[mmurray70]

Hi guys running some parts today and everything is running fine for several tools and then suddenly stops right after a toolchange and just does nothing. Buttons are still greyed out as if its running, but it just doesnt run the next line. If i halt and restart on that line it runs fine. Any ideas? Here is the code:

N2540 (M3 TAP DRILL)
N2550 T5 M06 ( NO. 39 DRILL)
N2560 (MAX - Z2.)
N2570 (MIN - Z-.3899)
N2580 G00 G90 G54 X.4124 Y-3.8976 S5000 M03
N2590 G43 G94 H5 Z2. M08
N2600 G98 G83 Z-.3899 R.1 Q.1 F8.5
N2610 X.55 Y-3.8725
N2620 X3.7
N2630 X3.8376 Y-3.8976
N2640 Y-.4724
N2650 X3.6 Y-.4975
N2660 X.4124 Y-.4724
N2670 X.7 Y-.4975
N2680 G80 M09
N2690 G0
N2700 M05
N2710 M100
N2720 G0 G90 G53 Z0.
N2730 G54
N2740 M01
N2750 (M3 TAP)
N2760 T6 M06 (M3 X .5MM TAPRH)
N2770 (MAX - Z2.)
N2780 (MIN - Z-.51)
N2790 G00 G90 G54 X.4124 Y-3.8976 S600 M03
N2800 G43 G94 H6 Z2. M08
N2810 G98 G84 Z-.51 R.1 Q.22 F.0197
N2820 X.55 Y-3.8725
N2830 X3.7
N2840 X3.8376 Y-3.8976
N2850 Y-.4724
N2860 X3.6 Y-.4975
N2870 X.4124 Y-.4724
N2880 X.7 Y-.4975
N2890 G80 M09
N2900 G0
N2910 G94
N2920 M05
N2930 M100
N2940 G0 G90 G53 Z0.
N2950 G54
N2960 M01

Its stopping on line 2790. I included the code from previous tool, format is basically identical and that runs fine?? Stops in the same place every part.

[mmurray70]

Looks like the problem was with my machine and not with Kmotion. My high range tensioner wasnt retracting all the way after going into low range. And my M3 program was just sitting there waiting for the conformation signal.

I should probably add some time limits and error messages to these while loops. Anybody know if theres an example program already done on displaying an error if in a while loop for a certain period of time? Something that could be easily added to this code that caused the problem on my machine:

if (!ReadBit(154) && ReadBit(156) && (spd <= 2300)) // stopped, in high range and s less than or equal to 2300
	{
		ClearBit(156); // disengage high
		SetBit(157); // engage low
		while (!ReadBit(1041)) // wait for high idler home signal
		{
		WaitNextTimeSlice();
		}
		SetBit(154); // spindle on cw
		SetBit(159); // Turn on air seal
	}

[TomKerekes]

You might try an approach like this:

include "KMotionDef.h"
#define TMP 10 // which spare persist to use to transfer data
#include "KflopToKMotionCNCFunctions.c"

main()
{
    double TF = Time_sec() + 3;  // timeout in 3 seconds

    while (ReadBit(46))  // wait for something to happen
    {
        if (Time_sec() > TF)  // Timed out?
        {
            if (MsgBox("Tool Change Timeout.  Halt?", MB_YESNO | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION) == IDYES)
            {
                DoPC(PC_COMM_HALT);
                return 0;  //exit program
            }
            else
            {
                TF = Time_sec() + 3;  // continue and timeout after 3 seconds
            }
        }
    }
}

Regards

[mmurray70]

That code works perfectly Tom. Still running machine with the tensioner problem till i get this job done and now it tells me exactly whats wrong. Thanks.