Using latest build 3481 -pmdx411 - Lathe mode

When I use this code in the MDI it functions as expected
g83 x0 z.6 r0 q.30 p.1 f4
so I don't think this is pmdx related

I have tried running the macro from both the mdi: M6999 D1.5

and from a button that gets the current Zaxis position and calls(correctly) the macro

I have tried mcCntlGcodeExecute and mcCntlGcodeExecuteWait and both basically run as expected, peck to.6 on the Zaxis but then continues on for another cycle and then just keeps going past the .6 mark.

I have also tried mcCntlMdiExecute and it wont run at all.

What am I missing in the macro sCode string?
Which api call should  I be using?

function m6999(hVars) 
  local roughFeed=4
  local roughSpeed=600
  local zStart=0
  local zEnd=0
 
  local inst=mc.mcGetInstance()

-- make sure the spindle is set in low gear,   manual change 
  if mc.mcSpindleGetCurrentRange(inst)~=0 then
    wx.wxMessageBox('Set Spindle Gearing to Low Speed')
    mc.mcSpindleSetRange(inst,0)
  end
--make sure the macro is called with the current z position 
  if (hVars ~= nil) then
    local DFlag = mc.mcCntlGetLocalVarFlag(inst, hVars, mc.SV_D)
    if(DFlag == 1) then
      zStart = mc.mcCntlGetLocalVar(inst, hVars, mc.SV_D)
  zEnd=zStart*.4
      mc.mcCntlSetLastError(inst,"Peck Drill From "..zStart.." to "..zEnd)
    end
  else
    wx.wxMessageBox("hVars=nil")
    return 0
  end
--macro assumes that you want to drill 60% through the material 
  if zStart<=zEnd then
    wx.wxMessageBox("zStart  is <= to zEnd")
    return 0
  end
  ts=os.time()

--Peck Drill
sCode=""
  sCode=sCode.."M3 S"..tostring(roughSpeed).."\n"
  sCode=sCode.."g83 x0 z"..zEnd.." r0 q.30 p.1 f4\n"
  sCode=sCode.."M80".."\n"
  sCode=sCode.."M5".."\n"
-- move back an inch to allow for the swapping of reel seat end to finish through drill
  sCode=sCode.."g0 z"..tostring(zStart+1).."\n"
--  wx.wxMessageBox(sCode)
  mc.mcCntlGcodeExecuteWait(inst,sCode)
  tr=os.difftime(os.time(),ts)/60
  mc.mcCntlSetLastError(inst,"Pecking Time: "..string.format("%.1f min",tr))
  return 1
end
if mc.mcInEditor()==1 then
  m6999()
end

Any help Greatly appreciated.

RT

Hi Rt,
not sure this will help but its something I had to learn and it caused some confusion and angst before I understood.

g83 is modal, in fact quite a few of the canned cycles are. so if you write:
g83 x0 z.6 r0 q.30 p.1 f4
and then in subsequent lines
x0 z 1
x.5 z1.5
x1 z2.0
at each line the machine would attempt a g83 cycle with parameters
g83 x.5 z1.5 r0q.30 f4 for instance

Ignoring the fact that these cycles are nonsensical with your machine I point this out because you machine is reading
another line of code and attempting to do another g83 cycle despite the fact that you don't want it. What I would suggest is that you conclude your
g83 cycle with another motion code that will break the modal nature of g83. I haven't used g80 myself but I think its intent is to break a modal.

g83 x0 z.6 r0 q.30 p.1 f4 \n g80

I would be using mcCntlGcodeExecuteWait.

Craig

Hi,
found this on page 36 of the Mill Gcode manual.

Craig

Crap, senior moment again, I typed M80 instead of G80.

Hi RT,
I've gotten into the habit of coding macros with lowercase m and gcodes with lowercase g. Machs interpreter decodes to lowercase and strips out leading zeros.
So M03 gets decoded as m3 etc. In most cases what it gets decoded to is unique and causes no problems but there are times when its not so and an error
results. I now prefer to code in a manner that doesn't require either Mach or Windows to have to interpret what I mean.

Shame of it is that if your trying to explain to someone else what your doing uppercase Ms and Gs are more readable even if m and g are more accurate.

Craig