CNC Bender v11-20090826

NEW - END CYCLE Mode Can Be Controlled By External Processes

Previous versions of CNC Bender controlled the End Cycle mode from within the CNC Bender interface only in the control mode bar (on the right side of the screen). Now CNC Bender monitors a programmable CIO input (in Low Level) that can also change the End Cycle mode from a processlist or an external computer. The process simply changes the point state being monitored, and the mode button in the main CNC Bender screen set itself to the state automatically.

About the End Cycle Mode

Purpose	Explanation
For Tail-Out	Since CNC Bender can run scores of processes simultaneously, the END CYCLE mode is "tail-out" feature that allows all the processes to pause at the end of running the cycle in order to allow an orderly shut-down of all mechanisms controlled by CNC Bender. This would especially apply to hoppers, loaders of all types, unloaders, and other secondary processes that run around the machine.
Orderly Shutdown	...orderly shut-down of all mechanisms controlled by CNC Bender. This would especially apply to hoppers, loaders of all types, unloaders, and other secondary processes that run around the machine.

In this example the Hopper secondary process detected a problem and set point 6 to "active" in that register. Because point 6 is active, the End Cycle mode button in CNC Bender also activates. This is how the feature was setup: A new CIO name is defined in the CIO dictionary. You could use "Input_EndCycleMode_Active" (any unique name is okay), then define the new CIO as point 6 in an actual input module or IBR (an internal virtual module). Next, the new CIO name was also added to the CNC Bender Low Level options. Because the CIO input name is defined in both places, CNC Bender will monitor the state of that CIO and change the state of the End Cycle Mode whenever input state changes.

NEW - END CYCLE Mode INPUT CIO Name in Low Level Options

The input CIO Name for End Cycle is now programmable in Low Level Options list.

NEW - END CYCLE Mode OUTPUT CIO Name in Low Level Options

The output CIO Name for End Cycle is now programmable in Low Level Options list. This name is used to teach CNC Processor (controls the bender) how to change the state of the End Cycle mode.

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