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2. SUMMARY

Group Details
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R-30iB, R-30iB Plus
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Software version -
Optional
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Function
Third Party Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007(freeware) enabled with
Software FANUC iPendant Controls is required. Do not use SharePoint
Designer 2010 since it is a generic HTML editor.
Remark This document provides the details on how to create teach
pendant customized screens.

3. SOURCE DETAILS

Manual Name iPendant Customization(Operator’s Manual)

Manual Number B-83594EN/01
Section Number -
Manual Version 01
Note All references are made to
iPendant_Customization_Operator_Manual(B-83594EN/01)

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Step 1 – Install Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007. Start Microsoft Office
SharePoint Designer 2007 and open a new blank page. Refer to your SharePoint
Designer 2007 documentation for more information.

Step 2 – Select Insert | Web Component from the menu bar. This brings up a dialog
box. Select Advanced Controls and choose ActiveX Control. This brings up the Insert
ActiveX Control dialog box.

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Step 3 – If Fanuc iPendant Controls do not appear, select customize button. If
they were installed properly, you will see a screen where you can select all the
FANUC iPendant Controls.

Step 4 – To add “ActiveX Control” onto the toolbar, follow these steps. This shall be
performed once to add the shortcut.
 Select View | Toolbars | Customize from the menu bar
 From Commands tab, Select Insert category, Select ActiveX Control, drag the
command out of the dialog box to Toolbar

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Step 5 – To get a quick overview of all the controls refer below

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Step 6 – We shall start customization by creating a new document in SharePoint
Designer 2007
 Select File | New | HTML
 New blank page gets created as shown below:

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  The title Page can be renamed by editing the code. By clicking “Split” at the left
bottom corner, which enables us to edit the code and design in single screen
 Edit the name as required, in this example “Sample Page 1” is given as title

 Save the file in the desired folder & Name, select type Save as Type as “HTML
Files” and click Save button

 The file is saved as “TP Screen1” in this example

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Step 7 – After creating a new page let us add a Label named “Sample Label”

 Click on ActiveX Control icon . It opens the following dialog box:

 Select “FANUC iPendant Label Control” and click on “OK” Button. Following
Screen appears.

 Now you will be able to edit the label by double clicking on the object
created or by right-click on the object and select “ActiveX Control
Properties”.

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  Edit the ActiveX Control Properties as shown below:

 Click on “Apply” & “OK”. Following screen gets displayed with edited object
as per our setting.

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Step 8 – To Create Lamps & Button, follow step 7 & select respective control
required and click Ok.

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  For Lamp Control, you need to switch the Data Type under Toggle Lamp to 2 – DO
and input the data index that corresponds to the lamp. We have considered
DO101 for example and other settings are made as shown below:

 The Lamp created is as shown below:

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  For Button Control, you need to switch the Data Type under Toggle Button to 1 –
DI and input the data index that according to the button. We have considered
DI101 for example and other settings are made as shown below:

 The Button created is as shown below:

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Step 9 – To display a register similar steps to be followed and “Label” Control to
be used. Refer Step-7 to add a label. Then select the required DataType and enter
the DataIndex value. In our example we shall use “101-Numeric Register” as
DataType & “1” as DataIndex. We have changed the background color of the
display using colors tab.

 The register display added using label is as shown below

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Step 10 – To edit a register refer Step-7 and add EditBox. Then select the required
DataType and enter the DataIndex value. In our example we shall use “101-
Numeric Register” as DataType & “2” as DataIndex. We have changed the
background color of the EditBox using colors tab.

 The register input added using EditBox is as shown below

 Save the file and Load to Robot

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Step 11 – To Load the customized page in the Robot, follow the steps given
below:
 Save the File in a USB Storage device
 Press Menu | File(7) | File(1) in Teach Pendant

 Select UTIL | Set Device

 Choose the corresponding USB Selection, if storage device is on TP select USB on

TP (UT1:); if storage device is on controller select USB Disk (UD1:)

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  As we have only the customized page available in the storage device, press F3
(Load) and load the file. Now the page is loaded to the Robot

Step 12 – To Link the customized page in the Robot, follow the steps given below:
 Go to “System Variable” and define the following:
o $TX_SCREEN[n].$DESTINATION specifies the browser link/URL
o $TX_SCREEN[n].$SCREEN_NAME specifies the screen name to
display in menu
 “n” represents value from “1” to “10”
 In our Sample Program, it shall be defined as follows:
o $TX_SCREEN[6].$DESTINATION= ‘fr/TP Screen1.htm’
o $TX_SCREEN[6].$SCREEN_NAME= ‘Test Page’
 The Menu would appear as follows

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  The screen would appear as shown below:

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