Using Data via the Animation Tables

At a Glance

The animation table is the Control Expert’ basic tool for viewing and forcing the status of variables.

NOTE: Control Expert also offers a graphic tool called Operator Screens which is designed to facilitate use of the application.

An animation table is divided into 3 areas that include:

Animation table:

Creating an Animation Table

The table below presents the procedure for creating an animation table:

Step	Action
1	Right-click on the Animation Tables directory in the project browser. Result: the contextual menu is displayed.
2	Select New Animation Table. Result: a table properties window is displayed.
3	Click on OK to create the table, which is given a default name. Result: the animation table is displayed.

Adding Data to the Animation Table

The table below presents the procedure for creating data to view or force in the animation table:

Step	Action
1	In the Table window, click on the empty line in the Name column.
2	There are two possible ways of adding data: Enter the variable directly Click on the icon to display the instance selection window in order to select the variable
3	Enter or select the respective variables. Cmd_Home_Z to issue an return axis to home position command Cmd_Mvt_Z to issue a move axis command Cmd_Run_Z to issue a run axis command Cmd_Stop_Z to issue a stop axis command Cmd_Reset_Z to issue an axis acknowledgement command Cmd_Upload_Z to issue a save axis data to a recipe table command Cmd_Download_Z to issue a transfer data from the recipe table to the axis command Axis_OK_Z to view the axis recognized by the CANopen bus Position_Z to determine the value of the axis position Velocity_Z to determine the value of the axis speed Result: the animation table looks like this.