Master/Slave - ABB FlexLoader Vision Product Manual

8 Settings

8.5 Master/Slave

8.5 Master/Slave
Introduction
If required, FlexLoader Vision can communicate with the surrounding equipment
as Slave. As Slave, part of the FlexLoader Vision functionality is controlled via
commands from the external equipment. A number of parameters must be set,
depending on the connection type and communication type, as described below.
For this purpose, the Master / Slave tab appears on the Settings menu.
Master
The implementation of a Master function is preferably done in the robot program
belonging to the detail. Communication with the surroundings occurs via the robot's
I/O system.
Slave (through robot)
FlexLoader Vision communicates using one of the robot's I/O units, for example
through a Profibus-Slave card with Master equipment.
The SlaveThroughRobot settings are used to set the translation between the ID
number and the FlexLoader Vision detail. The Master equipment can choose one
of the teachin details for operation according to a translation table that links the
ID number of the Master equipment to a group and a detail in FlexLoader Vision.
This is done by entering an ID number in the ID Selection Configuration pane,
choosing a group from a drop-down list in the Group column, and then choosing
one of the available details from the drop-down list in the Detail column.
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