Course curriculum

  • 1

    Forge/OS 101: Intro to Successful Robotic Automation

    • The Forge Pendant

    • How to Sign in to Forge/OS

    • How to Change Preferences and Settings in Forge/OS

    • How to Configure Hardware Devices in Forge/OS

    • How to See Device Status in Forge/OS

    • Manually Controlling Your Devices with the Device Control Panel in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Device Control Panel to Control a Robot in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Device Control Panel to set Payload and TCP in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Reference Frames in the Device Control Panel in Forge/OS 5

    • Using Digital IO in the Device Control Panel in Forge/OS 5

    • The Device Control Panel : Pneumatic Device

  • 2

    Task Canvas Overview

    • Task Canvas: The Easy to Learn Task-Building Interface for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Task Canvas File Menu in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Task Canvas Edit Menu in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Task Canvas Data Manager in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Task Canvas Waypoint Manager in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Task Canvas Frame Manager in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Task Canvas Variable Manager in Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use the Task Canvas Block Editor in Forge/OS 5

    • Task Canvas Task Bar : Using Subtasks in Forge/OS 5

    • Executing Tasks with Task Canvas Runtime Controls

    • Task Management : Importing and Exporting Subtasks

  • 3

    Task Canvas : Robot Command Blocks

    • How to Use Absolute Moves in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Relative Moves in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Circular Moves in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Continuous Moves in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Grid Moves in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Array Moves in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Set TCP and Payload in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

  • 4

    Task Canvas : Canvas Blocks

    • How to Use Counter Blocks in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Waits and Timers in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Inline and Parallel Subtasks in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Finish Blocks in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use User Input and User Decision in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Check Blocks in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Set Blocks in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • How to Use Math with Variables in Task Canvas for Forge/OS 5

    • Force : Using a Force Sensor for Stack Picking in Forge/OS 5

  • 5

    Best Practices : How to Begin a Task

    • Set a Custom TCP and Active Payload in a Program

    • Set the States of Grippers and Other Pneumatic Devices in a Program

  • 6

    Recovering From Errors

    • Dismissing and Resolving Notifications

  • 7

    Gathering Logs For Support

    • Gathering Logs For Support