Instruction Manual

Power-up and Testing 5-13
The Robot Utilities commands are described in Table 5-1.
Table 5-1 ECXP Robot Utilities Commands
ECXP Command Description
Home Robot Sends the Robot to the XYZ machine origin.
Terminal
Displays a terminal window that is used to send ACL commands to the
Robot Controller. The ACL commands are immediately executed.
Analog Output
Opens a dialog box with an entry field and a slider bar for each analog
output in your system. To activate an analog output, enter a value in the
Analog Output field and press the [Tab] key on your keyboard, or use the
slider bar. Use this dialog box for testing and setup.
Restore Defaults
Clears the Robot Controller memory and prompts you to load the ACL file
included on the Calibration/Restoration disk. This action restores the
default Robot personality parameters. Use this utility only if the Controller
memory becomes corrupted.
Download ACL
Sends the designated ACL file to the Robot Controller. The file is
immediately executed.
In addition to the commands described above, the commands shown in Table 5-2, accessed directly from
the Utilities menu, may also be used to test the Robot.
Table 5-2 ECXP Utilities Commands (Robot)
ECXP Command Description
Pendant
Displays the Pendant dialog box shown in
Figure 5-12. Clicking on the
buttons on the Pendant performs the same function as pressing the
position control keys on the Control Panel (Robot Enable must be
selected), except that each click on a directional button moves the Robot a
set distance, depending on Robot configuration.
Rotate Tool
Rotates the Select Coat 4 or 5-Axis dispenser the number of degrees
selected. Rotation is in 90-degree increments. If the dispenser is already
rotated 90 degrees from home, you must select 180 degrees to rotate the
dispenser an additional 90 degrees.
Figure 5-12 Pendant Dialog Box