Using Selected Program Nodes

Description

You can start your robot program from any program node in the program tree. This is useful when you are testing your program.

 

When the robot is in Manual Mode (see Operational mode), you can allow a program to start from a selected node or you can start the entire program from the beginning.

 
Play From Selection

The Play button in the Footer provides options for how to start the program.

In the image below, the Play button is selected and Play from Selection is displayed.

 

 

  • You can start a program only from a node in the robot Program tree. The Play from Selection stops if a program cannot be run from a selected node.

    The program also stops and displays an error message if an unassigned variable in encountered while playing a program from selected node.

  • You can use Play from Selection in a subprogram. The program execution halts when the subprogram ends.

  • You cannot use Play from Selection with a thread because threads always start from the beginning.

     
To play a program from a selected node

  1. In the Program tree, select a node.

  2. In the Footer, tap Play.

  3. Select Play from Selection to run a program from a node in the program tree.

     

Example

You can start a stopped program again from a specific node.