parametric programming

[murphy625]

The following codes are snipets from my text file program and the code(s) work perfectly so I know the syntax is fine. The file name is Program1Test.RUN

!IF \70=0 THEN JUMP LINE000
!IF \70=1 THEN JUMP LINE100
!IF \70=2 THEN JUMP LINE200
!IF \70=3 THEN JUMP LINE300
!IF \70=4 THEN JUMP LINE400
!IF \70=5 THEN JUMP LINE500
!IF \70=6 THEN JUMP LINE600
!IF \70=7 THEN JUMP LINE700
!IF \70=8 THEN JUMP LINE800
!IF \70=9 THEN JUMP LINE900
!IF \70=10 THEN JUMP LINE1000
!IF \70=11 THEN JUMP LINE1100
!IF \70=12 THEN JUMP LINE1200
!EOP

LINE000
!IF \81<>0 THEN EOP
!\171=5 :\151=30
!IF \6=0 THEN EOP
!\51=\50
![GetLoad]
LINE050
!IF \1=1 THEN \6=0 :EOP
![PutStage1] :EOP
!EOP

[keithorr]

Thanks for the offer to help. How do you know the codes work? Is your machine up?

I tried using JUMP in a conditional IF THEN statement linked to the state of an input and....

Nuthin.

Machine just went right past.

[keithorr]

I can get logic commands to work if I bury them in an M Code in MCODE.FIL:

!MESSAGE Waiting for BandSaw Proving Switch
!WAITUNTIL #21=1
-----M51

and then

N1 G1 Y0.0 F20.
N2 M51
N3 Y10.0

but I can't just put them out in the open as:
N1 G1 zippidee doodah
N2 yadda yadda
!WAITUNTIL #21=1
N3 and continue

I can't even get Logic Commands to work at all. Just a simple

!MACHGO 0;10;0;0;0;0
does nothing

Whatever

[murphy625]

Are you in Design mode???

My software calls it CARD = DEMO

When I want to make things happen for real, I make it CARD = GALIL

Also, are your axis all set up correctly??

Sounds to me like this might be something in your setup.exe program maybe???

If not, we can go back to syntax checking and stuff but it seems like you would have gotten something to work by now if there wasn't an un-checked roadblock stopping you that you don't know about.

The commands are not that hard and I have to figure that you have experimented with several versions of the same simple code.. Therefor, lets look for something else that could be wrong..

Hmmm.

Murphy

[keithorr]

My machine is running G code motion in six axis, but I'm just getting to all the other features.
I'm used to another application where I can write goto or wait#xx directly in a line of code without having to define it as required in camsoft.

There is a line in the camsoft manual "Logic routines can be written into any of the Logic Control files and there are examples provided...in the "Logic Control Files" section of this manual."

In CNCLite, you can't access the separate commands or a series of logic commcands by placing them into a .job file, they need to be put into an appropriate .fil file first.

I thought I would be able to mix and match Gxx positions and the logic commands in a .job file. Not so.

[camsoft]

Keith,

There are differences between the package you have and what murphy is using.

Think of CNC Lite as a G code interpreter while the Graphical Operator Interface is for all types of factory automation. In murphy's package commands such as JUMP, WAITUNTIL STOP and MACHGO work right from a user file, while in a CNC package these commands only work internally. A user of CNC Lite writes in G code instead and can create and/or modify his/her G & M codes to access these logic commands.

Tech Support
CamSoft Corp.
951-674-8100
support@camsoftcorp.com

[murphy625]

Originally Posted by camsoft Keith, There are differences between the package you have and what murphy is using. Think of CNC Lite as a G code interpreter while the Graphical Operator Interface is for all types of factory automation. In murphy's package commands such as JUMP, WAITUNTIL STOP and MACHGO work right from a user file, while in a CNC package these commands only work internally. A user of CNC Lite writes in G code instead and can create and/or modify his/her G & M codes to access these logic commands. support@camsoftcorp.com

From Camsofts statement, it almost sounds as if my package is more flexible and configurable but it will not run CNC G-codes.. Where as, the CNC light package seems to be pre-set to run a CNC machine but is not capable of doing the things the Graphical OI (my package) can do because of the restraints of running CNC G-code...

I am even confusing myself on this one...
I wonder if Camsoft would be willing to send me a CNC Light package for free so I could figure out the differences??
I guess I have a better chance at catching a metorite... LOL

I will say this, at first, I thought my Camsoft package was a purchase mistake I made.. Once I figured out how it works, I would not trade it for anything...
For my purposes, the secret to figuring it all out was to completely scrap all code examples and start from a blank screen and empty code files..

If there is anything else I can do to help you, feel free to write me.... I got allot of help from this forum and am anxious to pay it back (sort-to-speak)..

Murphy

[keithorr]

Thanks, I finally get it. Now I just need to decide how to call the logic commands; using I/O state changes with IF/THEN, (IF #21=1 THEN GOTO:START) or from the code with G & M code

[murphy625]

Originally Posted by keithorr Thanks, I finally get it. Now I just need to decide how to call the logic commands; using I/O state changes with IF/THEN, (IF #21=1 THEN GOTO:START) or from the code with G & M code

Great!!

You can check the state of an I/O from any code (as your code shows), but in order to respond to change in the state (going from 1 to 0), the code needs to be in the INPUTIO.FIL if you have one of these.. ????

In other words.. If you need the machine to burp when it hits a limit switch, the code for that burp will need to be in the INPUTIO.FIL.
If you just want to check the state of the limit switch and burp if its a 1 (true) then this code could be put anywhere..

Glad you figured it out... Does it make more sense now?

Murphy

[camsoft]

Keith,

We may be able to send you new manuals and the latest version.

If you can call in the front office here and let them know who you are and what package you have, it may be possible to speak directly to a tech staff member.

The questions you have are fairly basic easily answered with live support.

Tech Support
CamSoft Corp.
(951) 674-8100
support@camsoftcorp.com
www.cnccontrols.com