Adept AdeptSight User Guide - Manual (Page 597)

MicroV+ Fixed-Mount Sample
After you select the application sample, you are ready for the setup and programming of the
application. A wizard guides you through the process.
The following instructions are provided as an example of a MicroV+ fixed-mount camera appli-
cation.
What's required before you start?
NOTE: Each vision application sample assumes the required equipment is installed in the
workcell.
The MicroV+ Application Samples requires the following:
l Adept Cobra i600 or Adept Cobra i800 robot
This needs to be connected to you PC with a COM port.
l
Robot gripper (end-effector)
l Sample part for calibration
AdeptSight software-compatible camera, calibrated to a grid or pixelsThe MicroV+ Fixed-
mount Sample requires that the robot be either an Adept Cobra i600 or Adept Cobra i800,
and that the camera be downward-mounted, either on the robot arm or in a fixed position in
the workcell.
What happens next?
You will use the wizard to:
l
Select the robot, end-effector, camera, and virtual camera
l Specify the camera mounting
l Teach the picture position, the vision model, and the part placement position
l
Perform a robot-to-camera calibration
The wizard will pause momentarily to write the program code, then you will:
l Load the program into Task 0
l Run the program
To program the application:
Select the application sample either from the AdeptSight Getting Started screen, or from the
Tools tab in the command bar.
From the AdeptSight Getting Started screen:
MicroV+ Fixed-Mount Sample
AdeptSight User's Guide, Version 3.2.x, Updated: 8/23/2012
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