Hi, Rich
Art posted this, Not sure if theres a complete list anywhere.
Also, two new features are added. The Diags screen shows a mathmatical
formula of your work coordinates showing how your end coordinate is being
derived, Work Offsets, tool offsets anf G91 offsets are all shown in a talley
baord to show what offsets are in effect.
A new condition monitor has been placed on the main screen. It will not
activate any monitoring until set.
To set your "abnormal condition" monitor. You need to have your machine in the
state you consider most normal. This is in terms of the status of various things
like "are the axis homed?", "Is the unit OffLine or online?", "is it set to mm's
or inches?"," Is IJ Mode incremntal or abs"...etc..
In other words have your machine in the condition you consider to be
"Normal". Then, double click the "Condition" monitoring Icon on the main
screen. Your system from this point forward will flash "Abnormal" if certain
things are changed. Lets say you set the monitor when you were in mm's. If yu
now execute a G20, or switch to Inch mode in any way, the abnormal light will
begin to blink.
Abnormal does not mean you have a problem. It is just a way to see, at a
glance, that your machine is not in a state that you normally use. Its a visual
warning that you maybe should reset whatever is different when this job is done
so next time you use it you dont get surprised with starting a job in mm's, when
your used to inches because the last job changed it on you. To find out
specifically whats changed, just click once on the "Condition" Icon. A tip box
will come on for 3 seconds to tell you whats different..
Remember, an "Abnormal Condition " alert does NOT mean your broke or have
anything to fix, its just telling you that something important to you may have
changed. To shut off the current warning, just double click it and reset it to
believe that current conditions are "normal". Current "Normals" are saved in
the profile, so each profile can have a different meaning as to what it
considers Normal..
My thanks to John Prentice and Olivier for their work in both "Condition
Monitoring" and calculation formulas onscreen as telltales to the user. I have
shamelessly stolen both ideas, and implemented them in the core code as I think
they are excellent troubleshooting aids.... :-)
Thanks, Art
www.artofcnc.caChip