Dan I home externally but I use VB calls not LEDs.
Hood

Ian,

You're right, it doesn't matter who does the homing first. I just feel more comfortable having the drive finish its task and then allow Mach to take control over. I agree though that the end result is the same.

Dan I home externally but I use VB calls not LEDs.
Hood

And you don't use buttons 22, 23,, 24?

Dan

Fair enough Dan.

BTW - if you don't mind me asking - did you build your RS485 yourself or is it out of a box?

Ian

The RS485 is out of a box, Ian.

Dan

Yes Dan I use them but not User LEDs.
Heres my button script

DoOemButton (240)                     'De-Reference All axis
 Sleep(10)
 If GetOemLED (809) Then               'Check that Ref Z LED is RED
  Do
   Call SetModOutput (21,1)             'Activate ModOutPut 20
    If GetInput(19) Then Exit Do       'Loop until ModInPut 18 is seen
    Sleep (10)
    Loop
    End If
    Call SetModOutPut (21,0)            'DeActivate ModOutPut 20
    DoButton (24)  

etc etc
Hood

Just bought a RS485 to connect the new servo drives I have to their config software, its working well and price wasnt too bad :-)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280710974444?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Hood

Thanks for the snippet, Hood. I don't understand your first If statement. You first de-referenced the axes and then you're checking if it's really de-referenced? Why? Also, the conditional is not clear to me - your checking if LED 809 is active? Should it be '1' when red? Just tried to map it to a DRO and it's showing -1 for red and 0 for green.

The Do loop is interesting. Didn't know you could use such syntax to exit the loop. Will read the manual about the Do loop. Was always using While loops.

Dan

I am looking at the state of the Ref LED for starting the loop so I have to de-ref first step so that it is in the correct state.
The Red for the homed LEDs are seen as active state, green inactive (if thats proper terminology )

I have used the DoLoop for years, first used it on the big lathes turret, found it in a VB for dummies book I think, which incidentally is still too advanced for me to read and understand

Hood

I am looking at the state of the Ref LED for starting the loop so I have to de-ref first step so that it is in the correct state.
The Red for the homed LEDs are seen as active state, green inactive (if thats proper terminology )

Not sure I understand. Still think it would work even without that If statement...

I have used the DoLoop for years, first used it on the big lathes turret, found it in a VB for dummies book I think, which incidentally is still too advanced for me to read and understand

afraid we are in the same boat there.

Dan

Yes Dan it would work fine without the If statement, at the time I thought I would need it but have since done some without and they work fine. Just dont change what works is my motto :-)

Hood