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“Then” and “Else” boxes
–
Entries within these boxes define and describe the “Then” and “Else”
output operations of the current condition step.
The “Then” operation will occur if the “When” operation
evaluates as “true”. The “Else” operation will occur if the “When” operation evaluates as “false” or
times
out.
“
Output
Type”–
This dropdown selects the type of output operation to perform for this condition step
operation. Available output
types are “Step
Complete
”, “Messag
e
”, “Clearance Move”,
“Digital
Output
”,
“COM Port”, “Move Shuttle”, and “PPS Tool”.
Step Complete
–
This output type is used to make the output operation complete immediately
according to the selected completion “Action” without performing any additional tasks
. This is
useful for conditions that are performing a simple check in the “When” operation or for multi
-step
conditions that are checking multiple inputs.
Message
–
This output type is used to display a message to the screen via a dialog box or the
production action button, or to clear or close existing messages on the screen. This output type is
useful for providing status updates or clearing old messages.
“Message Editor”–
This button opens the “When” Message Editor window used to customize
the message display. To keep the changes made in this window, click “OK”. To discard any
changes made in this window, click “Cancel”.
“Message Type”–
This dropdown selects the type of message to display. The available
message types are
Acknowledge
–
This message type displays a message dialog box with a single “OK”
button for the user to acknowledge the message.
Disabled Action Button
–
This message type disables the action button and displays
a message to the production action button and action button status box. This type is
useful for showing the current machine operation while also preventing the user from
interrupting the operation by pressing the action button. The user can still leave the
screen or interact with the screen in other ways.
Info
–
This message type displays a message dialog box no buttons. This message
box effectively locks the screen until a subsequent condition step closes the message.
This message type is useful for completely preventing the user from interacting with
the machine until certain operations are completed.
