Nortech Systems XSYS, XUSR manual Display Function, Adept SmartController User’s Guide, Rev. E 135

MCP Predefined Functions

Press the soft button under the variable name to edit that variable. The <MORE> soft button is shown only when there are more than five global location variables in system memory. When a variable has been selected, the LCD will show:

loc.name: X = 500

CHANGE NEXT HERE

(If the variable being edited is from an array, an additional soft button is displayed that allows you to specify the index of the variable to edit.)

If a precision point is selected, the LCD will show:

#loc.name: Jt1 = -210

CHANGE NEXT HERE

Press the CHANGE soft button to change the displayed component of the location variable. The value will disappear and be replaced with the typing cursor. Use the data entry buttons to enter a new value, and complete the entry by pressing REC/DONE.

Press the NEXT soft button to show the next component of the location variable. The location’s X, Y, Z, y, p, and r values will be shown in succession. X, Y, and Z values are given in millimeters; y, p, and r values are given in degrees. If a precision point is being edited, the joint values for all the joints in the robot will be shown in succession.

Press the HERE soft button to record the current robot location in the variable being edited.

WARNING: Be extremely careful when changing location values. When the robot moves to a modified location, it could damage equipment in the workcell.

The Display Function

The Display function button allows either the current joint values, the current world location, the system status, the digital I/O status, or the last error message to be displayed on the MCP.

JOINT	WORLD	STATUS	DIGITAL	LAST
VALUES	LOCATION	& ID	I/O	ERROR

EDIT	DISP	CLR		CMD		PROG
		ERR				SET
		USER	WORLD	TOOL	JOINT	FREE	DEV

Figure C-8. DISPLAY Function Button

Adept SmartController User’s Guide, Rev. E 135