Adept s650 Viper - Manual (Page 10)

Chapter 1: Introduction
Adept Viper s650/s850 Robot with MB-60R/eMB-60R User’s Guide, Rev F
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Adept SmartController
The SmartController™ motion controller is the foundation of Adept’s family of high-per-
formance distributed motion and vision 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.
Figure 1-2. Adept SmartController EX and CX Motion Controllers
Adept MotionBlox-60R
The Adept MotionBlox-60R™ (MB-60R™/eMB-60R™) distributed servo controller contains the
amplifiers to power the high-power motors of the Adept Viper s650/s850 robots.