Hi im new to fanuc. Im currently looking for some reference on how to program HMI or Panels. I would prefer to do it it offline with something like front page. I know html but do not even know the file type it is stored as, or even method to communicate with registers and such.
Teach pendant HMI/GUI
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markmcl -
November 11, 2016 at 12:12 AM -
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Check out the iPendant Customization Guide in the documentation supplied with your robot. It contains a lot of good information that will help you develop custom tp screens. If you have the Panel Wizard option installed, you can make up semi-custom pages right through the pendant. As you might expect, the screens developed with Panel Wizard are somewhat primitive compared to those you make with other software. I like to use MS SharePoint Designer (be sure to use the 2007 version only) for developing custom tp screens.
The file type is .stm and the files can be copied to the FR: (FROM) disk on the controller (via USB, MC, ftp, etc.) and accessed through the robot browser on the teach pendant. The custom pages are most useful with the newer controllers equipped with touchscreen teach pendants. I'm not sure how far back in controller software versions you can go with custom screens; maybe someone else can chime in on that.
If you're already familiar with HTML code, you have a pretty good head start.
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Hi im new to fanuc. Im currently looking for some reference on how to program HMI or Panels. I would prefer to do it it offline with something like front page. I know html but do not even know the file type it is stored as, or even method to communicate with registers and such.Well, basically you use HTML just for the layout. Everything else (reading from / writing to registers / IOs / system variables etc.) is based on dedicated Fanuc ActiveX controls that you embed in the websites of the HMI panel. These usually come on the CD with the robot's documentation + are automatically installed with Roboguide.
Be sure to:
# always use WIDTH and HEIGHT parameters so that you can control size of all elements (especially when you use many tables and different elements in them - things can sometimes get nasty, when you do not keep their sizes in control)
# check the created layouts in Roboguide - as PC browsers do not display the Fanuc's ActiveX controls properly and the Teach Pendant's browser generally displays pages a bit differently
# always use the CLR_CACHE command of the TP Browser's screen before checking your new HMI pages.The rest you can find in the iPendant customization manual...
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can someone provide the documentation for program HMI to me , thanks