The Controller and Memory Omron Adept SmartController EX The Controller and Memory The Omron Adept controller runs the robot-control programs. The controller contains circuits for driving the robot joints.It also contains circuits for communicating with other equipment in the workcell, such as networking equipment, sensors, feeders, etc. The controller also contains memory chips for the system's Random Access Memory (RAM). Programs that are actively executing, and the data needed by those programs, reside in RAM. See your Omron Adept controller user's guide for more details. Information that is not actively being used is stored on mass storage devices, such as a Secure Digital (SD) card.
For more details, see the section Using Permanent File Storage on page 54. Robots and Motion Devices Your system may be equipped with one or more Omron Adept robots, or with the Adept SmartMotion option, which provides a means of controlling many types of motion devices. An example of an Omron Adept robot, the Omron Adept Quattro s650HS robot, is shown in the following figure. eV+Operating System User's Guide, v2.x, 18320-000 Rev A Page 17