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2 Setting up the device
Creating a VWorks device file
Creating a VWorks device file
About this topic
Devices and device file defined
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For information about...
Adding the Labware MiniHub in
the device file
Creating profiles for the MiniHub
Setting teachpoints
This topic explains how to create a device file in the VWorks software. If you
already have a VWorks device file you want to use, skip this step and proceed
to
"Adding and deleting a Labware MiniHub in the device file" on page
What is a device?
A device is an item in your lab automation system that has an entry in the
VWorks device file. A device can be a robot, an instrument, or a location in the
system that can hold a piece of labware. The following are some examples of
devices:
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Automation system robot, such as the Direct Drive Robot
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BenchCel robot
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Labware MiniHub
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PlateLoc Thermal Microplate Sealer
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Microplate Labeler
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Bravo Platform
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Platepad
What is a device file?
To communicate with and to control the robot and integrated devices, the
VWorks software uses a device file that contains the following information:
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List of devices the software will communicate with and control
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Profile of each device (communication method, unique device configuration
information)
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System- related configuration information of each device (for example,
approach height, barcode access, and so on)
You provide the device information in the VWorks software. The device
information is stored in a device (.dev) file that is located in a folder you
specify when saving the file, for example, C:\VWorks Workspace\Device Files.
For detailed information about device files and associations with profiles,
teachpoint files, and other VWorks components, see the
Control User
Guide.
See...
"Adding and deleting a Labware
MiniHub in the device file" on page 18
"Creating Labware MiniHub profiles" on
page 26
"Setting robot teachpoints" on page 37
VWorks Automation
G5584A Labware MiniHub User Guide
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