good idea.  To call another macro from inside another macro Use RunScript().

To have it wait you are going to have to use a Wait Loop. I would monitor the Cycle Start LED for the trigger to end the wait  loop.


Message "Load Rack 3 and press CYCLESTART to continue"
   Sleep 3000
   DoOEMbutton(1003)
While Not GetLED(4)
Wend
   
Message" Cycle Start"

   Code "M112"



(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: messages in macro only showing during step through, not run

« on: May 01, 2015, 05:30:53 PM »

Here it runs the same using the editor (run), MDI or Gcode file.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Including files in G-code file.

« on: May 01, 2015, 05:26:38 PM »

There are MANY limits to the demo .  Ask Artsoft for the list.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: messages in macro only showing during step through, not run

« on: May 01, 2015, 03:30:49 PM »

I checked your code and it runs as expected here. I see all of the posted messages one at a time until the end message "1"

That was running the Macro as a Mcode from the MDI line.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: messages in macro only showing during step through, not run

« on: May 01, 2015, 03:18:18 PM »

When you use the Message function to write to the status line EACH new message will overwrite the next. SO if the messages are cascading ( one after the other) then you MAY only see the last message.

I will check the code, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Including files in G-code file.

« on: May 01, 2015, 02:49:27 PM »

Yes , I know(;-),  BUT that is the way it was done (;-)  I fought for that many years ago but did not win that battle.

The axis DRO resolution MAY be effected by the Motor steps per unit values OR Demo mode .  IF it cannot generrate steps to equate to a .0001 move it may not display it.

BY the way Ver.066 is not the best version to run. I would be using V.062.

 (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Including files in G-code file.

« on: May 01, 2015, 02:44:23 PM »

There are ONLY global #vars in mach3. they go from 1 to about 32000.  A few are taken and the Vars 500-600 are persistant. they are saved on close.

Yes , I know(;-),  BUT that is the way it was done (;-)  I fought for that many years ago but did not win that battle.

Let Me check on teh Axis DROs here they go to the tenth 0.0001.

BY the way Ver.066 is not the best version to run. I would be using V.062.

I'll be back, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with Plasma G31 Probe On Floating head

« on: April 30, 2015, 05:40:00 PM »

HUM there is NOTHING in that code that tells the Machine to zero itself.

You have things going on that I have never heard of before with Mach3 (;-)

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach ignores M00, loads macro; 'terminating scripts'

« on: April 30, 2015, 03:11:16 PM »

Gerry is faster typing than me. Yep tick the box ignore mcodes on load.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach ignores M00, loads macro; 'terminating scripts'

« on: April 30, 2015, 02:47:42 PM »

you re calling M00 which does work (;-) then you have to press cycle start to advance to the M111 which sets the message to the status bar then calls For a STOP. It is doing exactly as you have programed it to do.

(;-) TP