Macro B question

[nickbe10]

I haven't used Macro B to do this before and getting Format error.

Just want to take the 2 results of 2 z probe cycles and compare them. If the part is flat within .0015 we are good, if not restart prog.

At the moment I have:

#5223 - #5263 = #101

ABS [#101]

IF #101 LT 0.0015 

#3006 = 110 (CONFIRM LOAD)

IF #101 GE 0.0015 

#3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

Am I allowed to use the parameters directly like this or do I need to assign them to variables first?

[jlw™]

if you are trying to make #101 the result of #5223 - #5263 it must be like this:

#101=#5223-#5263 or #101EQ#5223-#5263 or #101=[#5223-#5263]

also I would take the space out of ABS[]

Nothing I have ever done liked spaces in functions.

[specv]

also you need to put the ABS on the same line as your IF statement. IF ABS[#101] LT.0015 GOTO you need to tell it it what you want it to do if the statement if true or false. 

Should be something like this:

#101=#5223-#5263

IF ABS[#101] LT.0015 GOTO1

IF ABS[#101]GE.0015 GOTO2

N1#3006 = 110 (CONFIRM LOAD)

GOT3

N2#3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

N3

 

#5223 - #5263 = #101

ABS [#101]

IF #101 LT 0.0015 

#3006 = 110 (CONFIRM LOAD)

IF #101 GE 0.0015 

#3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

 

 

[jlw™]

i missed that, my bad.

you could also keep it on a separate line like this if you prefer:

#101=ABS[#101]

[jlw™]

That #3006 message looks incorrect but I have only used it on Mazak and they are supposed to be:

#3006=1(Message-here-spaces-don't-work)

[specv]

Spaces work fine on a fanuc control, im not sure what control he's using. 

[jlw™]

well he hasn't come back, maybe between the two of us we helped him

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

I'd do it as 

#101 = ABS[#5223 - #5263]

[nickbe10]

2 hours ago, jlw™ said:

well he hasn't come back, maybe between the two of us we helped him

 

1 hour ago, Matthew Hajicek™ - Conventus said:

I'd do it as 

5 hours ago, specv said:

also you need to put the ABS on the same line as your IF statement

Don't worry guys, haven't forgotten you..... I'm just waiting for a "break in play" at the machine to try it out.  We are in "end of year hell" here so I don't want to disrupt production. At the moment we have our top machinist on it so he's just monitoring the offset page. Want to put the macro in for the "newbs".

And its a Fanuc (18 if my memory serves) based Mori 503 III control.

Will report back AM

[cncchipmaker]

You have the right idea but  your syntax should be in this format:

IF[#101GE.0015]THEN#3006=111(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

 

IF #101 GE 0.0015

#3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

[nickbe10]

Morning Gentlemen,

Firstly thanks for the responses. I'm just about to get Productivity + in mastercam set up so I will be doing a lot of this. Mainly offset setting and testing to start, so I appreciate all the different approaches. Kinda like MC itself, always more than one way to skin the cat. Just need to figure out the "style" which suits our shop best.

Using specv's code I now get a :

"can't find address" alarm

Will try cncchipmakers version

[nickbe10]

10 minutes ago, cncchipmaker said:

You have the right idea but  your syntax should be in this format:

I think you got a double paste? Maybe I'm wrong, should it be

 

IF[#101LT.0015]THEN#3006=111(CONFIRM LOAD)

IF #101 GE 0.0015

#3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

or,

IF[#101GE.0015]THEN#3006=111(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

IF #101 LT 0.0015

#3006 = 111 (CONFIRM LOAD)

[nickbe10]

21 hours ago, specv said:

#101=#5223-#5263

IF ABS[#101] LT.0015 GOTO1

IF ABS[#101]GE.0015 GOTO2

N1#3006 = 110 (CONFIRM LOAD)

GOT3

N2#3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

N3

 

1 hour ago, cncchipmaker said:

IF[#101GE.0015]THEN#3006=111(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

 

IF #101 GE 0.0015

#3006 = 111 (CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

So I am getting Can't Find Address on both of these.

I used :

#101 = #5223 - #5263

ABS[#101]

IF[#101GE.0015]THEN#3006=111(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

IIF[#101LT.0015]THEN#3006=110(CONFIRM LOAD)

version of cncchipmakers syntax. Still getting address alarm.

