Need Help!- Okuma MC-5VA ,OSP7000M,subprograms

[tim shanahan]

i cannot seem to get the main program to recognize a sub program.
sub name
Odrill1.ssb

main program i have done

call Odrill

also tried
modin Odrill

i have tried the file extension on the .ssb to .sub

i also tried this just in case.
changed the file name to O1drill.ssb and O1drill.sub

programing book mentioned a Q after calling in a sub for repeat which in the main program i tried call Odrill Q1 and also modin Odrill Q1 (1 meaning just once.

perplexed,
tim

[Superman]

Your 1st problem is in the naming
-1st character is letter O
-max 4 characters after O ( do not use OO as it is a system reserved sub )
eg OABCD, OAB12, ORUFF, OFIN1 etc.

best way is to have the sub placed after the M2/M30, as it will be in only 1 file to load into the control
if you have seperate files and forget to overwrite 1 of them ......


main program using CALL
..
CALL O1234 Q2 ( Q= # of repeats )
..
..
M30
()
O1234 ( sub )
..
RTS
%

main program using MODIN
..
MODIN O1234
Z-.1
Z-.2
Z-.3
MODOUT
..
..
M30
()
O1234 ( sub )
..
RTS
%

If calling sub within a sub,
the sub being called must be defined after the 1 being run

O1234 ( sub1 )
CALL O1235
..
RTS
O1235 ( sub2 )
MODIN OSUB3 Q3
Z-.1
Z-.2
..
MODOUT
RTS
OSUB3 ( sub3 )
..
RTS
%

[Algirdas]

normally it's convenient to have subprograms registered into library. That way You don't need to place subprogram in the file of main program. Normally subprograms lay in separate files.

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Algirdas normally it's convenient to have subprograms registered into library. That way You don't need to place subprogram in the file of main program. Normally subprograms lay in separate files.

I'll disagree with this library comment,
any machine functions that would be used on a daily basis could and should be utilised in a library file (ie. pallet change , special coolant functions, tool check / measure, warm-up and the like.)
Using the library is part of "bubble memory", space has to be reserved for these subs, in doing so, limits the ( already limited ) remaning space for the main program. ( CAD programs quite often don't put out short code, especially on a surfacing operation ).

Subs ( routines and/or programs )
They can at the users discretion, be incorporated at the end of one NC file ( load 1 file , you are guaranteed that it is a complete working program)
or
have 1 program that calls up seperate sub-programs ( if a previous program called up ORUFF , and you forget to overwrite this sub .....I'd hate to be near the machine, or to tell the boss I've just stuffed the spindle )