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Check the reset LED in the while condition. That makes reset do the job. I have no idea for stop...

Why can't you add code in the while() loop, something along the lines of:

if (reset) // that's only pseudo code.
{
break;
}

OR:

if (Cycle Stop)
{
break;
}

Adds a little more overhead to your while() loop but if it's not affecting anything...................

I know this is an old thread
But I had the same problem.
I’ve just finished a very nice way to do this.
It also looks at feedhold so the macro can be held ( handy for toolchangers etc)
If stop is pressed it makes safe any outputs and exits gracefully.

I was reading your other post re dereks tool changer. I had the same problems which the new code overcomes

To break out of a while loop is simple, all you need to do is properly formulate the condition of the loop, so it will break out when the condition goes false.

yeah thats easy for a programmer to say.
for us non programmers- copy/paste and edit is the real easy way.

here is my test code- which is easily editable and notated so you can see what is happening and why.

//waits and repeats while feedhold is true and stop button not pressed
//otherwise exits when feedhold is switched off- or stop button is pressed
//ps- this took me hours to write! brendon
// this test is used with either flood on or feedhold on- stop escapes it.


int port=3; // output to activate if switch is seen
int pin=3;
int switchled=53; // first switch to be checked - change as required before wait loops for relevant switch number


// dont change below here//
int holdled=217; // * dont change- this is feedhold check*//
bool stopped=(exec.Ismacrostopped());
bool hold= (AS3.GetLED(holdled));// is feedhold active
bool led= (AS3.GetLED(switchled));// flood on? - for testing or. (would be an input led in a program)
//end dont change area//



port=3; // output to activate if switch is seen
pin=3;
switchled=53; // change to led input number to wait for in following loop

//***start of test loop***// change nothing inside the loop
do{
led= (AS3.GetLED(switchled)); // (this will be the switch that while loop is waiting for) *** change led number for while input before test loop start ***
hold= (AS3.GetLED(holdled)); //must be re checked inside the loop
if((!hold) && (!led)) { // (not in feedhold )
exec.Setoutpin(port, pin);} // eg. Open the chuck with pneumatic valve// add anything else required to do here when input becomes valid.
exec.Wait(100);
}while ((hold)||(led)&&(!exec.Ismacrostopped())); //switch or feedhold and not stopped.( add ! before led. eg. (!led) if waiting for switch active)
//***end of test loop***//

exec.Wait(10);
stopped=(exec.Ismacrostopped());
if(exec.Ismacrostopped()){
exec.Clroutpin(port, pin);// if stop has been pressed reverse anything that needs reversing in order!
exec.AddStatusmessage("stopped at close chuck 1 = "+ stopped); // tell operator where stop was pressed
goto Finito;} // exit macro
exec.AddStatusmessage("output set = chuck closed "); // can be omitted- but good for testing.



Finito:// put these lines at end of total program.
// make safe any outputs here
return;

i wanted it to do exactly what the code above does. work- and not get stuck anywhere!