Tool reference numbers

[Guffie]

I have a small problem with my post for our Mazak machines when I'm using the tool references, since the Mazak don't read the variable from 0-100 when restarting..

 

This is an example of what it posts:

 

 

(ZERO POINT)

#100=55 (1. ZERO POINT)

(TOOLS)

#1=00 (#1 = )

#2=00 (#2 = )

#3=00 (#3 = )

#4=00 (#4 = )

#5=00 (#5 = )

#6=00 (#6 = )

#7=00 (#7 = )

#8=00 (#8 = )

#9=00 (#9 = )

#10=00 (#10 = )

#11=00 (#11 = )

#12=00 (#12 = )

(START PROGRAM)

M1

G0G40G80G90

G28G91Z0

G90

N12

T#12

M6

(Ø8 )

G61.1

M8

S5000M3

G0G90G#100X112.5Y0.

G43H#12Z50.T#1

 

How do I change on my post, so it's getting like this:

 

(ZERO POINT)

#100=55 (1. ZERO POINT)

(TOOLS)

#901=00 (#1 = )

#902=00 (#2 = )

#903=00 (#3 = )

#904=00 (#4 = )

#905=00 (#5 = )

#906=00 (#6 = )

#907=00 (#7 = )

#908=00 (#8 = )

#909=00 (#9 = )

#910=00 (#10 = )

#911=00 (#11 = )

#912=00 (#12 = )

(START PROGRAM)

M1

G0G40G80G90

G28G91Z0

G90

N12

T#912

M6

(Ø8 )

G61.1

M8

S5000M3

G0G90G#100X112.5Y0.

G43H#912Z50.T#901

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

[K2csq7]

Are you just trying to add 900 to all tool numbers?

[Guffie]

Yes, 900 or 800 or whatever.. It just have to be higher than 100...

[Chris McIntosh]

It's tough to give you exact code without seeing the specific post blocks, but you need to add code in your toolchange post block and in your pwrtt$ post block.

 

In pwrtt$, something like this:

toolno = 900 + t$

*toolno, "=00(", *t$, "=)", e$

 

then in ptlchg_com, ptlchg$ or ptoolcall (where ever *t$ is found):

t$ = t$ + 900

 

You will also need to copy the format statement for t$ and apply it to toolno for this to work.

[Guffie]

OK, I can find the "toolno=t$" but the "ptlchg$" i can find, but can't find the t$ = t$

 

Mine looks like this:

 

ptlchg$ #Tool change

pcuttype

toolchng = one

if mi1$ = one, #Work coordinate system

[

pfbld, n$, *sg28ref, "X0.", "Y0.", e$

pfbld, n$, "G92", *xh$, *yh$, *zh$, e$

]

pcom_moveb

c_mmlt$ #Multiple tool subprogram call

#pbld, n,"N",t,e

#ptoolcomment

#comment

pcan

result = newfs(15, feed) #Reset the output format for 'feed'

#pbld, n, "T",35,*t,e

pbld, n$,"M1", e$

pbld, n$, "M6", e$

pbld,"N",t$,ptoolcomment

comment$

pbld, n$,"G61.1", e$

#pbld, n,"G0G90B0.0", e

#pbld, n,pwcs

#pbld, n,"G52X",35,"100","Y",35,"101","Z",35,"102", e

#pbld, n,"M130", e

#pbld, n,"M51", e

pbld, n$, scoolant,e$

pbld, n$,*speed, *spindle, pgear, strcantext,e$

pindex

sav_absinc = absinc$

if mi1$ > one, absinc$ = zero

pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, pwcs, pfxout, pfyout, e$

pbld, n$, "G43", "H",35,*tlngno$, pfzout,"T",35, next_tool$, e$

absinc$ = sav_absinc

pcom_movea

toolchng = zero

c_msng$ #Single tool subprogram call

 

 

 

What is " format statement"?.. Sorry my ignorance, but I'm kind of new to editing post processors myself...

[Chris McIntosh]

from the code above it looks like this is the line that outputs your tool:

 

pbld,"N",t$,ptoolcomment

 

so you would need to change this to:

 

t$ = 900 + t$

pbld,"N",t$,ptoolcomment

 

format statements define how the variables are being output. You can search for "fmt" to find where the variables are formatted. Copy the format for the t$ and replace the t$ with toolno:

fmt "#" 4 t$ #Tool No

fmt "#" 4 toolno #Tool No

[Guffie]

I have tried to do what you wrote, but now it post out 9xx numbers correct as tool numbers, but the rest is still not correct..

 

G0G40G80G90

G28G91Z0

G90

Nt$ 12. (Should be N912)

T#t$ 12. (Should be T#912)

M6

(Ø8 BALLMILL = 12)

G61.1

M8

S5000M3

G0G90G#100X112.5Y0.

G43H#12Z50.T#1 (Should be G43H#912Z50.T#901)

Z1.

 

It might just be me who screwed up something, but if you got a quick clue it would be great, else I'll send it to my reseller!

[Chris McIntosh]

you need to have the original t$ format statement still. If you see the t$ it means the fmt line is missing. You also must be missing the t$ = t$ + 900 above the line where t$ is output.

 

Chances are that you will need to add this logic into psof$ based on your post structure as well.

[Guffie]

Thanks for your post, but I starts to go above my level..

 

I'll ask my reseller to fix it and compare what he have changed then!

 

Thanks for the help anyway!

[Tim Johnson]

Try replacing;

pbld,"N",t$,ptoolcomment

 

with;

t$ = t$ + 900

pbld, n$, t$, ptoolcomment, e$

t$ = t$

[K2csq7]

Try replacing;

pbld,"N",t$,ptoolcomment

 

with;

t$ = t$ + 900

pbld, n$, t$, ptoolcomment, e$

t$ = t$

 

 

t$ = t$ + 900

pbld, n$, t$, ptoolcomment, e$

t$ = t$<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<this will not do anything (not sure if prv_t$ exists as a predefined variable type thingamajig, if it does you could use t$ = prv_t$).... if you are trying to change it back to the original value before adding the 900, you would need...t$ = t$ - 900

 

Guffie, if you're still looking at this issue let us know

[K2csq7]

A quick fix for the pound sign being added between T and the tool number.... (assuming you ALWAYS want the tool numbers as T#902)

 

find this...

fmt T 4 t$ #Tool No

 

change to this....

fmt T# 4 t$ #Tool No

[Chris McIntosh]

The pound sign needs to be in quotes, should be this:

 

fmt "T#" 4 t$ #Tool No

[K2csq7]

The pound sign needs to be in quotes, should be this:

 

fmt "T#" 4 t$ #Tool No

 

Looks like that was new for X6???

Thank you Chris.

[Chris McIntosh]

No, you could always use this...because you have a # sign (which is used in the post to comment out code) you need to use the quotes to indicate the # symbol is not commenting out the code following it

[K2csq7]

[Chris McIntosh]

LOL!

[Guffie]

 

Guffie, if you're still looking at this issue let us know

 

Yes, but I turned to my reseller in the end.. I was trying some different things as proposed, since I want to learn, but I never got exactly what I wanted! But thanks for all the info anyway, it gave me a better understanding of some things!

[Guffie]

I was trying to compare the old with the new Post processor, and there have been made quite alot of changed.. 13 lines of text added at 8 different places all in all...

 

Maybe it would also be relevant that this is X4, not X6??