LATHE ATC AXIS DRIVEN PROBLEM (Resolved)

[luchito1973]

Hi
Can anyone tell me if a solution to the "distance to go" issue as described in this thread and above has been found, other than to add an M0 in the code ?
I'm trying to get a home built ATC working with this macro and found this thread after hitting the exact same problem , everything works fine with tool commands from the MDI but when i run intercon generated code with multiple tools it falls over.
This is the code.
Thank you very much if anyone can help me.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Filename: cnctch.mac
; Description: Axis driven tool change macro for Lathe
; Notes: Turns/rev must be configured 1 = 1 turret position change
; Turret is on 4th axis, positions are in machine position.
; Requires: Machine home must be set prior to use.

;#100 = 6 Number turret positions
;#101 = Calculated position to move to when requested position < current position.
;#4120 = requested tool
;#20601-#20604 = Counts per unit for axes1-4
;#5021-#5024 is the current machine position for axes 1(#5021) through 4(#5024)
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;follow with a block that skips if graphing or searching
IF #50001 ;Prevent lookahead from parsing past here
IF #4201 || #4202 THEN GOTO 1000 ;Skip macro if graphing or searching

;If not searching or graphing, check to make sure the turret is not already
;at the requested position. If it is, skip the macro
IF [ABS[#4120-#5024] < .002] THEN GOTO 1000

; Notes: Turns/rev must be configured 1 = 1 turret position change
; Turret is on 4th axis, positions are in machine position.
; Requires: Machine home must be set prior to use.

;#101 = ;Calculated position to move to when requested position < current position
;#20601-#20604 = Counts per unit for axes1-4
;#5021-#5024 is the current machine position for axes 1(#5021) through 4(#5024)
;#4120 = requested turret position from g code

IF #5024 > #4120 THEN #101 = [6 + #4120] ELSE #101 = #4120


G53 A[#101 + 0.2]
G53 A[#101 - 0.0]

M26 /A L[#4120*#20604]


M0 ; if I remove M0 it only works in MIDI.

N1000 ;Macro finished

[Chaz]

This was supposed to have been fixed in previous releases. Perhaps the Centroid team can confirm?

[luchito1973]

Hello Chaz.
Thanks for you reply.Unfortunately the centroid team still hasn't solved the problem.

[Chaz]

Keith, anyone else?

[cnckeith]

hello. please describe the issue in detail.

report shows you are running Windows 7 which is not supported.

[Chaz]

hello. please describe the issue in detail.

report shows you are running Windows 7 which is not supported.

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viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1544&start=50#p12662

This is where your guys said it would be looked at. Perhaps something on your Jira board or backlog somewhere?

[cnckeith]

yeah.. i got chris on it, checking into it now.

[Chaz]

yeah.. i got chris on it, checking into it now.

Awesome, thanks.

[Allin1Chris]

This is an issue that i have been looking into for a while.

From testing it appears that the issue is how the software handles m26.

Hence, i have rewritten the axis turret macros to function a little differently. It will no longer reset the DRO to the current tool, but should now change tools properly in all cases. I have attached the updated macros for you guys to try out.

Update: 11/11/2024 For those that search the forums and find this. This macro and other ATC functions has been integrated into the Standard Acorn Install in V5.00+ and can be setup via the wizard.

[Chaz]

Thanks. I no longer have this lathe but I'm sure others can try and report back.