[deadlykitten]

hy teahole ! i just received some pretios infos, it seems that VDIN[1001] returns the duration in seconds since the cnc was turned on

... like there is a tick-tock timer which starts when machine starts

of course, like you said, there may be other things related to VDIN[1001]; kindly !

[deadlykitten]

Let me see if I can get a mill for a minute to create a demonstration of what i'm trying to explain here.

There's a difference between reading a program and executing a program. NC operation doesn't count a complete part until you run a part WITHOUT machine lock on, for example.
I'm not sure how to explain this without a machine to do it on, if I can think of a way to do it.

hi i know that i am not in the position to rush you, but please, maybe you will share some better examples

i am still curios about what you mean ... kindly !

[deadlykitten]

hello, please, how to check if a local variable is "EMPTY" ?

for example, if a soubroutine requires a parameter, and if that parameter is not specified at the CALL statement, how to check if the parameter is missing ( inside the soubroutine ) ?


the soubroutine from the shared code should perform well at block N1, and raise an error at block N2, because there is no LV01 at N2

... but in reality i receive an error the 1st time i call the soubroutine, at the line inside the soubroutine : "IF [ LV01 NE EMPTY ] NJUMP"

lathe :
... images 1, 2
... seems like the controller considers EMPTY as a local variable, and gives an error because it has more than 4 chars

mill :
... images 3, 4
... controller sais that the local variable used is not registered; i guess it is refering to EMPTY as being a not-registered local variable

please, how to handle this case ? kindly

    N1 CALL OS01 LV01 = 1
    N2 CALL OS01


    M02


OS01


    IF [ LV01 NE EMPTY ] NJUMP
         NLOOP M0 ( missing parameter )
         GOTO NLOOP
    NJUMP LV01 = LV01 + 1


RTS

[tea hole]

hello, please, how to check if a local variable is "EMPTY" ?

for example, if a soubroutine requires a parameter, and if that parameter is not specified at the CALL statement, how to check if the parameter is missing ( inside the soubroutine ) ?



the soubroutine from the shared code should perform well at block N1, and raise an error at block N2, because there is no LV01 at N2

... but in reality i receive an error the 1st time i call the soubroutine, at the line inside the soubroutine : "IF [ LV01 NE EMPTY ] NJUMP"

lathe :
... images 1, 2
... seems like the controller considers EMPTY as a local variable, and gives an error because it has more than 4 chars

mill :
... images 3, 4
... controller sais that the local variable used is not registered; i guess it is refering to EMPTY as being a not-registered local variable

please, how to handle this case ? kindly

    N1 CALL OS01 LV01 = 1
    N2 CALL OS01


    M02


OS01


    IF [ LV01 NE EMPTY ] NJUMP
         NLOOP M0 ( missing parameter )
         GOTO NLOOP
    NJUMP LV01 = LV01 + 1


RTS

Yes with an if statement you can check if a local variable exists.

Ex:

TIME=45

IF TIME N1

TIME=17

N1
v1=TIME
M2

[deadlykitten]

giiiiiiiiz, thx teahole !! it works ... nice, thank you !!!


pls, i have some extra-questions :


... " IF TIME " checks if the variable "exists"; i need to check if the variable does "not exist", so to shorten the code something like " IF [ TIME EQ EMPTY ]" or like " IF NOT TIME "; unfortunately, those syntaxes do not work


... broby uses " IF [ PD EQ EMPTY ] NALM2 " inside a helix macro
... mr wizard said that adding P to a letter makes it readable; makes it readable where ?

    CALL OSUB PD = 12
    M02

OSUB

    V1 = D     ( does not work / error, etc )
    V1 = PD    ( works )

RTS

what exactly is behind these P* variables ? they are not local ... are they reseved only for macros ? also can be used P** / P*** / P**** like PA / PAB / PABC ?


i know that there are some "extended adress chars" that should not be used : " PA PW PX PXD PXE PXF PZ PZD PZE PZF "
what happens if someone uses one of them ? kindly

[deadlykitten]

please, how to destroy a local variable ?

    NA1 LV01 = 55
    NA2 CALL OSUB
    NA3 V1   = LV01
    M02

OSUB

    NB1 LV01 = LV01 + 1 ( LV01 will be 56 )
    NB2 LV01 = EMPTY / nill / kaput , vanish in space ...
    NB3 V1   = LV01

RTS

i wish to destroy the variable at block NB2, so at NB3 ( and at NA3 perhaps ) to have an error / kindly

[deadlykitten]

hello this days, while i was searching for something, i saw a table with local variables, like a printscreen from the cnc monitor ... i can not find that page again, and i wonder what was it about

You probably saw the list for "Reserved Local Variables" in the appendix section of the programming manual ( last section most likely )

hey ( mr ) superman ( sir marvel ), what's up ? i found it :

lathe :
... #20.5, or para\easy op\local variable display ( image 1 )
... a local variable table, with names and values will appear ( image 2 )
... there isn't a lot of infos inside lathe manuals about this

mill :
... there is some infos about this inside the operation manual ( image 3 ) wtf was i doing 2 years ago at that random page ?
... to activate it, press pg_up/down in the area shown in image 4

this option helps debugging subroutines; fog is gone / kindly

[deadlykitten]

hello all, about the local variable table, shared in previous post, i don't use it ...

when i discovered it, i thought that it is really interesting, but now, actually is slow, for me, when it comes to debugging subroutines

using that table requires to run the subroutine in step-by-step, and inspecting each value as the execution evolves

i use "write" function to create a file with local variables, and all "write" functions are inside a conditional code, thus i can toggle them to be used or not; if i don't need to inspect the values, i turn it off, so to avoid cycle downtime

inside that file i can see all the values at once; sometimes i open several such files, and i simply alt+tab between them, so to visualy locate fast the values that changed ( if you wish, check attached )

this helps to create a larger view, when developing subroutines that are too complex too follow

well, just saying / kindly

[deadlykitten]

Can I get a hell yeah yee haw for same t call as current is made alarm D?

hey teahole, how did you do this ? pleasssssssse .... yes, i realized that this is cool only a few seconds ago

can you remap alarm's type ? can you help me with this : https://www.cnczone.com/forums/okuma/377282-cnc.html ? if i only could remap the alarm for G22, i guess i could deliver adaptive drilling / kindly

[deadlykitten]

Can I get a hell yeah yee haw for same t call as current is made alarm D?

hey teahole, how did you do this ? pleasssssssse .... yes, i realized that this is cool only a few seconds ago

please check attached