Cannot Get Program to start cycling D:

    :help: Greetings all, I am onsite working on a R-30ib Controller, we have confirmed all the UOP signals are being manipulated by the plc properly, and i had to go through a huge clean up of Variables and Config changes a previous Robot programmer left me with. the issue is i still cannot get the Main program to start cycling in Auto, I would like to use the OTHER program select but i believe this robot package only has RSR and PNS setups, the UOP controls start is set, the shell work name is MAIN, i have moved through the program in teach perfectly fine, am i missing a variable that would prevent this from cycling? the program select is set to 9 for custom, its set to remote in the config. :merci:

    I have a loop in it just wont start the program when switched to auto, it will run fine in teach, i believe its a setting, i wonder if its the start or prod start needs to be a pulse or something. but i can't figure out what variable i have missed to allow this to run. but thank you for the help MissM

    OK i can't get a picture but ill write it out.

    Menu -> Setup -> RSR/PNS is set to PNS (I want to use OTHER, but i can't seemed to find it here)

    Menu -> System -> Config

    Restore selected program = True
    enable UI signals = True
    Start for continue only = True
    Cstopi for abort = True
    abort all programs by cstopi = True
    PROD_START depend on PNSTROBE = FALSE
    fault reset detect = fall
    use ppabn signal = false
    wait timeout = 1.00sec
    Receive timeout = 30.00 sec
    Return to top of program = true
    max acc instruction = 150
    min acc instruction = 0
    allow Force I/o in auto = true
    allow chg. ovrd in auto = true
    remote/local = remote
    UOP auto Assignment = FULL


    ill post variables in next post as you may see something wrong here

    Thanks HawkME, that's exactly what it was, one of the programmers from the company had put and image from a 17 year old robot telling the plc guy should work fine. which it didn't, i did a INIT START and re setup the robot, lol

    I went trough the same problem, here is what you can try:

    First, in config change:

    Start for continue only to FALSE (when this is enabled you need to use UI[18] to start cycle and UI[8] to resume). You need to cycle power after that.
    If you are using UI[18] and UI[8], than that's ok.


    In Variables:

    Change:

    $SHELL_CFG.$SHELL_EXT = TRUE (That should "unlock" the OTHER option in Program select)
    $SHELL_CFG.$CUSTOM = 2 (worked for me)
    $SHELL_COM.$FUNC = 0
    $SHELL_COM.$STATUS = 0
    $SHELL_WRK.$CUST_NAME = ‘name of the program that you want to start ‘ (you can select this in OTHER as well after you will click on DETAIL)

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