Interface of Workflow

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This functional panel consists of ① Step library, ② graphical programming workspace, ③ parameter panel, and ④ programming record area, as shown in the figure below.

work flow interface

Please refer to Workflow for detailed instructions on how to build a workflow with Steps.

Step Library

A Step is a graphical programming module used to enable a specific function. Steps are the fundamental modules of robot programming. All Steps are divided into various Step categories according to their functions. For example, “Basic Move” includes Steps related to basic motions of the robot, such as Fixed-Point Move, Relative Move, and Move by Grid. You can click the Step category to expand or collapse all Steps.

Steps can be categorized as “move-type Steps” and “non-move Steps.”

  • Move-type Steps: All Steps that belong to “Basic Move” and “Palletizing” categories and the Step “Vision Move.”

  • Non-move Steps: Steps that belong to DI DO, Logical Topology, Robot Utilities, Service, Utilities, Vision (except Vision Move), and Others

You can adjust the display settings of the Step Library.

  • Right-click and select Show all in the context menu to expand all Step categories.

  • Right-click and select Collapse in the context menu to collapse all Step categories.

In addition, you can enter a keyword in the search box above the Step Library to search the Step you need.

Graphical Programming Workspace

This area is used for graphical programming. In the process of graphical programming, you can drag all kinds of steps from the step library, each representing a specific function or operation. To define the logic and flow of the program, you need to set the parameters of these steps and then connect the steps.

Right-click on the blank area in the graphical programming workspace, and you can see the following options.

Option

Description

Shortcut

Navigate Up

Navigate to the previous level of the Procedure

PgUp

Navigate Down

Navigate to the next level of the Procedure (only effective when you right-click on the Procedure)

PgDown

Copy

Copy the selected Step

Ctrl + C

Cut

Cut the selected Step

Ctrl + X

Paste

Paste the copied Step

Ctrl + V

Delete

Delete the selected project

Delete

Select All

Select all Steps in the graphical programming workspace

Ctrl + A

Save Screenshot

Save the screenshot of the workflow to a specified path

None

Format

Automatically format all Steps in the workflow

Alt + Shift + F

Pack as Procedure

Pack multiple Steps as a Procedure

Ctrl + G

Unpack Procedure

Unpack the selected Procedure

Ctrl + Shift + G

Import or Export Procedure

Import the selected Procedure to another Procedure, or export the selected Procedure

None

Custom Description

Add a custom description to the selected Step

None

Reset DO

Reset the DO to 0, which is usually used to turn off the vacuum gripper

None

To search for Steps in the workflow, click the blank area in the graphical programming workspace and press Ctrl+F.

In addition, you can press and hold the ctrl key and scroll the mouse to zoom in or out.

Step Mark

Some step marks and their meanings are listed in the following table.

The marks are located on the corners of the step icons, and maybe change depending on the parameter settings, project running situation, and so on.

work flow step label wait

This mark represents the step that is currently being planned.
“Planning” refers to the process when the software attempts to find a collision-free path that the robot can follow to reach the target position.
The planning of the workflow is completed before actually running the project.

work flow step label warning

This mark indicates that there is a warning in the current step; hover the mouse cursor over the warning mark to view the specific warning message.

work flow step label wrong

This mark indicates that there is an error in the current step; hover the mouse cursor over the error mark to view the specific error message.

work flow step label j

J mark represents that the current motion type is “Joint motion.”

work flow step label l

L mark represents that the current motion type is “Linear motion.”

work flow step label check di

This mark represents the number of DI port checked in the “Check DI” Step.

work flow step label mark

This mark represents the “Tag value” set in the “Set Tag for Branch” Step.

work flow step label exit

This mark represents the port number of exiting the procedure.

work flow step label count

This mark represents the current count of the counter.

Parameter Panel

Select a Step in the workflow and all its parameters will be displayed in the parameter panel. If you check Function Description in the View menu, a brief description of the selected Step will also be displayed at the top of the parameter panel.

Programming Record Area

All your actions, including adding a Step, deleting a Step, adding a connection, and deleting a connection will be recorded in the programming record area.

Click on a record to return to the workflow status at that time.

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