Fixing 941 POCKET-TOOL TABLE ERROR for VPS 'vice corner' probing on Haas NGC
My Haas tech had originally set up my WIPS spindle probe as T31, however I wanted it in T1 to
match my other machines. The process went as follows:
- Move probe in the tool table as you would a normal tool, i.e. zero out the old
T31, fill in tool details inT1. - Do the whole spindle and tool probe setup dance using the VPS/macros as described in this YouTube video by Haas.
Now the probe should be fine for most VPS probing macros, however for me the "vice corner" macro
errored out with 941 POCKET-TOOL TABLE ERROR. It turns out the probe tool number macro variable
hadn't been updated. This macro seems to use different subroutines to the other ones, which might be
why only it is broken.
To update the macro:
- Hit the Current Commands button, tab over to
Macro vars, then down to the(Global) 10400-105999column. - Page down to var
10560(this is equivalent to legacy macro number560). - Set the value to e.g.
1.0forT1. This was originally31.00000for myT31.
I figured this out from
the troubleshooting page
which mentions 560: Tool number for the OMP40-2 probe under OMP40-2 - Macro Variables.