I am currently constructing a program to lift parts and stack them on a pallet. Sometimes the pallet the robot has to stack on isn't empty, so I was wondering if there is a way to get the robot to prompt the user to enter the values of each stack where it would be changing the appropriate data registers. The idea of this is so anyone not familiar with robots can do it very easily. Also I am doing all programming on TP. Thanks
You can do a prompt box with operator entry.
This is explained in the manual.
Operator entry
This item requires the operator to enter INTEGER, REAL, BOOLEAN, or text
values. When an operator entry menu is executed, the program pauses until the
operator [TYPE]s the information and then presses F3, DONE
Unfortunately I don't have a programming manual I only got the Maintenance Manual 
1. Press MENU
2. Select SETUP.
3. Press F1, [TYPE].
4. Select Menu Utility.
5. To display menu tips
Menu tips are prompt boxes that are displayed the first time you press the menu detail key
for each menu type. The prompt box contains information that describes the menus, macros,
and parameters.
a. Press F4, CONFIG
b. To turn off menu tips , press F5, NO.
To turn on menu tips , press F4, YES
6. Move the cursor to Operator entry and press F2, DETAIL.
7. To create a new menu:
a. Press F3, CREATE.
b. Type the number of the new menu and press ENTER
c. Move the cursor to Menu name and press ENTER
d. Move the cursor to each item and press F2, DETAIL
e. Select each item and set as desired
f. To test the menu you created , press F3, TEST.
I would like to be able to do this as well however I cannot find the Menu Utility either. I have the R30Ib Plus. Beginning to think its an Option.
The Menu Utility option isnt there. Does that mean its not activated?
and stare284. Just FYI I found out that the Menu Utility is an add on option R577 and it costs $$.
