Specifications

MCP Predefined Functions
Adept MV Controller User’s Guide, Rev C 189
Auto Start When AUTO START is pressed, the pendant display shows:
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Enter last two digits of file name:
auto_
Enter one or two digits and press REC/DONE. The pendant LCD will prompt you to
press the PROGRAM START button on the VFP. The system will then attempt to load the
file AUTOxx.V2 from the default disk, and COMMAND the program “autoxx” (xx refers
to the digits you entered). The program file AUTOxx.V2 must reside on the default disk,
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and it must contain a monitor command program named “autoxx”. If the file does not
exist, or does not contain a correctly named program, the operation will be aborted and
the appropriate error message will be displayed on the LCD. For example, if you had
entered “9”, the system would attempt to load the file AUTO9.V2 and COMMAND the
program “auto9”.
Calib When CALIB is pressed, the pendant LCD will prompt you to press the
PROGRAM START button on the VFP. The system will then enable power and calibrate
the robot.
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Store All When STORE ALL is pressed, the pendant displays:
Enter last two digits of file name:
STORE auto_
Enter one or two digits, press REC/DONE, and all programs and variables in system
memory will be stored to a file on the default disk with the name autoxx.v2. For example,
if you had entered “11”, the file AUTO11.V2 would be created and, all programs and
global variables in system memory would be stored to that file.
CMD1 and CMD2 When CMD1 is pressed, the LCD prompts you to press the
PROGRAM START button on the VFP.
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The system then attempts to load the file
CMD1.V2 from the default disk, and COMMAND the program CMD1. The program file
CMD1.V2 must reside on the default disk, and it must contain a command program
named “cmd1”. If the file does not exist, or does not contain a correctly named program,
the operation will be aborted and the appropriate error message will be displayed on the
LCD. If CMD2 is pressed, the file CMD2.V2 will be loaded and “cmd2” will be
COMMANDed.
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In versions of V
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prior to 11.3, the VFP keyswitch had to be in the Pendant (or Manual)
position to initiate actions from the Auto Start, Calib, CMD1, CMD2, and Start function
buttons. In V
+
version 11.3 and higher, the VFP keyswitch position must be in Auto for
Calib, and does not matter for initiating other functions.
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See the DEFAULT DISK command in theV
+
Language Reference Guide for details on
setting the default disk. See the description of the utility program CONFIG_C in the
Instructions for Adept Utility Programs
for details on setting the startup default disk.
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