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Screen Control Widgets
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The 4-arrow widget at the top of the Navigation Bar toggles the application between default display and full-screen.
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The vertical line separating the 3D View from the Configure/Command/Configure tab content can be dragged to resize the width panels horizontally. This also applies to the horizontal line separating the Configure/Command/Terminal tab from the Status/History/Log tab, which can be dragged to resize the vertical height of those tabs.
Navigation Bar
Navigate through the various parts of the Controller. Choose to display Configuration, Command, or Terminal modes. Select what the status panel displays: Status, History, Log, Advanced Mode, Settings, and Support information.
Control Panel Configure Mode/Command Mode/Terminal Tabs
In Control Panel Configure mode, you’ll load Roadmap projects and set robot parameters. In Control Panel Command mode, you’ll send commands to robots. When the Terminal tab is open, you can send ASCII commands manually from the Control Panel.
Status/History/Log Tabs
Depending on your selection in the navigation bar, this tab can display: the status of the robots in the current project; a history of ASCII API commands sent and responses received; and log output from the system.
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The Log pane displays Realtime Controller logs, which you can download for debugging purposes. Note that you must be in Configure Mode, where a Download Logs button is available, to download the logs.
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Advance/Standard/Read-only Modes
Different access modes are available to control features and editable fields. To change access modes, click on the Advanced Mode icon in the navigation bar to display the Access Mode dialog then select an access mode. The options are Read-only, Standard, and Advanced.
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Read-only mode does not require an access code. By default it allows read-only access to all fields.
Settings
Click on the Settings icon in the navigation bar to access General, Visualization and Network settings.
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Show Performance Stats - Displays in the upper right corner of the 3D View a series widgets showing performance statistics. Click on the widget to cycle through each. This widgets display the current FPS (frames per second) video rate, MB, and the rate over time.
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Support
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Access information relating to support issues:
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License – A RapidPlan license can be installed. A RapidPlan license(.lic file) is uploaded to the RTR controller using the Install License File button. This license is node-locked to the network interface’s MAC address displayed here. Without an installed license, RapidPlan Controller will stay in CONFIG mode only.
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3D View/Canvas
The 3D View, also known as the canvas, is an interactive view of the robots, their configurations, targets, and environment. You can customize what is displayed in the 3D View, including the robots' path voxels, based on your selections in the Visualization Settings tab described above. As with RapidPlan Create, you can pan, rotate, and zoom the view of the cell in or out.
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Controlling the View
To pan the view of the cell, press and hold the scroll wheel and right mouse button and drag the mouse.
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When the “Show Canvas Controls“ toggle is on from the Visualization tab under Settings, a canvas control widget will appear in the right upper corner of the 3D view. The current view of the workcell can be saved and loaded under the Select View drop down menu. Pan/Orbit control of the canvas is available by pressing Up/Down, Left/Right buttons without using scroll/drag mouse functions. This widget is designed for touch-based inputs.
Connected/Loaded status
Connected status means the project is loaded and ready to go to operation mode. Loaded status means the project is loaded and the Realtime Controller is ready to connect with the robots.
Enter Configure/Operation Mode Button
Enter Operation Mode in order to send commands to the robots. Enter Configure Mode in order to change settings.
Pause All Button
Press this button will cancel all moves in the work cell.
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