Table Editor Basics

Starting a Table Editor

To start an editor, from the Tools menu, click the desired editor. Notice that each editor also has a shortcut key that can be used to start it. These are displayed in the menu.

When the table editor is opened, the following steps will be taken:

1. For the tables other than the Stored Command table: if an RMC is connected to the RMCWin, the table will be read from the module.

2. If an RMC is not connected to RMCWin, the table will be read from a file. The filename used is given by the board filename, with the appropriate extension appended.

3. If an RMC is not connected to RMCWin and the table could not be read from disk, then default values will be filled into the table.

Exiting an Editor

To close an editor, use one of these methods:

• Press ESC.

• On the File menu, click Exit.

• Click the Close button.

If changes have been made to the table that have not been saved to a file or downloaded to the RMC you will be prompted to do so upon exit. You will always be given the option of exiting without saving.

Editing the Tables

Once the editor window is open, you can type values in the same manner as on the main window. See Changing Data from the Keyboard for details.

Additional Editing Features in the Table Editors

To copy a column of values to many adjacent columns:

1. Enter the values you wish to have copied into adjacent columns in all fields in the left-most column in the range.

2. Select the range of cells with the keyboard or mouse. Make sure that the values you entered are in the left-most selected column.

3. On the Edit menu, click Fill Right. The left-most selected values will be copied to all other selected columns.

Resizing the Window

To resize the window, you may drag the borders of the window. After the border is released, the window will snap to the largest number of columns and rows that fit on the screen.

Resizing Columns

Resizing the window does not affect the width of the columns. There are two column widths that are stored. The first column, which gives the row titles, can have its width set independent of the other column widths. However, changing any one of the other column widths affects all columns other than the label column.

To resize the row title column:

1. Drag the right edge of the label heading. This will only affect the title column.

To resize all other columns:

1. Drag the right edge of a data column. This will affect the width of all data columns.

Saving and Restoring Tables

To save a table:

1. On the File menu, click Save As.

2. In the File name box, enter the name of the file.

3. Click Save. The file will be saved in text format.

To restore a table:

1. On the File menu, click Open.

2. In the File name box, enter the name of the file.

3. Click Open.

Uploading and Downloading Tables

Except the Stored Command table, all tables are stored on the RMC. The RMC will only use the tables stored in its memory. Therefore, the tables must be uploaded and downloaded to work on them in the table editors. If an RMC is connected to RMCWin, then the table will be uploaded when the table editor is opened.

To download a table to the Module, use one of these methods:

• On the Online menu, click Download to Motion Controller.

• Click Download to Module () from the toolbar.

To upload a table from the Module, use one of these methods:

• On the Online menu, click Upload from Motion Controller.

• Click Upload from Module () from the toolbar.

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