Sub Program Customisation

[Vishu]

Can the post be customised to call a Sub program with more than one arguments. I was looking for creating a sub program that is more generic that works according the arguments supplied.

 

Since the controller has limited storage space my sub program needs to be generic to support more functionalities.

 

Thanks

 

Viswanathan

[Tim Johnson]

If I'm understanding you correctly, the answer is yes. Posts can actually assign subprogram numbers as per arguments. Here's a small cutout of a postblock for you to look at;

code:

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psub_st_s       #Header in sub level

result = nwadrs(stro, sub_prg_no)

#sav_n2 = n

#n = seqno

 

if sav_mi2 = 43, sub_prg_no = macrocount

 

if virt_tlplnno = 2 & (sav_mi2 = 11 | sav_mi2 = 12 | sav_mi2 = 13),

sub_prg_no = macrocount + 3

if virt_tlplnno = 5 & (sav_mi2 = 11 | sav_mi2 = 12 | sav_mi2 = 13),

sub_prg_no = macrocount + 1

if virt_tlplnno = 6 & (sav_mi2 = 11 | sav_mi2 = 12 | sav_mi2 = 13),

sub_prg_no = macrocount + 5

[

" ", e

*sub_prg_no, e

]

---

[Vishu]

Here the post calls the Sub program number based on the requirement. But basically I need my single Sub program that has more than one parameter that can be called based on the requirements. For example if my custom operation is a Single Plunge operation it should take a single parameter ( a Depth). If the operation is a two plunge operation, it takes two and for a 3 plunge operation , 3 depths.

 

Thanks.

[Tim Johnson]

Can you post an example using a single plunge and two plunges? I'm not sure what you're asking for. Are you asking if you can put the subprogram into the post or are you asking it you can load the parameters into the post?

[Vishu]

Let me make it simple. Can Sub program calls take parameters? That is when we call a sub program number can we pass parameters along with Sub program number which the controller can understand?

 

Like this....

 

N182 M98 G65 P5555 K34.5 M35.0 Q375.0 R0.3

 

Here 5555 is the sub program number are the parameters. Namely 1st, 2nd and 3rd plunge depths.

 

Thanks