Appendix C - Using the Manual Control Pendant (MCP)

 

AUTO

 

STORE

 

 

 

 

START

CALIB

ALL

CMD1

CMD2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

DISP

CLR

 

CMD

 

PROG

ERR

 

 

SET

 

 

USER

WORLD

TOOL

JOINT

FREE

DEV

Figure C-10. Command (CMD) Function Button

The AUTO START, CALIB, CMD1, and CMD2 functions require the MCP to be in Auto mode. If one of these function buttons is pressed while the MCP is in Manual mode, the MCP prompts you to place the keyswitch in the Auto position. The operation is halted and you must press the function button again. The programs started by these buttons may include a WAIT.START instruction, in which case the program will pause and the MCP will display START and CANCEL buttons over the two right soft buttons. Pressing START allows the program to continue. Pressing CANCEL halts program execution.

The programs started by these functions run in task 0. Therefore, High Power must be enabled and the robot must be calibrated.

Auto Start When AUTO START is pressed, the pendant display shows:

Enter last two digits of file name:

auto_

Enter one or two digits and press REC/DONE. The system attempts to load the file AUTOxx.V2 from the default disk, and COMMAND the program “autoxx” (xx refers to the digits you entered). The program file AUTOxx.V2 must reside on the default disk, and it must contain a monitor command program named “autoxx”. If the file does not exist, or does not contain a correctly named program, the operation will be aborted and the appropriate error message will be displayed on the LCD. For example, if you had entered “9”, the system would attempt to load the file AUTO9.V2 and COMMAND the program “auto9”.

Calib When CALIB is pressed, the robot calibration procedure begins (High Power must be enabled).

Store All When STORE ALL is pressed, the pendant displays:

Enter last two digits of file name:

STORE auto_

Enter one or two digits, press REC/DONE, and all programs and variables in system memory will be stored to a file on the default disk with the name autoxx.v2. For example, if you had entered “11”, the file AUTO11.V2 would be created, and all programs and global variables in system memory would be stored to that file.

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