How to set a parts counter on a Makino

[RDEMIDON]

I have a Makino A81 and was wondering if anyone could tell me how to set a parts counter in the program?

 

Thanks, Ryan.

[Craig-B]

There are a lot of guys who have that machine here, Im sure that one of them can help you.

But you could use a macro counter at the end of the program.

Example:

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O1234(Part program)

N1T

M6

G0G55G90X16.74Y17.88S3056M3

G43H1Z142.5

G99G81Z39.6R75.0F1078.

G0G80

M5

G0G91G30Z0.

M01

#531=#531+1(COUNTER)

M30

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[huskermcdoogle]

Isn't it a fanuc control? Makino Professional Series Front End. Anyway if so, should be tied to #3901. There may be a pmc k parameter that you could set to automatically update this upon M30. Otherwise

 

just add the following line immediately above your M30

 

#3901 = #3901 + (number to increase by).

 

ex

 

#3901 = #3901 + 1.

 

Give that line a shot in MDI and it would update the parts counter.

 

 

Husker

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

#6710 dictates which M-Code advances the parts counter. M00, M98, M99, and M198 are invalid.

 

I did what you see below for a lathe application. With some work you can do a bunch of things with it.

 

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O1001(READING PARTS COUNTER TEST 1)

 

#3902=200(TOTAL PARTS WANTED)

 

N1

#100=0

 

N10

WHILE[#100LE#3902]DO1

G4X1. (PART PROGRAM INSERTED HERE)

#100=#100+1

END1

M1

 

M30

 

N9999#3000=1(PARTS QTY MET)

 

M30

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