IO Feeder Object Object Menu Help Displays the online help for the IO Feeder object. Refresh Editor Refreshes the contents of the IO Feeder object. Close Closes the IO Feeder object. Icons The following icons are available for controlling the feeder. Status Group The Status group provides operation and error information on the IO Feeder object. The current status is shown in the top field; a description of the status is shown in the lower field. Controller and IO Group The Configuration Controls page (shown in the previous figure) provides a set of Adept IO Feeder con- figuration controls. The following table describes the function of each control.
ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x 18316-000 Rev A Page 150 Icon Description Start - Used to perform one test cycle of the feeder. The operation stops when the cycle has completed or if the Stop icon is clicked before the end of the cycle. To repeat or restart the cycle, click Start again. NOTE: When clicked, this icon dims until the Stop icon is clicked (feeder test cycle has been interrupted) or the cycle has completed . Stop - Stops (interrupts) the test cycle. The test cycle can be restarted by clicking the Start icon. NOTE: This icon is dimmed until the Start icon is clicked (feeder test cycle has started). Item Description Controller Specifies the controller that will process the feeder signals.
Click the Browse icon ( ) to display the list of available controllers, and the select the desired controller from that list.