PPFUN - Postprocessor function

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How the command appears in the CLData command list:

PPFUN PPFUN(500)|STARTSUB(50)|ENDSUB(51)|CALLSUB(52)|REPSTART(53)|REPEND(54)|JUMP(55)|
      TECHINFO(58)|ENDTECHINFO(59)|WEDMConditions(56)|WEDMPassItem(57) {, a} {, b} ...

Postprocessor function PPFUN is a multiple purpose postprocessors generator command. PPFUN command can be used to present different kinds of data and machining parameters. The actual type of PPFUN command is defined by the first parameter of the CLData array – CLD[1] (CLD.SubCode). Other CLD array parameters (CLD[2] through CLD[257]) can have various meaning dependinig on the type of the PPFUN command.

Access from sppx

Handler: program PPFun

The cld array is read by index or by name - in sppx by the typed short name (e.g. cld.X), in .NET by the same name as a string key (e.g. cld["X"]).

Parameter	CLD array	CLD name	Description
PPFUN(500) STARTSUB(50) ENDSUB(51) CALLSUB(52) REPSTART(53) REPEND(54) JUMP(55) TECHINFO(58) WEDMConditions(56) WEDMPassItem(57)	CLD[1]	CLD.SubCode	Postprocessor function type
a, b, c, d...	CLD[2] – CLD[257]		List of optional parameters. The structure of the parameters list is defined by the actual postprocessor function

The list of postprocessor functions types includes:

Example (from the Fanuc (30i)_Mill postprocessor):

program PPFun
  case CLD.SubCode of
    50: begin ! StartSub
      OutBlock;
      Output ""
      Output "%"
      ProgNum = MainProgramID + CLD[2]; ProgNum@ = MaxReal
      if CLData$<>"" then
        Output OutStr$ + " (" + UPCASE(CLData$) + ")"
      OutBlock
      Interp_ = MaxReal; Interp_@ = Interp_
      Feed_ = MaxReal; Feed_@ = Feed_
    end
    51: begin ! EndSub
      OutBlock
      MSub = 99; MSub@ = MaxReal
      OutBlock
      Output "%"
    end
    52: begin ! CallSub
      OutBlock
      MSub = 98; MSub@ = MaxReal
      P = MainProgramID + CLD[2]; P@ = MaxReal
      OutBlock
    end
    58: begin ! TechInfo
      case cld[60] of
        1: OperationIsLathe = 0 !– mill,
        2: OperationIsLathe = 1 !– lathe,
        else OperationIsLathe = 3 ! other
      end
      CSOnCount = 0
      NeedKorDl = 0
      WasLoadTool = 0
      KorDl = 0; KorDl@ = KorDl
      H = cld[31]; H@ = H
      Zcycle = 0; Zcycle@ = Zcycle
      ZClear = 0; ZClear@ = ZClear
      QStep = 0; QStep@ = QStep
      !MC = 9; MC@ = Mc;
      Interp_ = MaxReal; Interp_@ = Interp_
      FEED_ = MaxReal; FEED_@ = FEED_
    end;
    59: begin ! EndTechInfo
      if Cmd.Int["PPFun(EndTechInfo).Enabled"]>0 then begin
        if CLDFile.CurrentFile <> CLDFile.FileCount - 1 then begin
          Output "M1"
        end
        Output " "
      end
      call CheckSwitchOffLocalCS
    end
  end
end

Access from .NET

Besides the base OnPPFun, the framework raises sub-code-specific handlers:

public override void OnPPFun(ICLDPPFunCommand cmd, CLDArray cld)                                    // base
public override void OnStartTechOperation(ICLDTechOperation op, ICLDPPFunCommand cmd, CLDArray cld) // TECHINFO(58)
public override void OnFinishTechOperation(ICLDTechOperation op, ICLDPPFunCommand cmd, CLDArray cld)// ENDTECHINFO(59)
public override void OnStartNCSub(ICLDSub sub, ICLDPPFunCommand cmd, CLDArray cld)                  // STARTSUB(50)
public override void OnFinishNCSub(ICLDSub sub, ICLDPPFunCommand cmd, CLDArray cld)                 // ENDSUB(51)
public override void OnCallNCSub(ICLDSub sub, ICLDPPFunCommand cmd, CLDArray cld)                   // CALLSUB(52)

Inheritance: ICLDPPFunCommand : ICLDCommand.

Read the parameters from the strongly-typed cmd object (recommended); the raw cld[i] array (same indices as in sppx) and the named cmd["..."] helpers are available too. The table lists the command's members, including those inherited from its base interfaces; the common ICLDCommand members (navigation, CLD, CLDFile, TechOperation, ...) are described in the CLData access model.

Property	Type	Description
`cmd.SubCode`	int	Numerical code of the PPFUN subtype. Standard subtypes are listed above, but the code can have any arbitrary value defined by the postprocessor developer.
`cmd.TechInfo`	`IPPFunTechInfo`	For `TECHINFO(58)`/`ENDTECHINFO(59)` - additional information about the operation.

IPPFunTechInfo exposes Enabled (true if the operation uses a tool different from the previous one), SetupStage (Index, Name), Tool (Number, ConnectorIndex, RevolverID), Workpiece (ConnectorID) and Part (Index, Number, Name).

Example - OnPPFun (from the AgieCharmilles_WireEDM_DN postprocessor):

public override void OnPPFun(ICLDPPFunCommand cmd, CLDArray cld)
{
    switch (cmd.SubCode)
    {
        case 58: // TechInfo
            nc.WriteLine("(Rapid level       = " + Str((double)cld[9]) + ")");
            nc.WriteLine("(Upper guide level = " + Str((double)cld[47]) + ")");
            nc.WriteLine("(Upper work level  = " + Str((double)cld[10]) + ")");
            nc.WriteLine("(Lower work level  = " + Str((double)cld[11]) + ")");
            nc.WriteLine("(Lower guide level = " + Str((double)cld[48]) + ")");
            nc.WriteLine("(Wire diameter     = " + Str((double)cld[27]) + ")");
            break;

        case 56: // WEDMConditions
            nc.H.Show(cld[4]); // Offset code
            nc.HValue.Show(cld[5]); // Offset value
            nc.Block.Out();
            break;

        case 50: // STARTSUB
            nc.BlockN.Show(nc.ProgN + cld[2]);
            nc.Block.Out();
            break;

        case 51: // ENDSUB
            if (wireInserted)
            {
                BreakWire();
            }
            nc.MSub.Show(99);
            nc.Block.Out();
            nc.WriteLine();
            break;

        case 52: // CALLSUB
            nc.MSub.Show(98);
            nc.SubN.Show(nc.ProgN + cld[2]);
            nc.Block.Out();
            // Idle sub call
            // TODO: NCSub.Output(cld[2], 0)
            break;
    }
}

PPFUN - Postprocessor function

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Access from sppx

Access from .NET

See also