Quattro

Robot Control

SmartController EX

An ultra-compact, high-performance, distributed robot motion controller capable managing multiple robots. The controller’s distributed architecture, embedded software, integrated belt tracking and high-speed communications allows users to integrate their automation systems with the user-friendly interface of the ACE PC-based software. Designed for use with eCobra SCARA robots, Viper six-axis robots, Hornet and Quattro parallel robots, the controller features Gigabit Ethernet, a high-speed powerful robotic programming language, called eV+. Integration with the SmartVision delivers seamless control of your vision systems, belts and robots.

T20 Pendant

The T20 manual control pendant provides an ergonomic and durable package which users can manually teach the robot system. All gripping and holding positions enable comfortable and fatigue-free operation. The T20 pendant is compatible with any robot that is controlled by the SmartController EX motion controller.

Product Details- Supports

• Enable/disable power
• Jog the robot in different modes (joint, world, tool, frame)
• E-Stop button and 3-position enable switch
• Colorful and high resolution User Interface
• Teach locations
• Display robot position, digital I/O, and system status
• Display IP address of controller

Product Includes

T20 Pendant with 10m cable attached, 3m adapter cable with bulkhead connector and Documentation

Vision and Inspection Guidance

Vision and Inspection Gudance: SmartVision MX

Omron's Adept SmartVision™ MX is a high-performance vision processor optimized for machine vision applications. The SmartVison MX is the easiest and most dependable way to add powerful vision guidance to your robotic applications. Ideal for use in factory settings, the system features a rugged, fanless construction, a solid-state hard drive, and a wide operating temperature range, ensuring high reliability.

Gigabit Ethernet ports with Power over Ethernet (GigE PoE) and USB 3.0 ports accommodate a wide variety of machine vision cameras. The SmartVision MX comes factory loaded with the powerful ACE software platform; optional extensions include ACESight™ for vision-guided and inspection applications, and ACE PackXpert™ for deployment of complete packaging applications.

Product Features

• Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB DDR3 RAM, and Windows Embedded Standard 7 - 64 bit
• Ruggedized, industrial computer design with no moving parts
• 4 GigE PoE and 4 USB 3.0 ports for machine vision cameras
• Supports PackXpert complete packaging line automation software

Benefits

• Powerful computer is capable of processing high resolution and high frame rate images
• Improves reliable and minimizes maintenance requirements in industrial settings
• Supports up to eight cameras simultaneously (max depends on application requirements)
• AdeptSight vision extension provides powerful and easy-to-use object location and inspection tools
• Simplifies deployment of packaging automation solutions with wizard-based configurations and minimal programming requirements

Vision Guidance: ACE Sight

An easy-to-use, standalone vision guidance and inspection package that runs on a PC, and comes complete with all the necessary hardware and accessories. This software includes a powerful framework that can be used to develop customized vision guidance and inspection applications. Its simple graphical user interface allows you to quickly develop robust and accurate vision applications. ACE Sight simplifies deployment in difficult conditions with its robust vision, algorithms are tolerant to poor lighting, noise, and occlusions.

Product Features

• Fast, Accurate Parts Location
• Automatic model-teaching and fully editable models
• Advanced Inspection Capabilities
• Results filtering tool simplifies setup of Pass-Fail inspection applications
• Vision Guidance and Calibration
• Application Development
• Calibration
• Conveyor Tracking
• Complete Vision Guided Robot System

Packaging Includes

ACE Sight software, FireWire camera, 640 x 480 or 1392 x 1040, with 16 mm lens, Camera mounting kit, FireWire cable (10m)

Controller Software

The V+ real-time and multi-tasking operating system manages all system level operations, such as IO, program execution, task management, memory management and disk file operations. As a programming language, V+ has a rich history and has evolved into the most powerful, safe and predictable, robot programming language available today. V+ is the only language to provide an integrated solution to all of the programming needs in a robotic workcell, including safety, robot motion, vision operations, force sensing and I/O.

Product Features

• Motion Applications
• Force Guided Motion Applications
• Factory Information Systems
• V+ Utility Software
• Vision Applications
• Conveyor Belt Tracking Applications
• Workcell Control
• Peripheral Control

Includes

Software on CD-ROM, licenses, online documentation

PC Software

ACE PackXpert™

ACE PackXpert is the powerful, all-in-one packaging software solution from Omron Adept Technology. It is the intelligent software choice designed to manage packaging systems from integration to deployment. Built upon a fully-integrated application development environment, ACE™, ACE PackXpert is the solution that meets the unique needs of packaging manufacturers.

Product Features

• Re-usable workspaces
• 3D visualization
• Intuitive programming environment
• Plug-in compatibility
• Customization
• ""Drag-and-drop"" feature
• System diagnostics

Benefits

• Optimized for packaging applications
• Easy to use
• Completely flexible
• Enables higher product mix and changeover
• Reduces integration costs
• Accelerates time to market
• Provides increased flexibility and accuracy

ACE™ (Automation Control Environment)

ACE is the powerful, all-in-one software solution from Omron Adept. It features an integrated, point-and-click development environment for Omron Adept’s entire product portfolio of robots and controls. ACE provides an effective way to deploy applications that meet a planned specification, without lengthy, overly-complicated programming. The product is crafted on a software framework that makes it easy to entirely configure, program, and manage single and multi-robot systems (including mixed systems), conveyors, feeders, vision, and device IO assignments, without seeing anything other than a user-friendly, PC-based interface.

ACE has the tools and functionality needed to rapidly integrate an entire robot line from concept to a fully-operational system. The software includes configuration tools and basic programming features. Optional licenses allow you to enable enhanced functionality to customize ACE for your specific programming needs, such as ACESight™ for vision-guided and inspection applications, and ACE PackXpert™ for deployment of complete packaging applications.

Product Features

• Intuitive, graphical user interface
• Complete and cohesive set of tools
• Ultimate programming flexibility
• ""Drag-and-drop"" features
• Plug-in compatible
• User access-level control
• Multiple window docking within the workspace
• 3-dimensional visualization of the production machine
• Integrated graphical diagnostics

Benefits

• Ensures system reliability and high production uptime
• Increases productivity
• Enables higher product mix and changeover
• Reduces integration costs
• Rapid design, deployment and time to market
• Provides increased flexibility and accuracy

ePLC Connect

The  ePLC Connect feature provides seamless connectivity with the customer supplied Ethernet/IP PLC. All application programs and locations are defined and reside within the user's PLC. The ePLC Connect software interprets this data and commands the robot to move. It's as simple as that. Customers new to robotics can now easily install, program, operate and support high-performance robots.

Product Features

• Provides full IEC61131-3 compliant interface
• Common Panel View interface
• Full access to motion control parameters
• Automate pallet function supported
• Cartesian or joint angle coordinates
• Program directly using PLC's native language: Initialization, Programming, Jog Control, Tool I/O Control, Status Function

Target Applications

• Pick-and-Place - Multiple pick-and-place locations supported, flexible drop-off or reject locations
• Part transfer
• Screwdriving