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Jog Control

The Jog Control frame provides controls and parameters to physically move the robot and to control
speed and distance of robot movements.

• Use the slider to set a value, or type a value directly in the text box.

• When setting up, slow speed or small increments are recommended.

Movement Commands

Movement command buttons display arrows representing the relative direction in which the robot will
be moved.

For example in

Figure 50

, pressing movement buttons will move the Robot along the Y-axis of the

Robot tool (end-effector) frame of reference.

• The behavior of the movement buttons is determined by the Speed and Increment options.

• The arrow labels vary depending on the selected Mode and Axis. In

Figure 50

, movement

buttons represent robot movement along the Y axis.

• In

Figure 51

, movement buttons represent robot movement as a rotation about the Z axis.

Figure 50 Jog Pendant in Tool Mode

Speed

The Speed option enables you to set the speed at which the robot moves, as a percentage of the
maximum robot speed.

• In this mode, the robot moves with the set speed, in the selected direction, for as long as a

movement button (arrow) is maintained

• When the robot attains its limit (out of range), the movement stops.

• If you need to refine the movement to reach a precise point, the Increment mode may

provide more control.

Increment

The Increment option enables you to set a distance increment for robot movement. This is useful for
precise positioning; for example, when the slowest Speed mode overshoots the precise location to
which you are attempting to position the robot.

Movement buttons express
direction and axis of robot
movement

Robot position expressed
precision-point values when
'Joint' mode is selected