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Startup program ("other method") changed after power outage

  • IRockWell
  • April 18, 2022 at 4:23 PM
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  • IRockWell
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    • April 18, 2022 at 4:23 PM
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    For the second time the startup program in one of my robots somehow changed. I do not remember the specifics of the first time, but today it changed after a power outage.

    Now what I do not know is whether it was truly the power outage that somehow reset the variable entry, or if some maintenance guy changed it in an ill attempt for troubleshooting.

    Any ideas?

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    • April 18, 2022 at 9:06 PM
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    In such a case I would create an AoA backup and take a closer look into the logbook file which is part of the AoA backup. If somebody made a change you will definitely find some hints within the logbook.

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    • April 19, 2022 at 1:15 PM
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    Did it change to something else, or is it empty? If someone has UI17 PNS_STROBE mapped to a digital input, and toggles true, it will wipe clear your "$shell_wrk.$cust_name" and your robot will just sit there doing nothing after you send it a start signal.

    If it changed to something else, then I'd say someone is changing it.

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    • April 19, 2022 at 11:21 PM
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    Do you have a cold start autoexec program? It would be listed under SYSTEM > CONFIG

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    • April 26, 2022 at 9:10 PM
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    Quote from DS186

    In such a case I would create an AoA backup and take a closer look into the logbook file which is part of the AoA backup. If somebody made a change you will definitely find some hints within the logbook.

    Good idea, ill try that, thanks!

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    Did it change to something else, or is it empty? If someone has UI17 PNS_STROBE mapped to a digital input, and toggles true, it will wipe clear your "$shell_wrk.$cust_name" and your robot will just sit there doing nothing after you send it a start signal.

    If it changed to something else, then I'd say someone is changing it.

    It was changed to something. A non-existing program btw. However, the name is similar to existing programs, just a different number suffix.

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    Do you have a cold start autoexec program? It would be listed under SYSTEM > CONFIG

    No cold start autoexec program, I just checked.

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    • January 17, 2023 at 5:36 PM
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    Did you ever get this resolved? I'm running into this now. Sometimes, on power up, the robot changes the OTHER program from 'MAINLINE' to 'PNS001', which doesn't exist on this system.

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    Nation, that can happen if you have the PNS UOP configured. I only configure UI's 1 thru 8 and UO's 1 thru 10. Hope that helps

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    • January 17, 2023 at 8:29 PM
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    That was it. Thanks for the help. Odd that the background logic that handles this doesn't just ignore those when set to other mode.

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