Chapter 1: Hornet 565 Quick Setup Guide
NOTE
: You will have to restart the PC after installing the Adept ACE
software.
1.7 Start-up Procedure
1. Turn on the 200-240 VAC power. See Connecting 200-240 VAC Power to Robot in the
Adept Hornet 565 Robot User’s Guide
for details.
WARNING:
Make sure personnel are skilled and
instructed—refer to the
2. Turn on the 24 VDC power to the robot. The Status Panel displays OK. The Robot Status
LED will be off. See Figure 1-3.
See the Hornet 565 robot user’s guide for details on 24 VDC connections.
3. If present, verify the Auto/Manual switch on the Front Panel is set to Auto Mode.
4. Turn on the user-supplied PC and start Adept ACE.
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Double-click the Adept ACE icon on your Windows desktop,
or
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From the Windows Start menu bar, select:
Start > Programs > Adept Technology > Adept ACE > Adept ACE
.
5. On the Adept ACE Getting Started screen:
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Select Create New Workspace for Selected Controller
to make the connection to the eAIB on the robot.
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Select the IP address of the controller you wish to connect to, or manually type in
the IP address.
6. Click OK. You will see the message “Working, please wait”.
Enabling High Power
After you have started the Adept ACE software and connected to the robot, enable high power
to the robot motors:
1. From the Adept ACE main menu, click the Enable High Power icon:
2. If the High Power button on the optional Front Panel is blinking, press and release it.
See the following figure.
If the button stops blinking before you press it, you must Enable Power again.
NOTE:
The use of the blinking High Power button can be configured (or
eliminated) in software. Your system may not require this step.
This step turns on high power to the robot motors and calibrates the robot.
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