EPSON RC+ 3.5.0 service manual
Seiko Epson Corporation
Factory Automation / Robotics
EPSON RC+ 3.5.0 Release Notes
September 6, 2002
Thank you for using EPSON RC+ 3.5.0. This document contains the latest information
for this release. Please read before using this software.
DOCUMENTATION........................................................................................................ 1
GETTING STARTED...................................................................................................... 1
UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF EPSON RC+.............................. 2
VISION GUIDE NOTES.................................................................................................. 3
METEOR2 FRAME GRABBER DOES NOT SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE SCAN............................... 3
ASYNCHRONOUS RESET MODE IS NOT SUPPORT FOR HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERA .............3
CONFIGURING XC55 CAMERA FOR ASYNCHRONOUS RESET MODE ................................... 3
CONFIGURING XC55 SHUTTER SPEED FOR CONTINUOUS MODE........................................3
CONVEYOR TRACKING NOTES................................................................................ 4
CNV_ABORTTRACK AND CNV_FINE NOT SUPPORTED IN THIS RELEASE........................... 4
ASYNCHRONOUS RESET CAMERAS SHOULD BE USED WITH HIGH SPEED CONVEYORS ....... 4
VERIFYING NEW ENCODER OPERATION ............................................................................ 4
VISION CONVEYOR CALIBRATION..................................................................................... 5
KNOWN PROBLEMS..................................................................................................... 7
SETTING BLOB NUMBERTOFIND TO 0 CAUSES WRONG CAMERA AND ROBOT
COORDINATES
FMTSTR INCORRECTLY ADDS CR TO END OF DESTINATION STRING ................................. 7
HELP FOR CNV_POINT DOES NOT WORK WITH F1 KEY..................................................... 7
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Documentation
All RC+ manuals are in PDF format and are installed on the PC hard disk. These
manuals are accessible from the RC+ environment Help menu. Robot manuals are
available on the CD in the Manuals directory.
Getting St arted
Read the Getting Started chapter in the EPSON RC+ User's Guide. This chapter will
refer you to the RC520 Controller manual Installation chapter. This contains information
for initial connections and start up.
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Upgrading from Previous Versions of EPSON RC+
You may install EPSON RC+ 3.5.0 without uninstalling the previous version. This is
recommended because the upgrade software will know which options were previously
installed and your system configuration will be preserved.
1. You must first upgrade Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Professional before
upgrading to EPSON RC+ 3.5.0.
a. Execute MKVER before upgrading to save your system configuration.
Select Tools | Maintenance, then click MKVER. Enter a name and save it to
floppy.
b. Upgrade Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000.
1) Boot Windows NT.
2) Insert the Windows 2000 CD.
3) When asked if you want to upgrade the current version of Windows, say
Yes.
4) The Windows 2000 installation will preserve the registry and previous
applications.
c. Install Windows 2000 Service Pack 2. This service pack must be installed
before you can install EPSON RC+ 3.5.0.
2. Install EPSON RC+ 3.5.0. During installation, the options that were installed
previously should be checked. The previous robot and drive unit configurations
will be restored.
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Vision Guide Notes
Meteor2 frame grabber does not support progressive scan
To use a progressive scan camera (non-interlaced video), you must use a Meteor2/MC
frame grabber.
Asynchronous reset mode is not support for high resolution
camera
Asynchronous reset mode is supported for XC55 and STC-1100 cameras only.
Configuring XC55 camera for asynchronous reset mode
The Vision Guide 3.0 manual shows the switch settings for the XC55 camera to use
asynchronous reset mode. The diagram below shows the locations of the switches.
Remove the camera cover to gain access to the switches.
Configuring XC55 shutter speed for continuous mode
When using the XC55 in continuous mode, you can adjust the shutter speed using DIP
switch S1 as shown below.
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