Adept AdeptSight User Guide - Manual (Page 189)

Configuring Communication Tool Properties
The basic steps for configuring a Communication Tool are:
1. Select the tool that will provide input images.
2. Select the robot that will handle or pick the instance output by the Communication
Tool.
3. Position the region of interest.
4. Set Queue and Gripper parameters.
5. Test and verify results.
Input
The input required by the Communication Tool is typically provided by an Overlap Tool. The
input can also be provided by other tools that output instances, such as a Results Inspection
tool or a Locator.
Robot
The Robot parameter selects the robot that will handle or pick the instances output by the
Communication tool.
Region of Interest (ROI)
The region of interest is the area in which the tool carries out its process. Most tool position
parameters can be set through the region of interest section of the tool interface. The fol-
lowing parameters define the tool region of interest.
Offset
Offset is the center of the ROI, defined by:
X X coordinate of the center of the region of interest
Y Y coordinate of the center of the region of interest
Degrees Angle of rotation of the region of interest
Relative To
Relative To specifies the tool that will provide the input to this tool. The tool can be dragged
from the Tree structure and dropped into this field.
Search Area
Search Area is the size of the region of interest is defined by:
Configuring Communication Tool Properties
AdeptSight User's Guide, Version 3.2.x, Updated: 8/23/2012
Page 189