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Dear all,
Im having newly an ATC spindle and just started to adaped it on my machine. For the tool change procedure (still manual with button) I am using the trigger functions to control the cone cleaning & release of the tool holder. Unfortunatly, the cone cleaning air prevents to bring in the new tool very smoothly. Is there any chance to create such a sequence with manual triggered button:
1. Botton on:
2. Release old tool
3. delay of 0.5-1s
4. cone cleaning is switched on
5. put in new tool manually & switch button off
6. stop cone cleaning
7. delay of 0.5s
8. lock new tool

BR
Michael

Yes there is ,very easily to do.

Your macro / macrobutton would need to know what inputs and what outputs you require

At the moment, what you have (which won't work) would be something like this:

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//1. Button on:
// Save the macro as M20000 to M21999.txt and create a screenset button with the same number i.e. 20000 and it will call the macro

//2. Release old tool
exec.Setoutpin(1, 2); // port 1, pin 2

//3. delay of 0.5-1s
exec.Wait(1000); // wait 1000 mSec before continuing code

//4. cone cleaning is switched on
exec.Setoutpin(1, 2); // port 1, pin 3

//5. put in new tool manually & switch button off
exec.Stop();  // stop await manual tool change

//6. stop cone cleaning
exec.Clroutpin(1, 3); // port 1, pin 3

//7. delay of 0.5s
exec.Wait(500); // wait 500 mSec before continuing code

//8. lock new tool
exec.Clroutpin(1, 2); // port 1, pin 2
exec.Wait(500); // wait 500 mSec before continuing code

I would suggest putting in some bits of code to move the cutter head to a suitable location to change the tool and then reset it back to where it left off before handing back to the g-code programme. .... but then you'd probably run this via the M6 macro and not so much a button code....

Dear Robert

thanks a lot. I will have a try.
I still have one question: The Button is a physical button going to an IN pin of the breakoutboard. Means can I execute an Macro based on I/O trigger?

Very good support in this form.

BR
Michael

Yes,
You just enter the macro number under Function for the IO Trigger.