Teaching The Robot; Overview; Teaching The Twister Ii Storage Racks - Caliper Life Sciences Twister II User Manual

Teaching the Robot

Overview

This section describes how to teach robot positions using either the
Robot Teach Wizard (for use only with Twister II robots) or using the
Robot software.
When teaching a Twister II robot, you use the Teach Wizard to
teach the robot positions for the Twister II storage racks (see
below), and the instruments in the system (see
When teaching an XP robot, you use the Robot software to teach
positions for all of the instruments in the system (see
XP Robot" on page
The robot and the instruments must be installed in their permanent
locations, and you must know the names of the instruments in the
automation control software before teaching the robot.

Teaching the Twister II Storage Racks

You can teach the storage racks with the Robot software in either
Standalone mode (started from the Windows Start menu) or in
Remote mode (started and initialized by the automation control
software).
To teach the Twister II storage racks:
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If the automation control software is running, start the Robot
software in Remote mode. Otherwise, start the Robot software
from the Windows Start menu. The Robot software main window
displays as shown in
Figure 28. Robot Software Main Window
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Figure 28.
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