Table 1. PT Workcell Items
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
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Name This is a 21 character name. |
Hostname of the configuration controller on which setup is being done. You cannot change this item.. |
IP Address IP Address format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx |
The Ring IP address of the controller in the RIPE ring (typically, port 2 on an R-30iA controller, Port 1 on an R-30iA Mate controller). You cannot change this item. |
Config Controller Range: YES/NO |
If yes, then the teach pendant connected to this controller becomes the Configuration Teach Pendant. If you want to designate a different controller as the configuration controller, then say NO to this item, and go to the other controller and select YES there. All other controllers are then notified of the change in configuration controller over Ethernet. |
Dynamic Load Bal |
Enable or disable DLB. |
Dynamic Load Bal Mode |
The available modes are:
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Dynamic Load Bal Mode (Continued) |
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LBG Prod Data tracking. |
If you select YES, then the configuration Teach Pendant's Status PT Prod LBG Menu will continuously display LBG statistics: total number of parts that were detected, picked and missed on a LBG (conveyor), the pick rate and part rate of the LBG. |
Clear part queues @ startup: |
If YES, then all the part queues will be cleared at startup before the robots start picking. If the conveyors were stopped with parts on them, they will not be picked |
Network Test |
Select YES to test the RIPE network. PickTool will check if all the controllers are on-line. If they are all on-line, a message “Network test passed” will be posted on the error line. If they are all not on-line (even if one controller is off-line), the message “Network test failed” will be posted. At the end of the test, the value of “Test Network” will be automatically set to NO. |
Clear Alarms (all Ctlrs) |
Select YES to clear the alarm logs in the teach pendants of all the controllers in one shot. The value of Clear Alarms will be automatically set to NO when the clearing procedure completes. |
Prod Run DataChg Prompt |
Enable/disable the confirmation prompt box that pops up when you attempt to change PickTool data when production is running. If YES, and you attempt to change data in a PickTool menu that is allowed, then a prompt box will be displayed to confirm your action. If NO, then you can freely change allowed data, but you should be careful because changing some data incorrectly can result in robot collisions, or the robots may not pick or drop correctly anymore. |
Table 2. PickTool Objects
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
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Number of Robots Range: 1–32 |
This item displays the number of named robots in the PT Robots menu. |
Number of Conveyors Range: 1–32 |
This item displays the number of named conveyors in the PT Conveyors menu. |
Number of Sensors Range: 1–32 |
This item displays the number of named sensors in the PT Sensors menu. |
Number of Conv Stns Range: 1–84 |
This item displays the number of named conveyor stations in the PT Conveyor Stn menu. |
Number of Fixed Stns Range: 1–84 |
This item displays the number of named Fixed Stations in the PT Stations menu. |
Number of Trays Range 1–16 |
This item displays the number of named trays in the PT Trays menu. |
Number of Lines (temp) Range: 1–32 |
This item displays the number of named Lines. Line Names are automatically assigned in the PT LBG menu, or the Line names could have been initialized in PickPRO or PickPRO Supervisor and then downloaded to the configuration controller. There is no menu on the pendant to setup Lines. |
Number of LBGs Range: 1–32 |
This item displays the number of named LBGs in the PT LBG menu. |
Number of Grippers Range: 1–32 |
This item displays the number of named grippers in the PT Grippers menu. |
Number of Recipes Range: 1–99 |
This item displays the number of named recipes in the PT Recipes menu. |
Table 3. PickTool Objects MODIFY
ITEM |
DESCRIPTION |
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Max Robots |
To update an item, change the value and press F3, UPDATE. Each item in this menu shows the current maximum number of PickTool objects that PickTool has created. In other words, if the menu shows “Max Robots = 4” and you have 5 robots in your application, change the 4 to 5 and then presss UPDATE. PickTool creates or deletes objects in memory based on the counts displayed in the menu. You cannot increase the objects beyond the limits PickTool has set internally. Additionally, you might need extra physical memory if you are creating a large number of objects. If the Update is successful, you will see a message “Modification of objects succeeded”. If you made no change to the menu and yet pressed Update, you will see a message “Modification of objects failed”. At the end of a successful update, the controller will have the same quantity of objects as you see displayed in the menu in every controller in the application. |
Max Conveyors | |
Max Sensors | |
Max Conv Stations | |
Max Fixed Stations | |
Max Trays | |
Max Lines | |
Max LBGs | |
Number of Grippers Number of Recipes |