[jlw™]

Try just "#3006=1(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)"

I think when you call a specific message like =111 it has to be stored in a specific text file in a specific directory.  You can set #3006=1 and use any message you want in ().

[nickbe10]

52 minutes ago, jlw™ said:

I think when you call a specific message like =111 it has to be stored in a specific text file in a specific directory.  You can set #3006=1 and use any message you want in ().

That would definitely explain the Address Not found error. Will try at next opportunity, appreciate the help.

I have the Smit and Sinha books. I guess my Holiday reading is taken care of......

[cncchipmaker]

10 minutes ago, nickbe10 said:

That would definitely explain the Address Not found error. Will try at next opportunity, appreciate the help.

I have the Smit and Sinha books. I guess my Holiday reading is taken care of......

#3000=1 should work for you too. This is what we use in the shop all of our programs.

Edited December 19, 2017 by cncchipmaker
not enough info

[nickbe10]

#101 = #5223 - #5263

ABS[#101]

IF[#101GE.0015]THEN#3006=1(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

IIF[#101LT.0015]THEN#3006=1(CONFIRM LOAD)

Still gives address not found. Have I got the code right here? I can certainly see how this would work

 

 

#101 = #5223 - #5263

IF ABS[#101] LT.0015  GOTO1

IF ABS[#101] GE.0015  GOTO2

N1#3006 = 1 (CONFIRM LOAD)

GOTO2

N2#3006 = 1(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

N3

Now gone back to Format error. I can also see how this should work......

[specv]

try this:

#101 = #5223 - #5263

IF [ABS[#101] LT.0015]  GOTO1

IF [ABS[#101] GE.0015]  GOTO2

N1#3006 = 1 (CONFIRM LOAD)

GOTO3

N2#3006 = 1(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

N3

[cncchipmaker]

28 minutes ago, nickbe10 said:

#101 = #5223 - #5263

ABS[#101]

IF[#101GE.0015]THEN#3006=1(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

IIF[#101LT.0015]THEN#3006=1(CONFIRM LOAD)

Still gives address not found. Have I got the code right here? I can certainly see how this would work

 

 

#101 = #5223 - #5263

IF ABS[#101] LT.0015  GOTO1

IF ABS[#101] GE.0015  GOTO2

N1#3006 = 1 (CONFIRM LOAD)

GOTO2

N2#3006 = 1(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

N3

Now gone back to Format error. I can also see how this should work......

I know what you are doing wrong now. The ABS[#101] needs to be #101=ABS[#101].  You have to assign a variable when you are using the absolute function in this way.

[nickbe10]

15 minutes ago, specv said:

try this:

#101 = #5223 - #5263

IF [ABS[#101] LT.0015]  GOTO1

IF [ABS[#101] GE.0015]  GOTO2

N1#3006 = 1 (CONFIRM LOAD)

GOTO3

N2#3006 = 1(CHECK LOAD RESTART PROGRAM)

N3

Bingo.      I get it , it was how it was jumping. I need to work on my flow chart skills too.........

Now on to cncchipmakers version, I get that one too.......

[jlw™]

On 12/18/2017 at 12:56 PM, jlw™ said:

i missed that, my bad.

you could also keep it on a separate line like this if you prefer:

#101=ABS[#101]

 

[cncchipmaker]

33 minutes ago, nickbe10 said:

Bingo.      I get it , it was how it was jumping. I need to work on my flow chart skills too.........

Now on to cncchipmakers version, I get that one too.......

I think it was because you added brackets in the IF THEN statements.

[specv]

I have written a lot of macros and have never seen THEN statements used. What machine cncchipmaker?

[nickbe10]

21 minutes ago, cncchipmaker said:

I think it was because you added brackets in the IF THEN statements.

I think on specvs it was a re arrangement of the GOTO lines.

However, made the change on yours and:

Double Bingo. With one caveat, it gave a PLC alarm with no message on the PLC alarm page. This instantly cleared with an MDI M30.

Maybe it was just a hang up. I will try adding a GOTO2 line at the end to return it to the program, The next line in the program is N2 M6 T2.

[nickbe10]

So:  result on left, calculation on right (jlw pointed this one out right from the get go), result on the left, calculation on the right......

Thanks to everyone for their input. ALL good stuff, what the forums all about.......

I will be printing out the whole thread for my studies

And again!!