RoboDK CNC User Interface

The RoboDK CNC allows feeding large programs to a robot controller.

The main window of RoboDK CNC contains the following elements:

1.Main Menu

2.Toolbar

3.Instruction Table

4.Status Panel

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The Main Menu and Toolbar operations overlap.

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Open

Open a CSV file generated using the RoboDK CNC post processor.

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Connect

This icon indicates that there is currently no connection to the robot control system. Pressing this button will open the connection history menu.

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Remote Host...

This action will bring up the New Connection dialog box to connect to the IP address and port of the remote robot control system.

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Connecting

This icon indicates an attempt to connect to the robot control system.

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Connected

This icon indicates a successful connection to the robot control system.

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Disconnect

This action immediately interrupts the connection to the robot control system. Be careful, the robot may continue to move even after the RoboDK CNC has been disconnected.

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Start

Start performing the robot's movements with the very first instruction. Or continue running a previously started program.

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Pause

Suspend execution of a previously started program.

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Stop

Cancel program execution and stop the robot's movements.

The Status Panel contains information about the currently running KRL program, readiness and speed override indicators, and information about the current robot position.

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The Robot Interpreter panel contains four indicators:

Robot Drives and Motion

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The robot's drives are turned on, and the robot is ready to make movements.

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The robot actuators are switched off and the robot is not ready for operation.

KRL Program Status

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The robot program is not loaded.

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The robot program is loaded and ready for execution.

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The robot program is being executed.

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The robot program was interrupted due to an error.

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The robot program was fully executed.

Robot Controller Mode

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The current operating mode of the robot control system. It can take the following values: T1, T2, AUT, EXT.

Speed Override

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The program execution speed override value in percent from 0 to 100.