Color Graphic User Interface provides access to info on Web.
Press Release Summary:
The i Pendant, for use with the R-J3iB Controller, includes integrated web browser that allows critical support information (corporate Web sites, FANUC electronic documentation/manuals, advanced diagnostic and part information) to be accessed right from the robot. It offers multi-window display and integrated help functions. Interface also provides robot and process data display. Users can create customized displays using EasyPanel development environment.
Original Press Release:
FANUC Robotics will demonstrate i Pendant with an Integrated Web Browser at IMTS 2002
CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 4, 2002 - FANUC Robotics North America, Inc. will demonstrate its new i Pendant with an integrated Web browser at IMTS 2002 at the McCormick Center in Chicago in the East Hall, booth #4202 (shared with GE Fanuc).
The i Pendant is a new color graphic user interface device for the R-J3iB Controller that includes an integrated Internet Web browser allowing critical support information to be accessed right from the robot. Users can access corporate Web sites, FANUC electronic documentation/manuals, advanced diagnostic and part information or other equipment. It provides a single point of access to Web-based information.
The ergonomically designed i Pendant improves operator efficiency. Its intuitive multi-window display and a large color LCD screen make it easy to use and learn. Users of the i Pendant can expect to see increased uptime due to integrated diagnostics and decreased training time since it is compatible with the current teach pendant and includes integrated help functions.
"The integration of the Web browser as part of the teach pendant is the largest innovation in robot teach pendant capability in more than 10 years. With this patent pending technology, users have the power of the network in the palm of their hands," said Claude Dinsmoor, general manager of controller product development. "This intuitive color graphic interface provides the user with integrated help and diagnostic functions as well as enhanced robot and process data display."
Users can create customized displays using the newly released EasyPanel development environment. With EasyPanel, the i Pendant custom components are simply dragged and dropped onto a Web page that can be displayed on the i Pendant. Buttons, lamps, switches, dynamic graphs and bar charts can be easily combined to create custom HMI, Production Status, Diagnostic, and a host of other types of screens, saving system cost by replacing PC's or other HMI devices.
The i Pendant is interchangeable with FANUC Robotics' standard teach pendant on the recently introduced R-J3iB Controller and can be purchased as an upgrade option.
At the show, the i Pendant will be incorporated into a hands-on demonstration that will allow visitors to experience how the Integrated Help and Diagnostics can improve uptime, how Network Browsing capability can improve access to vital information and how the Easy Panel custom screens can increase productivity and ease of use.
FANUC Robotics North America, Inc. designs, engineers and manufactures innovative robots and robotic systems for a wide range of industries and applications. After 20 years of success, FANUC Robotics maintains its position as the leading robotics company in North America. A subsidiary of FANUC Ltd. in Japan, the company has facilities in Chicago; Los Angeles; Charlotte, N.C; Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio; Toronto; Montreal; Mexico City; Aguascalientes, Mexico; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. FANUC Robotics can be found on the Internet at www.fanucrobotics.com or by calling 800-47-ROBOT.
