ASCII Program Loader

In this video, Software Product Manager Eric Lattas describes the ASCII Program Loader option (formerly ASCII Upload), a key tool for external motion control that remains relevant on modern FANUC robots. He explains how this option allows users to programmatically generate full robot paths as human-readable LS files (Teach Pendant listings), detailing the strict format of the file's instruction and positional data sections. Eric also introduces a crucial strategy for handling paths with thousands of points by dividing them into multiple LS subprograms that are loaded, executed, and deleted sequentially, a seamless process that is implemented using KAREL programming.