Removing Jog panel

[TadasM]

Gerry,

many thanx for the macros. Working great, except one thing - while any "step dist" mode is selected, clicking on it once more - button state goes to "off". IS there any way to avoid that ?

p.s. what about other jog panel functions ? For eg jog feed % values, I cant get this working on main screen too (in ordinary way).


Robertspark,

Thank you for your suggestions and tutorial. Much appreciated. This will be helpful editing files in the future as for today, I need to get going with simple things. At the moment, I cant even figure out how to do a simple macro to toggle output 8 Just recently I have started to play with Arduino's...

[ger21]

New macros attached.

I just checked, and it looks like Field #913 (Jog %) does not display the numbers when placed outside the jog tab? Is this what you're seeing? The +- buttons work, but the DRO is blank, or doesn't update.

I'm going to report this as a bug and see if they'll change it.
I have some ideas for workarounds, but don't have time right now.

[TadasM]

Gerry,

works fantastic now! Many many thanx Gerry.

Yes the jog% is blank If I understand correctly - I could use Your provided macros, modify them to have a functions for other buttons from jog panel ? (I have tested Axis selection, step selection - those handling same as step dist. buttons...)

[ger21]

Yes, the basic principle of the macros can be used for all buttons.
But I did some quick testing and found that some of the other buttons did work correctly.

[TadasM]

Yes, the basic principle of the macros can be used for all buttons.
But I did some quick testing and found that some of the other buttons did work correctly.

With Your help Gerry, I have successfully made buttons for "Continuous" and "Step" functions One more thing though, the button does not get current state once app is booted. Just after toggling it shows and maintains current state. Is there way to solve this ?

I found that only "+" and "-" from jog panel are working Step dist does not show selected info too, if created on main screen :/


Gerry, would you be so kind and make a macro for my light switch ? As I cant figure it out yet... I have it installed on pin8 port2.

[ger21]

Gerry, would you be so kind and make a macro for my light switch ? As I cant figure it out yet... I have it installed on pin8 port2.

It should be either:

exec.Setoutpin(2, 8);

or

exec.Clroutpin(2, 8);

One should turn it on, and the other should turn it off.

I found that only "+" and "-" from jog panel are working Step dist does not show selected info too, if created on main screen :/

It looks like those will not work on the mainscreen at all.
A workaround may be to create a "user" textfield to display the values. Since the button work, you may be able to use the macroloop to read the values from the jog panel and update your user textfield.

Sorry, but I don't really have the time right now to write any macros. I don't really even know the language very well, as the only macros I've written were basically the same as what I sent you.

[TadasM]

Gerry, would you be so kind and make a macro for my light switch ? As I cant figure it out yet... I have it installed on pin8 port2.

It should be either:

exec.Setoutpin(2, 8);

or

exec.Clroutpin(2, 8);

One should turn it on, and the other should turn it off.

I found that only "+" and "-" from jog panel are working Step dist does not show selected info too, if created on main screen :/

It looks like those will not work on the mainscreen at all.
A workaround may be to create a "user" textfield to display the values. Since the button work, you may be able to use the macroloop to read the values from the jog panel and update your user textfield.

Sorry, but I don't really have the time right now to write any macros. I don't really even know the language very well, as the only macros I've written were basically the same as what I sent you.

It looks like the jog panel shall stay .It is quite strange that replaced original icon image with my own one - the "down" state is not working... Have you tested this one Gerry (or someone else) ?


The code you have suggested does not work if put straight into macro as single line, I tried to implement as follows (macro number is correct. I have removed previous buttons from main screen as we are "forced" to use the jog panel):

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bool buttonstate = AS3.Getbuttonstate(20001);

if (!buttonstate)
{
   AS3.Switchbutton(true,20001);
   exec.Setoutpin(2, 8);
        AS3.Switchbutton(false,20001);
        exec.Clroutpin(2, 8);
}


But no luck I wish to have toggle button so I could turn ON and turn OFF lights on my CNC. Anyone could help on that with macro please

[ger21]

Try this

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bool buttonstate = AS3.Getbuttonstate(20001);

if (buttonstate)
    {
   AS3.Switchbutton(true,20001);   
   exec.Setoutpin(2, 8);
    }
else

    {
        AS3.Switchbutton(false,20001);
       exec.Clroutpin(2, 8);
    }

[Robertspark]

Think you need an exclamation mark before the buttonstate within the if statement

If (!buttonstate){ // ie if NOT true, then make it true,
...
}
else // if true, then make if false.

[ger21]

Yes, I got the button state backwards.