Using mi to set extended offset

[Karl@CP PISTONS]

I am trying to have the mi variables work to set the extended offset if needed. This is a modified HAAS post.

I have the misc page set up with additional text correctly (see screen shot attached). I can't seem to remember what I need to get the mi5 to output correctly;(

 

Here is what I have in the post:

 

if mi4$ = 1, #use extended offset

[

extoffsetnum = mi5$

"G154 P", extoffsetnum #output extended offset

]

 

and here is the output :

N120 T116 M6

N130 G0 G90 G154 P extoffsetnum 10. X2.0359 Y.5566 S6000 M3

N140 G43 H116 Z.25

 

I would like it to just output "G154 P10" or whatever number is in mi5

 

Thanks

Karl

[EX-wccprogrammer]

Why use a MI? In my post it works fine using work offsets. Work offset 7 outputs G154 P2.

 

I can post code if this alternative will work.

[Karl@CP PISTONS]

More for simplicity I think. This is for a classroom environment and with the misc text it describes what to input, seems to be easier to relate P10 with a mi5 = 10 rather then work offset #15.

[EX-wccprogrammer]

OK, I see said the blind guy.

 

Up in your fmt section:

 

fmt "P" 4 extoffsetnum #Extended Offset Number

 

Remove the definition of extoffsetnum that you had before.

 

This will fix your output.

[EX-wccprogrammer]

Upon second look, it appears that you were declaring the variable and assigning the value of mi5$ in the same line? If so, you need to keep the assignment, but add a few spaces to get the line away from the far left side.

 

Anytime a variable is all the way to the left, it is considered a declaration. If you have a fmt statement and a declaration for the same variable, an error will be generated.

[Karl@CP PISTONS]

The format statement did the trick! Sorry but the cut and paste did not show the indention properly.

Thanks a million

[crazy^millman]

Well do what I did for posts years ago.

 

pwcs		    #G54+ coordinate setting at toolchange
  if workofs$ <> prv_workofs$ | (force_wcs & toolchng > zero),
    [
    if workofs$ >= 0, workofs$ = 54
    if workofs$ = 49, if mprint(swcserror4953, 2) = 2, exitpost$
    if workofs$ = 50, if mprint(swcserror4953, 2) = 2, exitpost$
    if workofs$ = 51, if mprint(swcserror4953, 2) = 2, exitpost$
    if workofs$ = 52, if mprint(swcserror4953, 2) = 2, exitpost$
    if workofs$ = 53, if mprint(swcserror4953, 2) = 2, exitpost$	   
    if workofs$ > 59, if mprint(swcserror60, 2) = 2, exitpost$
    if workofs$ > 53, #G54 ~ G59 output
	  [
	  g_wcs = workofs$
	  *g_wcs
	  ]
    else, #Extended work offset output
	  [
	  p_wcs = workofs$ #P1 ~ P48 output
	  "G54.1", *p_wcs
	  ]
    ]
  !workofs$
swcserror4953   : "ERROR-WORK OFFSET NUMBER SET 49-53 SET TO 54-59 OR 1-48"
swcserror60   : "ERROR-WORK OFFSET NUMBER OUT OF RANGE HIGHER THAN 59 SET TO 54-59 OR 1-48"

 

With this method you set 54 as G54 and 1 and G54.1 P1 and such. If the person makes an error setting something wrong then they will get a warning to set it correctly.

 

HTH