ABB PickMaster Twin - PowerPac Applications Manual page 96

4 Working with PickMaster PowerPac
4.2.6 Adding work area
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Adding a circular conveyor work area
The conveyor work area is an area on the conveyor where the robot picks or places
items. One conveyor board is required for each conveyor work area. A robot usually
has only one conveyor work area on each related conveyor, but there is no
restriction.
The Circular Conveyor Workarea window opens as illustrated below.
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Workarea Name
Controller
Robot
Conveyor Board
Conveyor
Workarea Order
Workarea Type
Selection Index
Signal Type
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Description
Type a name for the conveyor work area.
Select a picking controller from the list.
Select a robot from the list.
Select a conveyor board from the list.
Select a conveyor from the list.
Indicates the upstream order of this work area among other work areas
on this conveyor. For example, "2" indicates that this is the second most
upstream work area on this conveyor.
Select work area type from the available options.
• Pick: Select this if the work area is a picking area.
• Place: Select this if the work area is a placing area.
Select an index to specify the pick or place order in the RAPID program
when using more than one pick work area and one place work area with
the selected robot
Configure the signals. Use the Customized Settings options to manage
the signals. For more information regarding Conveyor work area signals
see the following section.
Select the Default Settings check box to use the default signal configur-
ation.
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