M-Variable references rejected for Plot/Gather by v1.5.3.0 firmware

[ibisjoe]

This was posted on the Bugzilla site but the response was that the feature IS NOT supported (uh, but it USED TO BE):

 

Joe 2013-01-21 13:07:11 PST

 

A feature that used to work in the v1.4.0.27 firmware is now broken.

Specifically, if you had an M-Variable defined such as:

CycleStopPBOff->Acc65E[0].DataReg[0].2.1; // (CYCLE STOP Pushbutton OFF)

and you attempt to add it to a gather by selecting under a Detailed Plot via

the defined User Globals, you now get the message:

"Acc65E[0].DataReg[0].2.a is not a valid command."

That used to work.

 

Also, if you attempt to use a previously setup Gather using the same variable,

you will receive the message:

"/var/ftp/gather/GatherSetting.txt:22:17 error #31: invalid function in

equation: gather.addr[15]=Acc65E[0].DataReg[0].2.a UnlinkGatherThread:

root@147.185.x.xxx:/opt/ppmac#"

 

[reply] [-] Comment 1 Henry Bausley 2013-01-22 08:27:10 PST

 

(In reply to comment #0)

> A feature that used to work in the v1.4.0.27 firmware is now broken.

> Specifically, if you had an M-Variable defined such as:

> CycleStopPBOff->Acc65E[0].DataReg[0].2.1; // (CYCLE STOP Pushbutton OFF)

> and you attempt to add it to a gather by selecting under a Detailed Plot via

> the defined User Globals, you now get the message:

> "Acc65E[0].DataReg[0].2.a is not a valid command."

> That used to work.

>

> Also, if you attempt to use a previously setup Gather using the same variable,

> you will receive the message:

> "/var/ftp/gather/GatherSetting.txt:22:17 error #31: invalid function in

> equation: gather.addr[15]=Acc65E[0].DataReg[0].2.a UnlinkGatherThread:

> root@147.185.x.xxx:/opt/ppmac#"

 

You cannot gather a user bit field you must gather the entire register.

[KEJR]

+1

 

Please implement (or reimplement?) this feature. It is EXTREMELY powerful to plot your IO bits on the machine instead of dragging out a scope or logic analyser!

 

If I were to try and sell people on this system that would be one feature I would push on customers because not alot of controllers have sub millisecond plotting of any signal on the machine. Mixing plots of servo commands/feedback to solenoid valves turning on and prox signal inputs is very helpful and gives much insight into how the machine is behaving.

 

I might have been the one to bugzilla that one, its been a while. I was hoping they fixed it by now.

 

KEJR