BROWSER HELP


BROWSER HELP

1. WEB PAGE NAVIGATION

1.1. Web Page Navigation

While in any browser screen, the following iPendant keys can be used to navigate the displayed web page.

Table 1. Navigating Web Pages

KEY DESCRIPTION
Up and Down Arrow Key These keys are mapped to TAB and SHIFT-TAB in order to move the focus between elements on a web page.
Left and Right Arrow Key These keys will operate left and right within a text box or up and down within an HTML select tag (drop-down list).

SHIFT + Up, SHIFT + Down, SHIFT + Left, SHIFT + Right

Scroll page in that direction. Scroll bars will be visible if more content is available in the horizontal or vertical direction.

ENTER

Select the link that is currently highlighted.
+ ENTER Use these 2 keys together to add a space. Can also be used to check and uncheck an HTML checkbox.

1.2.  Touch Screen Navigation

If you have the optional touch screen available on your iPendant, you can select items by touching them on the screen. The item is activated as soon as you release the touch. If you press one of the following keys, you can select and activate a displayed item by touching and releasing that item on the screen:

  • MENU

  • DISPLAY

  • FUNCTION

  • [TYPE]

  • [CHOICE]

You can touch the screen anywhere to focus the window. The title bar of the focused window is divided into three parts and can be touched to activate a shortcut to the MENU, DISPLAY, and FCTN menus. If the title bar has any icons, such as ^ (zoom), i (related view), or maximize/restore, you can touch the icon to activate the feature.

Table 2. Touch Screen and Mouse Navigation

TOUCH SCREEN MOUSE DESCRIPTION

Single tap

Single left click

Select a line or an item in a line. Touching above the first line will scroll up and touching below the last line will scroll down.

Double tap

Double left click

Edit an item, select a program in the SELECT menu.

Touch and hold

Single right click

Activate [CHOICE] menu while cursor is on item which contains [CHOICE] menu. Activate [EDCMD] while cursor is on line number in TP Editor. Select an item in 4D display.

Touch and drag. Firmly touch and hold the screen while moving your finger. Be sure to maintain contact by pressing firmly or using the fingernail side of your finger. Beeping means that you are not maintaining contact.

Mouse movement while left button is held Typically screens will scroll up or down. If you move fast, the automatic scroll feature will be enabled. You can now lift your finger or mouse and the screen will continue to scroll until it reaches the top or bottom of the screen. You can stop the scroll at any time by touching the screen. If your screen is in zoom mode, you can scroll left or right.

2. BROWSER GUIDELINES

You can use the iPendant to browse web pages that are accessible on the network from the robot.

Note

In order to access any web page that is not resident on a controller to which the iPendant is attached, the Internet Protocol Connectivity and Customization Option must be loaded and the Proxy Server properly configured. This includes accessing other robots on the network, and any other intranet or internet site.

Without the Internet Protocol Connectivity and Customization Option, the iPendant can only be used to access web pages resident on the controller to which the iPendant is connected. This includes standard Help and Diagnostic (Cause/Remedy) information, the Home page of the robot and any custom developed .htm pages.

Caution

The browser only supports a limited subset of JavaScript and HTML tags. Browser components like FLASH, JAVA, ActiveX components, and so forth are not supported on the iPendant. Therefore, not all web pages are guaranteed to display correctly.

To display the browser , press MENU, and select BROWSER. This will display the Browser Favorites menu. To access web pages, select Favorites from the Main menu. Table 3, " Browser Screen Keys " lists the operations you can perform using the Browser keys. Table 4, " Favorites Screen Operations " describes the following Favorites operations:

  • Browse the Home Page of the robot to which the iPendant is connected

  • Add a hyperlink to another website or robot

  • Modify or Delete a Hyperlink that you have created

  • Select a Pre-Programmed Hyperlink (using the [TYPE] key)

    Table 3.  Browser Screen Keys

    Key Description

    [TYPE]

    Use this function key to access pre-programmed hyperlinks.

    BACK

    Use this function key to move back to the previously displayed web page.

    FORWARD

    Use this function key to move forward one web page in the history buffer.

    REFRESH

    Use this function key to refresh the currently displayed web page.

