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Widget reference

Widgets are the building blocks of a Dashboard. Each one either shows part of the Robot's state or does something to it.

The Widget selector groups them into four categories, and this reference follows the same grouping:

CategoryWidgetsWhat they are for
Robot State9Read-only displays: pose, joint angles, I/O, payload, messages, Variables, the 3D model
Robot Control14Commanding the Robot: jogging, brakes, payload, outputs, setting a Variable, custom buttons
Flow Control4Selecting, running, pausing and stopping Flows
Misc2An embedded web page, and a CSV download

Settings every Widget shares

  • Name — the headline shown above the Widget.
  • Hide headline — available on most Widgets, for a tighter layout.
  • Position and size — set by dragging on the canvas, stored with the Dashboard.

Beta Widgets

Two Widgets are marked (Beta) and only appear when the Robot's update channel is set to Beta:

  • Calibration (Beta), in Robot Control.
  • Configure Pallet (Beta), in Flow Control.

See System settings for the update channel.

Widgets that move the Robot

Anything in Robot Control can put the Robot in motion, and Set Outputs drives real outputs. Put those Widgets on a Dashboard marked protected, so opening it requires a login — see Dashboard settings.