Teaching the Robot
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P/N 113564 Rev. 2
Twister II Robot User’s Manual
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
Testing the Positions and Paths (Continued)
WARNING
The
GetPlate
command causes the robot to move in one direct
motion to the selected position’s Safe position.Be sure there is
nothing in the path of the robot arm to prevent a robot crash.
6
Click the
Get Plate
button.
7
If the instrument you are testing does not have multiple material
positions, or if your system does not have more than one
storage rack, skip to step 9. If the instrument has multiple
material positions, the
Location Number
window (or the
Rack
Number
window, for Storage) opens (see
).
Figure 69. Location Number Window
8
Type the position or rack number you want to test into the text
box and click
OK
. Only a valid position number will be accepted.
9
Observe the robot as it moves through the approach path, to the
clearance position for that position, and then to the material.
10
If correctly taught, the robot will grip the material, move back to
the clearance position, and then move through the clearance
path back to the safe position. Skip to step 11.
If incorrectly taught, reteach the instrument position or path
using the appropriate Teach Wizard (see
Instrument Positions” on page 64
), and return to step 2.
11
Verify the robot arm is in a safe (vertical and reach axis home)
position.
WARNING
The
PutPlate
command causes the robot to move in one direct
motion to the selected position’s Safe position.Be sure there is
nothing in the path of the robot arm to prevent a robot crash.
