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Operator Control
The Operator Control provides an interface for the basic operations required to run a robotic application
in a workcell.
• The operations that can be run from the Operator Control must be created by a system
administrator, through the Operation Manager control.
• The control buttons available in the Operator Control window execute one of the four
following commands: Start, Proceed, Pause, Stop.
Opening the Operator Control
The Operator Control Tool is automatically opened when you select the
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To open the Operator Control:
1. From the menu, select View > Operator Control.
2. Alternatively, from the toolbar, select the Operator Control icon.
Figure 43 Operator Control
Using the Operator Control
Operation Selection
To start an operation, select the operation from the dropdown list. Only operations created through the
Operations Manager are available in the dropdown list.
START
Click START to launch the execution of the selected operation.
Proceed
Click Proceed to continue the execution of a program that has stopped. A message appears in the
Task Status display to explain the reason why the program has halted. Proceed resumes the
execution of the program at the point where the program has stopped.
Proceed replaces the START button when the current operation is halted from outside the Operator
Control. For example, when an error occurs, or when a program encounters a breakpoint. See
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Selects the active operation
Operation buttons. Pause and
Stop buttons may be disabled
for some operations
Displays the status of the
current task