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Moving the robot by
hand
Robot movement is controlled by motor servos. You can move the robot
by hand in the plane of the robot arm, but you cannot change its height.
To move the robot by hand:
1.
In the
Servo control
area, select
R & T servos off
.
2.
Holding the end effector, which is the last segment of the arm, slowly
move the arm to where you want it, in the horizontal plane of
motion.
3.
Select
R & T servos on
to return control to VWorks.
Jogging the robot
You can move the robot in increments, in either the
z
-axis,
r
-axis, or
t
-
axis. The process of moving in increments is called jogging.
!! DAMAGE HAZARD !!
Before you jog the robot, make sure that
there is nothing on the table that the robot can crash into. Move the
robot slowly and keep the jog increment small until you are certain
that there is no obstruction.
To jog the robot:
1.
If you intend to pick up a plate, in the
Jog Settings
area, either:
Select a type of labware from the list box, in which case the
appropriate value is automatically entered into the
Gripper offset
text box.
Enter the value directly into the
Gripper offset
text box.
2.
In the
Jog settings
area, check, and possibly change, the following
settings:
Summary of Contents for BioCel 1200
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