Feature Summary Feature Summary The ACE software includes configuration, programming and application-development features, such as: l GUI-driven alternatives to the V+ operating system command-line utilities. See Comparison to l Point-and-click application configuration and programming. See the Process Control on page 799 for Adept Utilities on page 21 for more details. more details. l Custom workspace layouts that can be created/edited, saved, and opened. See The ACE Workspace on page 19 for more details. l .NET Framework GUI, which allows greater control of items in the workspace. NOTE:
This version of ACE requires the Microsoft .NET Framework, version 2.0 or later, which is supplied on the ACE software installation media. See Installing the Software on page 28 for more details. l Multi-axis mechanism support l Task Status control, which provides the following program controls: l Start (execute) l Pause l Proceed l Retry l Info l Edit l Abort l monitoring of current tasks and current exceptions l File Explorer , which provides: l Access to files on the connected Adept controller l Drag and drop capability l Workspace Explorer , which displays the workspace objects (controller, robot, gripper, etc.) in a tree l Program Editors , which provide online programming tools for:
structure on one side of the display, and editors for those objects on the other side of the display. l V+ Programs l C# Programs l Digital I/O display of Inputs / Outputs / Soft and internal robots signals. l Support for Basler 1394 and Gigabit Ethernet cameras. ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x 18316-000 Rev A Page 20