Acquire Image Tool Properties The default stop program will perform any belt stop operations that are configured in the process manager. Part and Target Queues Parts and target instances are generated by hardware sources. These instances are allocated to robots by the packaging software based on a number of factors. The basic parameters that dictate when and how parameters are allocated are located in the Process Strategy Editor under the Allocation tab for each robot: Belt Instance Filtering For a given robot, you can specify how you want it to manage belt based part and target instances.
When instances are first created, these settings dictate how the flow of instances will be managed for the given robot. You have the following modes of instance filtering to choose from: No Filtering The robot will attempt to pick all instances that are available. Pick/Skip Instances Robot will be allocated ‘m’ instances then skip ‘n’ instances. This is interpreted as a strict requirement. Percentage of The robot will be allocated ‘x’ percentage of instances spread across the range of instances. ACE Reference Guide, 18317-000 Rev A Page 715