Comparison to Adept Utilities The following sections describe how the ACE software features compare to those found in other Adept soft- ware. l Comparison to Adept Utilities l Comparison to Adept AIM Comparison to Adept Utilities The ACE configuration tools provide a graphical version of the command-line configuration utilities found in the V+ operating system. Most of these configuration tools can be accessed directly from the Controller Editor main window. For details on the Controller Editor, see the topic Controller Editor . For details on the configuration utilities, see the topic Configuration Tools . ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x, 18316-000 Rev A Page 21 V+ Utility ACE CONFIG C:
Configures _ V+ and the controller Included as a system configuration editing dialog box, V+ upgrade util- ity dialog box, and robot append/remove/select dialog box, which are accessed from the Controller Editor. SPEC: Configures robot specifications and motor gains. Included as property editors and GUI dialogs, which are accessed from the Robot Editor and the Controller Editor. DC SETUP: Configures _ FireWire nodes and sets up single-axis calibration. Included as GUI dialogs for configuring FireWire nodes and loading specs, which are accessed from the Controller Editor. DC UPDAT: Updates firm- _ ware on FireWire nodes.
Included as a GUI dialog box, which is accessed from the Controller Editor. FAULTLOG: Reads the FireWire node fault logs. Included as a GUI dialog box, which is accessed from the Controller Editor. FLASHUPD: Updates SmartController FPGA. Included as a GUI dialog box, which is accessed from the Controller Editor. ASL: Advanced Servo Library. Included as API calls. See the ACE Reference Guide for details. DISKCOPY: Copies files across directories and networks. Included as a graphical interface, which is accessed from the File Explorer. VPROTECT:
Encrypts V+ files to provide intel- lectual property pro- Included as the 'VPROTECT" (VPROTECT.EXE) PC command-line util- ity, which is located in the ACE installation directory "Tools" subfolder. The file(s) being encrypted must be located on the PC.