
33 StorageLoader Installation and User Manual
Dialogs, Predefined Options
The second form of dialog allows the operator to select between a predefined set of options, which
can be shown on-screen simultaneously, as when selecting a magazine slot number.
To select a cartridge and move it from a magazine slot to the drive or vice versa, a slightly different
dialog is used. See Figure 4.8.
OK Cancel
Load to drive
From Slot:
1
35
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Figure 4.8. Slot dialog layout.
Here, the right and left arrows “
▲
” and “
▼
” select the digit to load from. “
OK
” accepts the cartridge
selected, and “
Cancel
” aborts the operation.
Figure 4.9 shows the third form. Here the operator can select predefined options that can be shown
only one at a time.
OK Cancel
Barcode scan
Enabled
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Figure 4.9. Predefined options, showed one at the time.
The user can scroll through a set of options one at a time by using the left and right arrows “
▲
” and “
▼
”.
Only one option is shown at a time. In the example above, the user can select either “
Enabled
” or
“
Disabled
” mode.
This kind of menu also has a Cancel function.
4.2.3. Messages
Messages may inform the operator about situations that arise during operation, like error conditions
and situations where a process requires operator approval or intervention to continue.
An example of the latter is when the Loader detects a wrong type of magazine. The loader will eject
that magazine and show the message “Left (or right) magazine is the wrong type”. This message is
removed by inserting a correct type magazine.
4.2.4. Status and Information
Some of the menus, dialogs and messages provide status and information in the form of one or two
word messages that appear within the display.
An example is the default screen shown in Figure 4.10. It has a navigation button “
Menu
”, but it
displays the cartridge map “
__3_5_7_
“ as the major menu text, the robot status: “
Idle
”, and the
Drive Operation Status: “
Drive Empty
”. For list of statuses, see Table 4.1 and Table 4.2.
Idle Menu
Map: __3_5_7_
Drive Empty
Figure 4.10. A default screen.
Another example is the Message being displayed while a Diagnostics self-test is running. This
message shows the progress of the self-test in the form of a loop counter, and also shows the robotics
status.