The Display Function; Figure C-8. Display Function Button - adept technology Adept RS-232/TERM User Manual

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
(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
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:
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
VALUES
EDIT

Figure C-8. DISPLAY Function Button

Adept SmartController User's Guide, Rev. E
HERE
HERE
Be extremely careful when changing location
WORLD STATUS DIGITAL
LOCATION & ID I/O
CLR
DISP CMD
ERR
WORLD TOOL
USER
MCP Predefined Functions
LAST
ERROR
PROG
SET
JOINT FREE DEV
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