[tturnbull50]

When running a programme the machine freezes on a particular tool, after reset, it runs, after pallet change it drills one hole then freezes again, NO alarms. I have tried changing the tool No etc.. no luck. Particular part of prog is same for tap other than G84 depth etc. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.
Tom

[dcoupar]

What machine? What control? Please post "snippet" of the program where it freezes.

[tturnbull50]

Daewoo, fanuc o-m control,
T100
M6 (TAPPING DRILL 1/4 BSP)
#1 =54
WHILE[#1 LE57 ]DO1 (No OF OFFSETS)
G90 G0 G#1 X0. Y0. S1500 M3
G43 Z100.H100 M8 T101
G83 G98 Z-24.R5.Q14.5.F300
G0 Z100.
#1 =#1+1
END1
freezes when it reaches g55 x0y0

[dcoupar]

Is this code part of a macro, or part of the main program? To be honest, I've never tried running DO loops in the main. Have you tried coding it long hand to see if the problem's with the macro language or something else?

T100
M6 (TAPPING DRILL 1/4 BSP)
G90 G0 G54 X0. Y0. S1500 M3
G43 Z100.H100 M8 T101
G83 G98 Z-24.R5.Q14.5.F300
G55 X0. Y0.
G56 X0. Y0.
G57 X0. Y0.
G0 Z100.

[tturnbull50]

Part of a much larger prog, the rest run fine but for some reason this one doesnt, mostly programmed offine via copy and paste, so loop works but on this one???? just wondered if there was a parameter wrong as I dont have book cant check it out.

[Ciaran]

Are you dripfeeding the large program? I had this problem before and eventually found that when the screensaver or monitor power managment flicked on on the computer feeding the machine the machine would freeze with the spindle still running.Problem is that it is always in and around the same place making you think there is a problem with your program.Try running just the part causing the problem.

Also could be sub routines as some contollers prefer long hand programs.


Hope this may help,
Cheers

[ChattaMan]

Look at your G83 block

G83 G98 Z-24.R5.Q14.5.F300

You have two points in your number for Q

[beege]

And if that doesn't work after you fix that extra decimal point, try using #100 instead of #1

[Red Frog]

And if that doesn't work after you fix that extra decimal point, try using #100 instead of #1

I can agree with you beege. I try to stay away from 10 as well.
LE ? Perhaps a "<>" could replace this?

[dcoupar]

I don't believe "<>" is a valid Fanuc operator. Or... I could be mistaken.

[WayneHill]

"<>" = not equal to. "NE"

[AS9100]

Is it possible that you need to cancle the G54 Modal command before the machine will pick up the G55?/

[dcoupar]

WayneHill,

I know what "<>" means, I just didn't know it was valid on a Fanuc. You learn something new every day.

[g-codeguy]

Is it possible that you need to cancle the G54 Modal command before the machine will pick up the G55?/

G54-G59 are work offsets. I know of no code to cancel one. Simply programming the desired work offset cancels the one currently in affect. At least it does on all the machines I program for.

[g-codeguy]

And if that doesn't work after you fix that extra decimal point, try using #100 instead of #1

Isn't there a limit to how many times you can use #1 in a program? Meaning if your main program goes 7 subprograms deep, and you are using #1 in each subprogram to set different values, aren't you limited to something like 4 deep?

Been teaching myself to program this way the past year so this is more a question on my part than a solution to the original poster's problem. I'm doubtful this is his problem as his G54 work offset will run.

So far I have limited my use of #1-#26 to G65 Macro calls. Just personal preference, as I'm sure local variables can probably be used in many other types of programming methods.

[beege]

I know #1 thru #26 are good for passing numbers from the G65 line, but I've always thought that #100-#149 (or #199, depending on options) were best used for those you didn't need to pass through the G65 call, like a calculation result. I don't think theres a limit on how many times #1 is used, but it shouldn't be changed once its initialized by the G65 call. Just have to remember that #100 - #149 get erased by a shutdown. Of course you already know #500-#549 don't.

[ChattaMan]

@g-codeguy...

G54-G59 are work offsets. I know of no code to cancel one.

G53 (Machine coordinates) cancels a work offset.

But anyway, that's by-the-by.

[beege]

@g-codeguy...



G53 (Machine coordinates) cancels a work offset.

But anyway, that's by-the-by.

Not really, but sort of, like G01 cancels G02, or G91 cancels G90
Or G01 cancels G00

More like change modes, not cancel.

G53 is just another coordinate system.

[ChattaMan]

More like change modes, not cancel.

Yep, I'll buy that one ;-)

[Mike Stevenson]

Wow are you guys off base. Hello! You CANNOT have 2 decimal points like this next to the Q!!!!!----->G83 G98 Z-24.R5. Q14.5. F300<-------change this first before you do anything else.