Robot Program Configuration

Description

Use the Robot Program Configuration to create a configuration for the entire robot program.

While this type of configuration does not affect individual program nodes, it affects the entire robot program.

You can, for example do the following:

  • Add instructions to be executed before the robot program is started.

  • Set an initial variable value for the program start.

  • Make the program loop forever.

 

 

Add Before Start Sequence

 

Select this checkbox to add instructions or program nodes that are executed before the main program starts. These nodes are only executed once even though the robot program is set to loop forever.

 

Program Loops Forever

Select this checkbox to allow the program to start again when it reaches the end of the program.

Example

You can initialize grippers, move the robot to a "home" position, or reset signals to and from external sources.

 
Set Initial Variable Value

Select this to set initial values of program variables.

  1. Select a variable from the drop down list, or use the variable selector box.

  2. Enter an expression for that variable. This expression is used to set the variable value at program start.

  3. You can select Keep value f rom previous run to initialize the variable to the value found on the Variables tab (see Variables Tab).
    This allows variables to maintain their values between program executions. The variable gets its value from the expression if the program is run for the first time, or if the value tab has been cleared.

A variable can be deleted from the program by setting its name to blank (only spaces).