    HOME

    Use this function key to move to the Home page of the robot to which the iPendant is connected.

    CLR CACHE

    Use this function key to clear the cache of the iPendant browser. The cache is automatically cleared every power-up and when the language is changed on the controller.

    STOP

    Use this function key to stop the download of a web page.

    FAVORITES

    Use this function key to display the Favorites Page or to add or select a link.
    + ENTER Use these 2 keys together to add a space. Can also be used to check and uncheck an HTML checkbox.

    ENTER

    Select the link that is currently highlighted.
    Up and Down Arrow Key These keys are mapped to TAB and SHIFT-TAB in order to move the focus between elements on a web page.
    Left and Right Arrow Key These keys will operate left and right within a text box or up and down within an HTML select tag (drop-down list).

    SHIFT + Up, SHIFT + Down, SHIFT + Left, SHIFT + Right

    Scroll page in that direction. Scroll bars will be visible if more content is available in the horizontal or vertical direction.

    Table 4.  Favorites Screen Operations

    Operation Description

    Browse <my_robot> Home Page

    This link displays the home page of the robot to which the iPendant is connected. <my_robot> is the hostname of the robot to which the iPendant is connected. This is the robot name entered in the robot controller TCP/IP setup.

    Add a Link

    This allows you to create hyperlinks to any website available on the network with the robot or to link to .htm or .stm files resident on the robot. To access any file or link not resident on the controller the “Internet Protocol Connectivity and Customization Option” must be loaded and the Proxy and DNS services must be properly configured.

    Adding a link requires that you define two fields. The first is a “ friendly name” for the link. This name is used to identify the file or site to which you are linking. The second field is the network address for the link. It can be either a static IP address, or a DNS name. (For example, http://192.168.1.125, http://robot11.frc.com, and so forth.) To link to a file resident on the robot, use a relative link without the http://. For example, /fr/pw_op1.stm refers to pw_op1.stm on the FR: device. Also, /md/memory.dg refers to the memory diagnostic page on the MD: device.

    When“Add a Link” is selected, the following screen is displayed.

    Select the Enter a Name box using the cursor keys, and press ENTER. The popup keyboard will be displayed. Use the cursor keys to type the < name> (ex. FANUC, Yahoo, and so forth) you want associated with this link.

    When you are finished typing the name, select EXIT on the popup keyboard. Select the Enter an Address box and use the same procedure as above to type the link address (ex. http://192.168.1.1 or http://robot1.frc.com).

    Note

    The http:// will be added to the link address automatically.

    Add a Link Continued

    After the link name and address are entered, press Continue to add the entry to the Favorites Screen. See the following screen for an example.

    Modify an Entry

    To modify an entry, go to the Modify <name> link and press ENTER. This will display a screen similar to the entry screen above. Modify the appropriate items and press CONTINUE to save the modifications.

    Delete an Entry

    To delete an entry, go to the Delete <name> link and press ENTER. This will immediately remove this link from the list.

    Pre-Programmed Links

    These links are those that are listed when you select the [TYPE] key while in the Browser. They also show up as a pop-up menu when you select BROWSER from the Main Menu. Up to 10 of these pre-programmed links can be created by setting the following system variables:

    $tx_screen[n].$destination = "Your HTML page" 
                $tx_screen[n].$screen_name = "Your screen name" 
                Where n is 1 - 10
    
    

    Example: $tx_screen[1].$destination = "http://www.yahoo.com" 
                 $tx_screen[1].$screen_name = "yahoo"
    
    Example2: $tx_screen[2].$destination = "/fr/pw_op1.stm" 
                 $tx_screen[2].$screen_name = "Production Status"
    

    In this case the popup [TYPE] menu will have "yahoo" and “Production Status” as entries. If “yahoo” is selected the website, www.yahoo.com, will be displayed on the iPendant. If “Production Status” is selected, the web page FR:\PW_OP1.STM will be displayed.


    Note

    Access to external links requires the Internet Protocol Connectivity and Customization Option.

3.  SCREEN CUSTOMIZATIONS

Refer to the “Advanced iPendant Functions” Appendix in the application-specific Setup and Operations Manual for more information.