pchuck$

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

Hey guys,

I have my NL2000SY Post (using MPLMaster injected with CNC's pick/pull/cut off logic) 99.99% dialed. One last thing I can't fix is pchuck is outputting in the prior Op's pl_retract and I want it to output after.

 

Currently this is what I'm getting:

 

 

N5

(TOOL - 121 OFFSET - 121)

(10-32 ROLL FORM - R1253)

G0 G53 X-7.

G0 G53 Z0.

G0 G53 Y0.

G0 T12221

G54

G18 G99

G0 Y0.

G97

M8

G0 X0. Z.25

M329 S500

G84 Z-.5 R-.15 F.0313

G80

G0 Z.25

(PICKOFF SPINDLE - UNCLAMP AND EJECT PART)

M210 (OPEN CHUCK SECOND SPINDLE) <------------ This is the next op but outputs in the previous

M9

G0 G53 X-7.

G0 G53 Z0.

G0 G53 Y0.

M01

 

(PRE-POSITION CUTOFF TOOL)

N6

<-----------------------------------------------Would like it here

(TOOL - 7 OFFSET - 7)

(OD CUTOFF RIGHT - TK2041/ TR2212 INSERT - GFN-3 IC354)

G0 G53 X-7.

G0 G53 Z0.

G0 G53 Y0.

G0 T0707

G54

G18 G99

G0 Y0.

M35

G97 S1500 M03

G0 X12. Z0.

(PICKOFF SPINDLE - MOVE TO CLEARANCE DISTANCE)

G0 B0. (MOVE SECOND SPINDLE TO DEFINED POINT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Later on in the file same thing. Last Op is a "Chuck Open" yet it places it in the previous Op:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M01

(TOOL - 3 OFFSET - 3)

(1/4" SPOT DRILL - O600)

G0 G53 X-7.

G0 G53 Z0.

G0 G53 Y0.

G0 T0303

G55

M45

G17 G98

M69

G28 H0.

G0 C37.5

G97 S750 M13

G0 Y0.

M8

G0 X.875 Z15.0825

G83 Z15.9065 R.7 F4. M268

C147.5

G80 M05

(PICKOFF SPINDLE - UNCLAMP AND EJECT PART)

M210 (OPEN CHUCK SECOND SPINDLE) <------------ This is the next op but outputs in the previous

M9

M69

M46

G0 G53 X-7.

G0 G53 Z0.

G0 G53 Y0.

M01

 

<-----------------------------------------------Would like it here

M30

%

[Chris McIntosh]

First you need to call the pl_retract post block at the start of the pchuck operation, then you need to suppress the next pl_retract output (so another retract is not output after the pchuck call.

[crazy^millman]

Josh, also use the debugger and use the watch function it will help you here to see where what is being called and how it is being called.

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

Chris,

That is a good start. How do I suppress the pl_retract?

 

I'm now getting this post error.

 

16 Jul 2012 08:02:19 AM - <2> - RUN TIME - PST(2199), NCI(250) - The value of the string select selection variable is out of range: 903.00

 

This Line in pl_retract:

 

else,

[

#Retract to reference return

pbld, n$, `sgcode, psccomp, e$

 

Thanks!

 

 

Ron,

I tried that but I'm only a hack so I couldn't figure it out. Chris's method got me moving in the right direction.

[crazy^millman]

Can you put up more of that section. That little bit may be what the error is calling, but that refers to something else that could really be causing the issue.

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

I didn't get that error until calling pl_retract in pchuck$

 

 

pl_retract #Retract tool based on next tool gcode, lathe (see ptoolend)

cc_pos$ = zero

if home_type = one,

[

xh$ = vequ(start_xh)

pmap_home #Get home position, xabs

ps_inc_calc #Set inc.

pbld, n$, psccomp, e$

if lathe_stop | synch_flg | n1_gcode = 1003 | n1_posttype <> posttype$ | n1_spindle_no <> spindle_no$,

[

pbld, n$, pnullstop, e$

]

pforcelivetoolingoff

if css_actv$ & css_end_rpm & not(lathe_stop | synch_flg | n1_gcode = 1003 | n1_posttype <> posttype$ | n1_spindle_no <> spindle_no$),

[

pspindle

prpm

]

pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgcode, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, [if drop_offset, *toolno], strcantext, e$

]

else,

[

#Retract to reference return

pbld, n$, `sgcode, psccomp, e$

 

if css_actv$ & css_end_rpm & not(lathe_stop | synch_flg | n1_gcode = 1003 | n1_posttype <> posttype$ | n1_spindle_no <> spindle_no$),

[

if mi10$ = 1,

[

]

else,

[

pspindle

prpm

]

]

if lathe_stop | synch_flg | n1_gcode = 1003 | n1_posttype <> posttype$ | n1_spindle_no <> spindle_no$ | mi10$ = 1,

[

pbld, n$, pnullstop, e$

]

pforcelivetoolingoff

 

if mr10$ = 1, pbld, "M0", e$

if mi10$, pbld, "M26", e$

if g53,

[

pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sg53, *xhome, [if sof = 1, *bhome], e$

pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sg53, *zhome, e$

if y_axis_mch,

[

pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sg53, *yhome, e$

]

]

else,

[

pbld, n$, *sg28ref, "U0.", [if y_axis_mch, "V0."], e$

pbld, n$, "G53B0.", e$

pbld, n$, *sg28ref, "W0.", e$

]

if home_type = m_one & drop_offset, pbld, n$, *toolno, e$

if home_type > m_one & drop_offset, pbld, n$, *toolno, e$

]

if synch_flg, pbld, n$, "M36", e$ #synch off

[Chris McIntosh]

your problem there is that your gcode is not set to a value that can be read in the string select table. At the start of pl_retract add a gcode$ = 0 and you should be good to go.

[Josh Kinney -Elite Engineering]

Thanks Chris!

 

Still not sure how to suppress the pl_retract?