Adept DeskTop 4.3 - Manual (Page 19)

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Connecting to a Controller
To use most of the Adept DeskTop tools and functions you must be connected to a controller. Adept
DeskTop can be used with the following controllers:
• Adept SmartController CX
• Adept AIB controller in an Adept Cobra i600 or Adept Cobra i800 robot
• Adept AIB in Smart Amp/SmartAxis
To connect to a controller:
1. From the menu, select File>Connect...
2. In the Connect To Controller form, select the System Type.
3. Depending on the System Type, select either the required COM port or the Ethernet address.
4. If necessary, click Scan to browse and locate the address of controllers that are available on the
network.
5. Click Connect to complete connection to the required Controller.
If another computer is already connected to this controller you will be prompted to choose
between continuing or cancelling the connection request.
6. The connection status is displayed in the Adept DeskTop status bar. See Figure 5 .
Figure 4 Connect to Controller Form
System Type
Select the type of controller to which you want to connect.
Note:When you attempt scan/connect to a controller for the first time in Adept
DeskTop, the Windows XP Firewall may block the scanning or connecting
operations.
In such a case, Click 'Off' in the Windows Firewall window. This will add Adept
DeskTop to the list of exceptions, and unblock scanning and connecting.
After this, you may have to close the connection dialog and reattempt the
operation
Select Controller type
Enter or select Address/COM port
List of the available addresses or
COM ports for the selected controller
Scan to locate addresses of controllers
currently on the network