Tool and Control Palettes

After the Epson RC+ 8.0 LabVIEW VI Library is installed, you can access the VIs and controls available in the library from the [Epson Robots 8.0] tool palette and [Epson Robots 8.0] control palette.

Tool Palette
The tool palette is accessed from the block diagram. Inside the Epson Robots 8.0 tool palette are several sub-palettes, described in the following table:

Palette Description
System Used to initialize and shutdown the API.
Robot Settings Change robot parameters.
Points Load, save, change robot points.
Motion Execute robot motion.
Inputs & Outputs Control and monitor Controller inputs and outputs.
Tasks Manage tasks in the Robot Controller.
Variables Read and write variables in the Controller.
Vision Execute vision commands.
GUI Display GUI functions.

To access the [Epson Robots 8.0] tool palette, open the block diagram for your VI, then right click on an empty area and select [Epson Robots 8.0] to see the sub-palettes described above.

Control Palette
The control palette is accessed from the front panel.

Palette Description
Vision Contains the SPELVideo control used to display video.