You could create two global integers, desired_part_count initialized at -1, and current_part_count initialized at 0, when a new gcode file is loaded. When desired_part_count is -1 nothing happens.  If you want to set a desired part count, use a button or menu item to set desired_part_count. At the end of each gcode run you can check desired_part_count. If it's a positive value then increment current_part_count and compare with desired_part_count.  If it is equal, then do a message box saying so.

 

Thanks Paul. That sounds reasonable and doable.

Best regards,
David.

On 6/27/2015 2:36 PM, paul@... [DynoMotion] wrote:

 

You could create two global integers, desired_part_count initialized at -1, and current_part_count initialized at 0, when a new gcode file is loaded. When desired_part_count is -1 nothing happens.  If you want to set a desired part count, use a button or menu item to set desired_part_count. At the end of each gcode run you can check desired_part_count. If it's a positive value then increment current_part_count and compare with desired_part_count.  If it is equal, then do a message box saying so.

 

Hi David,

Without changing the KMotionCNC GUI how about this:

Add an M Code at the end of all your programs to run a program in KFLOP to increment a count and to display a message box with the count.  ie.  "XXX parts completed"

Add a User button to run a program in KFLOP to reset the count to zero.

Regards

TK

Group: DynoMotion	Message: 11816	From: David Stevenson	Date: 6/28/2015
Subject: Re: Simple Parts Counter

Thanks Bill, That looks like an interesting readout. I'll have to take a good look at it. Best regards, David. On 6/28/2015 9:24 AM, Wcarrothers Yahoo wcarrothers@... [DynoMotion] wrote:   I tie these into the circuit that triggers the start sequence from my pendant to count cycles.   So separate from the gui.  And also alows you to start the sequence with out a count manually with the gui rather then the pendant button if you need to fix something eBay item number 331580637701  http://m.ebay.com/itm/331580637701 B On Jun 28, 2015, at 9:17 AM, David Stevenson david.m.stevenson@... [DynoMotion] <DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   Thanks Paul. That sounds reasonable and doable. Best regards, David. On 6/27/2015 2:36 PM, paul@... [DynoMotion] wrote:   You could create two global integers, desired_part_count initialized at -1, and current_part_count initialized at 0, when a new gcode file is loaded. When desired_part_count is -1 nothing happens.  If you want to set a desired part count, use a button or menu item to set desired_part_count. At the end of each gcode run you can check desired_part_count. If it's a positive value then increment current_part_count and compare with desired_part_count.  If it is equal, then do a message box saying so.

Group: DynoMotion	Message: 11817	From: Tom Kerekes	Date: 6/28/2015
Subject: Re: Simple Parts Counter

Hi David, That would be the MessageBox.c example. The example shows a fixed message to display "Hello World".  To create a string (array of characters) to show the count (ie persist variable 25) you can use the sprintf function to "print" to the string instead of the Console.  Something like:     persist.UserData[25]++;  // increment the count     char MyMessage[80];  // String to be created and displayed     sprintf(MyMessage,"Run Count = %d",persist.UserData[25]);  // build the message we want to show     MsgBox(MyMessage,MB_OK);  // Show it HTH Regards TK Group: DynoMotion Message: 11821 From: David Stevenson Date: 6/29/2015 Subject: Re: Simple Parts Counter Hi Tom, Thank you very much for your help! It is much appreciated. With best regards, David. On 6/28/2015 7:23 PM, Tom Kerekes tk@... [DynoMotion] wrote:   Hi David, That would be the MessageBox.c example. The example shows a fixed message to display "Hello World".  To create a string (array of characters) to show the count (ie persist variable 25) you can use the sprintf function to "print" to the string instead of the Console.  Something like:     persist.UserData[25]++;  // increment the count     char MyMessage[80];  // String to be created and displayed     sprintf(MyMessage,"Run Count = %d",persist.UserData[25]);  // build the message we want to show     MsgBox(MyMessage,MB_OK);  // Show it HTH Regards TK