CNC Bender v11-20091118

Type of Upgrade: FASTER BENDING The changes in this version are minor debugs to the November 4, 2009 version of CNC Bender - Speed optimizations. (See CNC Bender v11-20091104 and CNC Bender v11-20090518)

REPAIR- Final Bend Simultaneous Motion

If the final Bend Return Step Point is ZERO, then the standard "BendAbsolute" command is now called correctly without generating errors during AutoBuild. This switches the immediate move "Bend Absolute" off - which makes CNC Bender wait for the bend arm to completely return home before moving to the next step in the process.

REPAIR- Time-Out Value for Bend Arm Return

The bend arm return timeout value in the PREBEND section of the processlist was accidentally set to the Run Buttons timeout in the previous version. This has been resolved so that the axis timeout value is once again used.

REPAIR - Feed Move into Interference Zones for AFTER Check for PD (Pressure Die) HOME

CNC Bender now properly checks for the PD HOME switch activated before ATTEMPTING to move the FEED axis into the interference zone Previous versions could skip the wait for the PD motion to complete, then give a collision error by not waiting for the PD to move home. This prevents the following type of error:

11/17/2009 2:50:19 PM Collision - The Pressure Die Is Not Home And Feed Would Have Penetrated the Pressure Die Interference Zone, CIO Checked: Input_PressureDieIsHome_End

ENHANCE - AllDiesToHome Command and AllDiesToHomeWithoutPDA Commands

Both of these commands can now be named in the General Dynamic Option List in Low Level. Automated logic has been installed to work like this:

When returning a PDA motion-controlled axis... When using a FOLLOWER with NO prox...

...then AllDiesToHomeWithoutPDA is called immediately after in order to insure that the pressure die and clamp dies are home before continuing.

When returning a PDA directional valve actuator... When returning a FOLLOWR with a prox switch...

...then AllDiesToHome is called to be sure the pressure die, clamp die, and Pressure Die Assist die are home before continuing.

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• See Final Feed Clearance
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