I talked to Joey today about creating a macro so that a first button push of the macro switch will fire the torch and a second would turn the torch off.
I'd like this function so I can easily cut small cuts using the Wireless pendant without needing to stand next to the PC.
Custom Macro for torch on/off
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Re: Custom Macro for torch on/off
Hello Scott.
Having the Torch fire from the WMPG macro and stay on proved to be more than just a macro assignment. Macro's are pretty much a small gcode job and once the macro runs the "Job" ends which will always shut the torch off. If a Job ends or is interrupted the Torch is always Shut Down.
We have added the ability to assign Torch ON/OFF to MPG Macro 1 in the Wizard.
This required some PLC changes to get around the torch shutting off at the end of the Macro. So it is best to just include this in a build instead of Creating a custom PLC for each Machine.
Let Me Know how the Build Works for you!
Having the Torch fire from the WMPG macro and stay on proved to be more than just a macro assignment. Macro's are pretty much a small gcode job and once the macro runs the "Job" ends which will always shut the torch off. If a Job ends or is interrupted the Torch is always Shut Down.
We have added the ability to assign Torch ON/OFF to MPG Macro 1 in the Wizard.
This required some PLC changes to get around the torch shutting off at the end of the Macro. So it is best to just include this in a build instead of Creating a custom PLC for each Machine.
Let Me Know how the Build Works for you!