Installation Installation To set up a conveyor belt for use with a robot controlled by the eV+ system: 1. Install all the hardware components and securely fasten them in place. The conveyor frame and robot base must be mounted rigidly so that no motion can occur between them. 2. Install the encoder on the conveyor. 3. Since any jitter of the encoder will be reflected as jitter in motions of the robot while tracking the belt, make sure the mechanical connection between the belt and the encoder operates smoothly. In particular, eliminate any backlash in gear-driven systems. 4. Wire the encoder to the robot controller.
(See the Adept MV Controller User's Guide for location of the encoder ports.) 5. Start up the robot system controller in the normal manner. 6. Use the Belt Calibration group in the ACE Process Manager to calibrate the location of the conveyor belt relative to the robot. For details, see the section Belt Calibrations in the ACE User's Guide . When these steps have been completed, the system is ready for use. The next section describes loading belt calibration. eV+Language User's Guide, v2.x, 18318-000 Rev A Page 190