5.2. Configure a Toggle Button for the LOAD to ROBOT_CONV Route

About this task

For most of the regions, you can simply create buttons that update the associated transition point. This can either be a toggle action, or an absolute setpoint action, or whatever action causes the point to be updated. Begin by creating a toggle button to transition items from the LOAD to ROBOT_CONV region.
A Select a Button for the LOAD to ROBOT_CONV Route
B Create a Mouse Up Event
C Create a Toggle Setpoint Action
D Close the Dialog Boxes
  1. Select a Button for the LOAD to ROBOT_CONV Route

Procedure

  1. Select Drawing>Text>Text Button on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
  2. Place a text button on the LOAD to ROBOT_CONV route on the CimEdit screen.
  3. Open the button's Properties - Object dialog box.
  4. Select the Text Button tab.
  5. Do the following.
    A Multiline check box Clear
    B String field Delete the default Button text.
    C Button Color (Optional) Change the button color so it will contrast with the screen and other object colors.
    1. Create a Mouse Up Event
  6. Select the Events tab in the button's Properties dialog box.
  7. Do the following.
    A Event field Select Mouse Up in the drop down list.
    B Action
    1. Click the Popup button to the right of the Action field.
    2. Select New Procedure on the Popup menu.

Results

A Procedure Information dialog box opens.

  1. Create a Toggle Setpoint Action

Enter the following in the Procedure Information dialog box.

1 Procedure name field Enter RobotConv.
2 New button Click New.
3 Action type field Select Toggle setpoint in the drop down list.
4 Point ID field Select or enter  X_ROBOT_CONV.

You created the Transition Point ID's, which began with X_, when you configured the routes in the Tracker Configuration window.

Note: You can also select Absolute setpoint in the Action type field. If you do, enter 0 or 1 in the Value field.

  1. Close the Dialog Boxes

Click OK to close the open dialog boxes, including the button's Properties dialog box.

Items can now be moved from the LOAD to ROBOT_CONV regions by toggling the route's button.