Setting up external inputs

    Hello I’m new to programming Kawasaki robots in general but I’m using the f60 series and currently have a project with two external buttons to run their own respective program (Pushbutton 1 will run program 1 and PB2 runs program 2). I tried using the IF function and able to get one button to work but not the other. Today I was told the JUMP function would be better which I don’t know how to set up. The goal is to have the option to pick either button and run their respective program as previously mentioned. So my questions are a) what’s the difference between IF and JUMP function? b) In this context, what would be the best approach? c) how would I set that up?

    Apologies for the lengthy text but any help is appreciated.

  • HawkME October 27, 2023 at 2:04 AM

    Approved the thread.

    You can use an autostart program that scans which button is pressed and prime the program.

    .PROGRAM autostart.pc

    loop:

    IF SIG(button1) == TRUE THEN

    MC prime program1

    END

    IF SIG(button2) == TRUE THEN

    MC prime program2

    END

    TWAIT 0.1

    GOTO loop

    .END

    or just having an autostart that scans which button is pressed and in the main program it will call the program.

    .PROGRAM autostart.pc

    SIGNAL - 2001

    SIGNAL -2002

    loop:

    IF SIG(button1) == TRUE THEN

    SIGNAL 2001

    END

    IF SIG(button2) == TRUE THEN

    SIGNAL 2002

    END

    TWAIT 0.1

    GOTO loop

    .END

    .PROGRAM main

    main:

    IF SIG(2001) == TRUE THEN

    CALL program1

    END

    IF SIG(2002) == TRUE THEN

    CALL program2

    END

    GOTO main

    .END

    Alexandru i tried implementing 2nd program you gave me and it stops at the

    IF SIG(button 1) == TRUE THEN and gives me an illegal control structure error. Do you happen to know why that is? The inputs I’m using are input 1 (1001) and input 2 (1002).

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