Adept s600 Cobra - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 1: Introduction
Figure 1-3. Amplifier on Robot, AIB, s600 Shown
Adept SmartController™
The SmartController is the foundation of Adept’s family of high-performance distributed
motion controllers. The SmartController is designed for use with:
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Adept Cobra s-Series robots
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Adept Quattro robots
l Adept Viper s-Series robots
l Adept Python linear modules
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Adept MotionBlox-10
l Adept sMI6 (SmartMotion)
The SmartController supports a conveyor tracking option, as well as other options. There are
two models available: the SmartController CX, which uses the V+ Operating System, and the
SmartController EX, which uses the eV+ Operating System. Both models offer scalability and
support for IEEE 1394-based digital I/O and general motion expansion modules. The IEEE
1394 interface is the backbone of Adept SmartServo, Adept's distributed controls architecture
supporting Adept products. The SmartController also includes Fast Ethernet and DeviceNet.
See the following figure.
Adept Cobra s600/s800 Robot, User’s Guide, Rev L1
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