Before You Begin Before You Begin In this part of the manual you will learn the basics of using an Omron Adept controller. You will learn to execute programs, enter Monitor commands, and customize your controller. Before you begin, you must have the Omron Adept controller installed and connected to any peripheral equipment. The minimum installation required is: An Omron Adept SmartController EX (see the Adept SmartController EX User's Guide ) In addition, you may have the following equipment installed: l A motion system, including:
l A motion device (see the User Guide for your robot or the Adept SmartMotion Installation Guide ) or l Motion interface module (sMI6) (see the Adept SmartMotion Installation Guide ) l Conveyor belts l A vision system, including: l An Omron Adept SmartVision EX vision processor (see the Adept SmartVision EX User's Guide) l ACE Sight software (see the ACE Sight User's Guide ) The following topics summarize the hardware components that may be part of your Omron Adept system. See Learning the Basics on page 21 for the basics about using the eV+ operating system software. The System Controller Most Omron Adept systems have an Omron Adept SmartController EX.
A system will also normally have a PC as the interface device. Optionally, the Omron Adept SmartVision EX vision processor, equipped with an optional keyboard and monitor, can be used as the interface device. Systems supporting vision will have either an Omron Adept SmartVision EX vision processor or a Windows PC, running ACE Sight software. This will be connected to the controller by Ethernet. The Adept SmartController User's Guide covers the installation of the Omron Adept SmartController EX as well as the interconnection to the equipment in your automation system. All the other hardware described in this topic is optional and may or may not be included in your system.
The following figure shows the Omron Adept SmartController EX. eV+Operating System User's Guide, v2.x, 18320-000 Rev A Page 16