Operation Using WINCAPSIII

WINCAPSIII can monitor the I/O status of the robot controller or verify programs using dummy I/O function.

Monitoring I/O Status

Monitor the I/O status in WINCAPSIII with the following procedure.

1

Open the target project and choose Connect | Monitor Communication | Online (Monitor).

2

Choose View | IO View to display an I/O window in the Docking view area.

Scroll the screen to the I/O to monitor, then check the I/O status.

In the State column, green circles denote "ON."

3

Use the smart view function to display the desired I/Os only, with the following procedure.

In the Smart column, select I/Os to display and then press the Smart View button.

Only selected I/Os appear.
To release smart view, click Smart column again.

How to Enable Dummy I/Os

Only for user inputs and hand inputs, the dummy I/O function is available. Using this function enables you to turn I/Os from ON to OFF or from OFF to ON in the WINCAPSIII I/O window.

1

Open the target project. Then choose View | IO View to display an I/O window.
In the Dummy column, select I/Os that the dummy I/O function should apply.

2

Press the dummy input button to allow the selected I/Os to be controlled from WINCAPSIII.

In the dummy I/O mode, the I/O icon with an exclamation mark (!) appears.

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How to Turn Dummy Inputs ON/OFF

To toggle the selected I/O on and off, press the corresponding field in the State column.

In the State column, green circles denote "ON."