Control Actions

Description

Main robot program could be controlled by the Logic Program through the Control Actions command node. Unlike Thread the Logic Program is executed independently of the main robot program and cold be used to control robot and main program execution with added logic.

Control Action command node is not available in the main robot program.

Types of Control Action

Programming of Control Action is done in manual mode, but they can be executed only when the robot is operated in Remote Mode.

These are the various Control Actions that can be added:

  • Power On - Power on the robot arm.

  • Power Off - Power off the robot arm.

  • Release Brakes - Release the brakes of the robot.

  • Start Program - Start the currently loaded program.

  • Pause Program - Pause the currently loaded program.

  • Stop Program - Stop the currently loaded program.

 

Control Action in the command nodes

  1. Tap the Add icon and select the Control Action node.

  2. The Control Action is inserted into the program tree. Tap the Control Action field to select the specific action you want to use.