Option File Generator HelpGeneral
If you check this box, the machine control data file will be formatted in a manner suitable for use in a Distributed Numerical Control environment. Accordingly these values are set in the postprocessor:
Units of tape leader = 0
Units of tape trailer = 0
Tape-readable PARTNO = No
Man-readable PARTNO = No
Tape image header = No
Enter the number of units of leader you require at the beginning of the machine control data file. Units are determined by whether you have designated internal postprocessor representation to be in inches or millimeters.
Enter the number of units of trailer you require at the end of the machine control data file. Units are determined by whether you have designated internal postprocessor representation to be in inches or millimeters.
If you require a Tape-readable PARTNO to be output to the machine control data file, check this box. If you do not require one, do not check this box.
This option gives the user the opportunity to output or suppress the PARTNO information in the machine control data file in a form that when punched in tape is 'man readable'. Equivalent postprocessor commands:
PLABEL/OPTION,07,TO,0 $$ Punch man readable PARTNO (default).
PLABEL/OPTION,07,TO,1 $$ Do not punch man readable PARTNO.
This option gives the user the opportunity to control suppression or inclusion of a EOB (End Of Block) character on each machine control data record. Equivalent postprocessor commands:
PLABEL/OPTION,17,TO,0 $$ Output EOB character to tape (default).
PLABEL/OPTION,17,TO,1 $$ Suppress output of EOB character to tape.
If you require a rewind stop code to be output at the beginning of the machine control data file, check this box. If you do not require one, do not check this box.
If you check this box, a Prog # tab will appear and you should go to that tab and setup how the postprocessor will retrieve and output the program number at the beginning of the machine control data file.
If you check this box, a time and date stamp will be output to the machine control data file immediately following the startup data. It will be output in the same format as the operator messages.
Note: for this to be output, you must also have the "Output operator messages to tape file" check box selected on the Operator Messages panel.
Normally the postprocessor will output the default startup Prep/G-codes checked on this panel at the beginning of the machine control data file. If you would like to create your own startup output blocks, check this box.
By checking this box you will be allowed to set the number of desired startup blocks, up to ten, and enter the desired user defined data.
Note: It is your responsibility to verify the validity of the data you entered. The postprocessor will not validate this data. It is treated like an INSERT statement, what you see is what you get! The postprocessor will automatically append a sequence number to each line if the sequence numbers are active for INSERT statements.
Normally the postprocessor will output only tape trailer and the rewind start code at the end of the machine control data file. If you would like to create your own end of program output blocks, check this box.
By checking this box you will be allowed to set the number of desired end of program blocks, up to ten, and enter the desired user defined data.
Note: It is your responsibility to verify the validity of the data you entered. The postprocessor will not validate this data. It is treated like an INSERT statement, what you see is what you get! The postprocessor will automatically append a sequence number to each line if the sequence numbers are active for INSERT statements.
If you require a rewind stop code to be output at the end of the machine control data file, check this box. If you do not require one, do not check this box.
This option controls whether this option file can be used by the merging postprocessor UNCMRG. Equivalent postprocessor commands:
PLABEL/OPTION,38,TO,0 $$ Do not allow option file to be used by UNCMRG (default).
PLABEL/OPTION,38,TO,1 $$ Allow option file to be used by UNCMRG
Another final tape edit macro feature (similar to _MCDWT) has been added to FIL. It is called _OUTPT and it will be automatically called by the GPost at any time an output function is called to generate a tape block. To support the _OUTPT macro, three new steps have been added to the GPost:
add a new Intcom location to enable this macro 4667
add POSTF(31) function to work within the macro
release a sample macro _OUTPT.FIL file in the Camlib directory
The new Intcom location 4667 to enable _OUTPT macro is as follows:
4667=0, do not call _OUTPT macro (default)
4667=1, enable call _OUTPT macro
GPost will call this macro just before processing an output block when 4667=1. This edit macro is different from _mcdwt as you are working with output block scalars instead of text and can avoid string parsing. Using this macro you can:
1. edit the current block with any postf()
2. output additional blocks with postf(31,19) or filef(4,1,text)
3. skip the current block
Note:
1. only a post or goto command that triggered output including POSTN/cmd can be edited
2. string output like insert,pprint are by passed
3. postf(31) is allowed only within _outpt macro
4. replac/cmd is applied after _outpt macro
5. you can use any fil command,postf,filef inside this macro
6. all post commands inside the macro are ignored including INSERT or POSTF(13).
For POSTF(31), the number of arguments will depend on task type. Unused ones can be zero. The funtion will return zero in RSLT. For arg1=2, it will either return the current value in the block for A-Z or empty (999999) if that location is not currently loaded for output.
Funtyp=31, process a task for _outpt macro
rslt = postf(31,arg1,arg2,arg3)
arg1: type of output task
01=get value from output block
arg2=location A-Z for 1-26
02=set value into output block
arg2=location A-Z for 1-26
arg3=value to be set
03=clear output block
all locations will be set to empty
19=process current output block
20=save current output block
21=restore last saved output block
arg2: address location of output block A-Z for 1-26
arg3: value to be set
rslt: value returned
GPost will call this macro just before writing the MCD block to the punch/tape file when this option is set. The FIL command t1=text/last,4 will return the current block in t1. Using this macro you can:
edit the current block with any text/cmd
output additional blocks with filef(4,1,text)
skip the current block
You can use any FIL command,postf,filef inside this macro. All post commands are ignored including insert or postf(13). A sample _MCDWT.FIL is supplied with your distribution in the CAMLIB directory.
When there is a FIL file error, usually the punch/tape (MCD) file is not usable. You can empty the punch/tape with an error message using this option.
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