CNC Bender v12-20100827

ENHANCED - Run Buttons Check for CLEAR to Run Cycle

The processlist builder now uses a "Wait For Run Buttons Clear" command to test for clear run buttons before continuing the cycle to check for a Run Buttons press. This protects against the run buttons being permanently enabled through a failure and causing the machine to run without the buttons being pressed.	[BIGDISPLAY] Waiting for RUN BUTTONS CLEAR [DISPLAY] Next Step: (Pre-Bend) Wait for the run buttons to CLEAR Wait For Run Buttons Clear

ENHANCED - Run Buttons Advance a STEP In STEP Mode only when CLEAR

Now the release of the run buttons is what triggers CNC Bender to advanced to the next step in step mode. The Run buttons RELEASE or CLEAR is the trigger that allows a new step to run in STEP mode. This prevents STEP mode from running as if it is in AUTO if the run buttons are stuck. Now the release of the run buttons is now what advances CNC Bender to the next step in step mode. This enhancement requires the presence of the new command named "Wait For Run Buttons Clear" in the Command Definition library. It also requires two new clear inputs for the run buttons (See the CIO dictionary screen image at the right)

New CIO objects that examine cleared run buttons:

NEW - Feed Distance Percent Adjust in each BEND Option

Now each bend option has its own Feed Distance % Adjust value. The value is combined with the values already present in the Tool page. For example, the adjustment for rad level 1 may be -3%. The adjustment for a bend can add or take away from the tool page value. Enter -7% in bend 1 for rad level 1 to make the total of -10% for that bend alone. This allows you to adjust the percentage for speed and distance on a per-bend basis.

NEW - Loop Priority Item in CNCProcessor.cfg File

Two new entries allow you to control the looping priority of each loop in CNC Processor The values are 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. 0 = Idle 1 = Lowest 2 = Normal 3 = Highest 4 = Time Critical	[Loop] Main Loop Interval=0.05 Main Loop Priority=4 Background Read Servo Loop Interval=0.05 Background Read Servo Loop Priority=4

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