Popup

Description

The Popup is a message that appears on the screen when the program reaches the Popup node in the program tree.

Popup messages are limited to a maximum of 255 characters. You can choose to use different popup message types.

  • Message

  • Warning

  • Error

A popup always pauses the main robot program. The main robot program is paused while the popup is active.

 

When to use:

  • When you wish to continue or stop your program.

  • When you wish to create a message to inform users.

  • When you wish to control your part of a robot program.

 
Add a Popup to a robot program

 

 

  1. In your robot program, select the place or node where you wish to add a Popup command.

  2. Under Basic, tap Popup.

  3. Add your text or choose a variable

  4. Choose the popup type. The only change is the icon of the popup.

Tip

You can also select Halt program execution at this popup for the program to stop when the popup appears.
Example: Popup

In a pick and place program, you can add a Message popup when the pallet is full and you need to add an empty pallet.

During an inspection, you can add a Warning popup where you inspect an object. If the inspection is OK, continue the program. If the inspection is NOT OK, stop the program.