RobView

Robot Status Monitoring

Customized System Overview and Remote Control

RobView lets you operate and monitor your robots from a Project customisation
PC. You can customize the RobView screens to reflect your
It also provides convenient access to the robot con- specific robot cell. All the tools you need are included in
troller for easy file transfer and program backup. RobView.
Design your own views and screens in RobView to Define your own command buttons signal lamps and
make it fit perfectly to your specific needs - without pro- “connect” them to RAPID variables in the robots. The
gramming. objects will display the value or change colour as the
variable changes in the robot.
Robot status monitoring
RobView gives you full overview of, and control over, all Robot file operations
the robots in your work cell. RobView allows you to manipulate robot files and up–
With its user-friendly graphical interface and ready and download them for off-line editing or back-up
built robot boxes, you can monitor the robot status, in- purposes.
spect I/O, display the robot position, view robot RAPID You see all the robots connected on the network and
variables and list robot messages. can easily navigate to view all files and directories in each
robot.
Remote robot operation
RobView offers remote control of your robots, including Central storage
power on/off, program loading and execution, setting of CAP is your central point for storage and back-up of all
I/O's, RAPID variables, etc. robot programs from all robots in your work cell.
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Robot Status Monitoring

TECHNICAL DATA, ROBVIEW

ROBVIEW FEATURES · The width of the columns

Projects Unlimited number of projects · The text to be displayed in the header of columns and rows
Customer views Up to 99 screens (views) in each project · If the operator is allowed to edit the values and send them to the
Robot communication InterLink - Interface for connecting up to 32 robot
robots · Whether the array is to be protected or not
User security Optional Log In functionality with user-id and
user-password. Four user categories: View, Command button
Safe, Expert and “Programmer”. A command button is used to send commands to the robot. It can be
File Manager Using familiar “drag-and-drop” interface used to set I/O’s, clear a variable, load a program, start it, etc. For an
array you can define the following properties:
PREDEFINED CONTROLS · The text on the button, if any
Robot monitoring Motor state · The font, size and colour of the button text
Controller state · The size of the 3D appearance of the button
I/O monitoring · A picture-file (.bmp or .ico) to display on the button
Robot position · The action you want to perform when the button is operated
Controller information · Link your button to variables in the robot that can change the
Robot operation Motor on/off appearance of the button. The button can change its text colour,
picture, user input or become invisble, dependent on the value
Run/continue program of a persistent robot variable or an I/O. The variables can be
execution different from those used to execute an action.
Halt program execution · A log-text that is written to a log file when the button is operated
Load program
Start program from top Image
An Image is used to draw a picture on the screen. For an image you can
USER DEFINED CONTROLS define the following properties:
Screen · The name of the picture-file (.bmp or .ico) that you want
displayed
For each screen (view) you can define the following:
· The name of the view · Link your image to variables in the robot. The image can change
picture or become invisible, dependent on the value of a persis-
· A picture used as a background in the view tent robot variable or an I/O.
· The fill-colour (background) colour of the view
· Specify if this view is to be the start-up screen Hotspot
· A 'Go to Page' link to make variables in the robot automatically A hotspot is any area you define in a screen (view) to make RobView
select a screen based on the value of a persistent robot variable change to another view when you click on the hotspot. The property you
or an I/O can define for a hotspot is:
· The name of the screen (view) you want to move to
Shape
Used to display robot variable status by changing colours. For a Shape
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
you can define the following properties:
PC Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or
· The form of the shape: Rectangle, Square, Oval, Circle, higher, Windows 95 to Windows 2000
Rounded rectangle or Rounded square
· If the shape is to be filled or transparent Robot Controller FactoryWare Interface 3.1 or RAP Communi-

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· The fill colour of the shape cation 3.1 installed
· If the shape is to have a border or not Ethernet interface hardware
· The colour and thickness of the border
· Link your shape to variables in the robot. The shape can change RECOMMENDED PC HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
colour or become invisible, depending on the value of a persis- CPU Pentium III 450 MHz
tent robot variable or an I/O Memory 256 MB RAM
· If the shape is to move on the screen dependent on a value of a Free disc-space 50 MB
variable in the robot Graphics card Graphics card with 2,5 MB Video RAM
16 Mio colours
Label Screen resolution 800x600 pixels or better
A label can be anything from a simple text on the screen to a dynamically Communication Ethernet board
updated data field displaying the value of a robot variable, including the Media CD-ROM reader
ability to edit the value and send it back to the robot. For a label you can
define the following properties:
· The name of the variable in the robot that you want to display
the value of, and the format (text, number, etc) of the value
· The text of the label, if any Ethernet
· The font, size, alignment and colour of the label text
· If the value can be edited by the operator and sent to the robot RobView
· Whether the label is to be protected or not
· If the label is to be filled or transparent, and the fill colour
· If the label is to have a (3D) border
· Link your label to variables in the robot. The label can change its
fill colour, text colour or become invisible, dependent on the
value of a persistent robot variable or an I/O. Note that the vari- S4P S4P S4P
able can be a different variable than the one displaying its value
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· A log-text to be logged when the label is changed by the

operator
Array
An array can be connected to both complex variables or arrays. It will
dynamically update the data fields displaying the value of a robot vari- Data and dimensions may be changed without notice.
able, including the ability to edit the value and send it back to the robot.
For an array you can define the following properties:
· The name of the variable in the robot that you want to display
the values of, and the format (text, number, etc) of the values
· The font, size and alignment (left, centred, right) of the array text
· The number of columns and rows to display in the array

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