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Write a program or macro that includes a line like: M200 "Insert tool and press Cycle Start" Run that program with P10 = 32. Then run that same program with P10 = 0. Do you notice the difference? I propose that M200 should display the specified message (and also wait indefinitely for Cycle...

Will you be removing the dependency between M200 and the M0 Jogging option?

COM and AI1 as noted in the lower left of the diagram.

Where COM = "GND".

You do not connect anything to P12 or AI2.

No, I think the problem is that CNC12 fails to cancel the M221 timer when a new message is displayed. M200 does not have or need a timer value, because by definition it waits until the operator presses Cycle Start. Unfortunately, M200 is of limited use, because it only performs its primary job (disp...

If your M400 is a pre-2010 model (CPU7 or CPU10 based), then the probe fuse is likely in a white plastic in-line fuse holder near the PLC. Those fuse holders are notorious for getting brittle with age and breaking apart.

What happens if you replace the M200 with an M225, and a time limit of zero?

His test case indicates the problem is with what came before the M200. He evidently used M221 to display a message that was to remain on the screen for three seconds, but then before that timer expired, ran an M200 that put a new message on the screen. Apparently the timer for the M221 message conti...

What brand and model spindle drive do you have? Where is is located? If you temporarily set the G30 Z position safely above the fingers (e.g. up an inch, at -3.570"), and dry-run tool changes without any tools in place, does the unexpected rotation still occur? Does the unexpected rotation alwa...

That is not a report. Use F7/Utility -> F7/Create Report. Then look for a file with a name that begins with "report_..." and ends with a ".zip" extension. The message log does include some recent "412 Z axis(3) encoder differential error" faults, which suggests there is...

Nothing wrong with making it idiot-proof, as long as you don't actively undercut the trained operator. Supporting the operator who calls up a tool with M6, then proceeds to use it manually (or use it for part setup without going through the Part Setup screen) is a good reason to include the G43 H__ ...