How do you check the location stored in a Position Variable Address?

• A. Display the desired position variable address. In TEACH mode, choose an appropriate manual speed. Set to JOINT coordinates so that the TCP will not have to maintain a 'straight' path to the location unless desired. Enable the servos and press FWD until the position variable address number stops flashing and the robot stops.
• B. Use a printout from the robot controller's log.
• C. Query the global variable browser and select the address.
• D. Use the status panel to read the address value.

Answer: (A)

Directly viewing and verifying the coordinates stored in a Position Variable Address in TEACH mode gives the most reliable check of what is stored. By displaying the position variable address, you can see the exact coordinates or joint values that are saved there. Jogging in JOINT coordinates keeps the arm from being forced to follow a straight-line path, making it easier to align with the stored point without worrying about end-effector orientation or trajectory constraints. Enabling the servos and moving forward until the position variable address value stops flashing signals that a stable, valid value has been loaded into the address and that you’ve effectively reached or aligned with that stored location. This approach provides immediate, concrete feedback about the stored location, which other options—like pulling a log, browsing a global variable, or reading a status panel—don’t offer in a direct, real-time way.