Manual
Table Of Contents
- Controls of the 3500i
- Manual Information
- Introduction
- Machining Fundamentals
- Manual Data Input
- Tool Management
- 4.1 Tool Table
- 4.2 Tool Data
- Program Management
- Conversational Editing
- Programming: Canned Cycles, sub-programs
- 7.1 Explaining Basic Cycles
- Round/Chamfer
- Rapid
- Line
- Arc
- Dwell:
- Plane Selection
- Reference Point Return:
- Fixture Offset (Work Coordinate System Select):
- Unit (Inch/MM)
- Dimension (Abs/Inc)
- Absolute Zero Set
- Block Form
- Temporary Path Tolerance
- System Data
- FeedRate
- FeedRate (4th-Axis)
- Spindle RPM
- M - Functions
- Tool Definition and Activation
- Repeat Blocks
- 7.2 Canned Cycles
- 7.3 Probing Cycles
- 7.4 Sub-programs
- 7.1 Explaining Basic Cycles
- Drawing Programs
- Running a Program on the Machine
- CAM: Programming
- 10.1 CAM Programming
- CAM Mode
- Recommended CAM Programming Sequence
- CAM Mode Mouse Operations
- CAM Mode Screen
- Activating CAM Mode
- Creating a New Program
- Tool Path Data Input
- Quick Coordinate Entry
- Job Setup: Basic tab
- Job Setup: Advanced tab
- Comment Tab
- Block Form: Basic tab
- Comment Tab
- Drilling Cycle:
- Drilling dialogue:
- Mill Cycle
- Pocket Cycle
- Pocket Finish Cycles
- Engraving Cycle
- Program Directive
- Modifying Toolbar
- Viewing Tools
- CAM Mode buttons
- CAM Setup
- Geometry
- DXF Import Feature
- Modifying Tools
- Shapes
- Tool Table
- Tool Paths
- CAM Example 1
- CAM Example 2
- 10.1 CAM Programming
- G-Code Edit, Help, & Advanced Features
- 11.1 G-Code Program Editing
- 11.2 G-Code and M-Code Definitions
- 11.3 Edit Help
- 11.4 Advanced Programming
- SPEED
- M - Functions
- Order of Execution
- Programming Non-modal Exact Stop:
- In-Position Mode (Exact Stop Check):
- Contouring Mode (Cutting Mode) :
- Setting Stroke Limit:
- Return from Reference Point:
- Move Reference from Machine Datum:
- Modifiers
- Block Separators
- Tool Offset Modification
- Expressions and Functions
- System Variables
- User Variables
- Variable Programming (Parametric Programming)
- Probe Move (G31)
- Conditional Statements
- Short Form Addressing
- Logical and Comparative Terms
- File Inclusion
- 11.5 Four Axis Programming
- Software Update
- Off-Line Software
ACU-RITE 3500i 411
11.4 Advanced Programming
Setting and Passing Parameters
You can set parameters for a macro before the sub-program call
(M98 Pn). Refer to Example 1. Blocks 10 to 12 define variable values
for the sub-program called in Block 13.
It may be more convenient to use macro call G65 Pn or G66 Pn to
pass variables to the sub-program by letter address. This is how a
canned cycle operates. Refer to Example 2. Values are passed on for
parameters A, B and C.
Macro call G65 Pn contains a loop option (Ln). Where, n is the
number of repetitions of the sub-program called.
Macro 1 is called three times (Ln equals 3).
When parameters are passed to a macro body by letter address, the
contents of the parameters are stored in local variables.
Letter Addresses:
Example 1: N10 #151 = 2
N11 #151 = 3
N12 #151 = 3.4
N13 M98 P1
N14 -----
Example 2: N20 G65 P1 A2 B3 C3.4
N21 -----
N20 G65 P1 A2 B3 C3.4 L3
N21 -----
A = #1 B = #2 C = #3 D = #7 E= #8 F = #9
H = #11 I = #4 J = #5 K = #6 M = #13 Q = #17
R = #18 S = #19 T = #20 U = #21 V = #22 W = #23
X = #24 Y = #25 Z = #26