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This part of the introduction course shows you how to use the SPORTS3 program is used for
programming of ARLA code. You will find a description of the different parts of the
Graphical User Interface, and how to use them.
Sport S3 user interface
The graphical user interface of SPORT S3 is built up by several different sections. Each
section provides different functionality to the user. Some of the sections can be moved
around, or closed if they are not in use.
View
Functions
FILE MENU
Accessibility
The File menu is always available.
Description:
Close
Close current file.
New Project
Create a new project.
Open Project
Open a project.
Save Project
Save a project.
Save Project As
Save a project with a new name.
Close Project
Close the current project.
Import
TCP
Import TCP definition.
Location
Import Location definition.
Frame
Import Frame Definition
Export
TCP
Export TCP definition.
Location
Export Location definition.
Frame
Export Frame Definition
Print
Print active document.
Print Preview
Preview how active document will print.
Print Setup
Setup print properties.
Recent Files
List of recent files.
Exit
Exit the application
EDIT MENU
Accessibility:
Undo
Undo last operation.
Redo
Redo last operation.
Cut
Cut text, Copy item to clipboard, and delete.
Copy
Copy item to clipboard.
Paste
Paste item from clipboard.
Delete
Delete item.
Search
Search for text.
Replace
Find and replace text.
VIEW MENU
Accessibility:
The View menu is always available.
Description:
Toolbar
Toggles the Toolbar on and off.
Status Bar
Toggles the Status bar on and off.
Workspace
Toggles the Workspace window on and off.
Output
Toggles the Output view on and off.
HELP MENU
Accessibility:
The Help menu is always available.
Description:
Help
Displays this help file.
About
Contains information about the software you are running.
BUILD MENU
Accessibility:
The Build menu is available as long as the Source view is active.
Description:
Compile
Compile current file
Decompile
Decompile file
Transfer
Transfer file to robot
Compile and transfer
Compile and transfer file to robot
ROBOT MENU
Accessibility:
New
Create a new Robot.
Connect / Disconnect
Connect / Disconnect from the selected Robot.
Activate
Activate the selected Robot.
Rename
Rename the selected Robot.
Delete
Delete selected Robot.
Properties
View properties of the selected Robot.
Create Robot
Right click on the Robots icon, and select New from the menu. A Dialog will appear where
you need to specify some parameters:
Complete creation by clicking OK button. When you have created one or more new robots,
the robots icon will be expandable, and each robot you have created will be listed beneath.
Each robot can also be expanded further, to access the robot data.
LOGICAL MENU
Accessibility:
The Logical menu is available as long as the Source view is active.
Description:
Call prog
See Call program description in the online documentation
Interrupt
See Interrupt description in the online documentation
Jump
See Jump description in the online documentation
Let
See Let description in the online documentation
Output
See Output description in the online documentation
Return
See Return description in the online documentation
Suctrl
See Suctrl description in the online documentation
Transfer
See Transfer description in the online documentation
Visctrl
See Visctrl description in the online documentation
Wait
See Wait description in the online documentation
MOTION MENU
Accessibility:
The Motion menu is available as long as the Source view is active.
Description:
Coord
See Coord description in the online documentation
External
See External description in the online documentation
Extframe
See Extframe description in the online documentation
Frame
See Frame description in the online documentation
Gripper
See Gripper description in the online documentation
Pos
See Pos description in the online documentation
Saveloc
See Saveloc description in the online documentation
Softservo
See Softservo description in the online documentation
TCP
See TCP description in the online documentation
Trim
See Trim description in the online documentation
Velocity
See Velocity description in the online documentation
Robot menu
Accessibility:
The Robot menu is available as long as the Source view is active.
Description:
New
Create a new Robot.
Connect / Disconnect
Connect / Disconnect from the selected Robot.
Activate
Activate the selected Robot.
Rename
Rename the selected Robot.
Delete
Delete selected Robot.
Properties
View properties of the selected Robot.
Create Robot
Right click on the Robots icon, and select New from the menu. A Dialog will appear where
you need to specify some parameters:
WINDOW MENU
Accessibility:
Cascade
Cascade open source windows
Tile
Tile open source windows
Purpose:
The controller can hold 30 different TCP-registers that can be used under program execution.
The TCP register view is the window where you can read and modify your TCP register
values.
When SPORT S3 is online with a robot, you can alter values on robot directly, or you can
copy values to and from your projects TCP register.
Data description:
The source editor is the view where you write the actual ARLA Source code.
View: