Robot Software Terminology
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Twister II Robot User’s Manual
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
Robot Procedures
A Robot Procedure is a group of Visual Basic macros that control
the movement of the robot. Macros group multiple positions and
actions together in a sequence. The Teach wizards automatically
create the required procedures and macros.
The system integrator can create their own procedures using the
VBA editor but must have appropriate VBA instruction before
creating macros or procedures. This manual is not intended to
substitute for VBA training.
Procedures (and the associated macros), are saved in the
Procedure (
.xpd)
file with the same name as the INI file.
Robot Files
The Robot software uses INI files to store the robot settings and to
locate the proper .pos and .xpd files to use when operating the
robot. When you open an INI file in the Robot software, the main
window displays the positions and paths in the .xpd and .pos files
with the same names as the .ini file. The association of the .ini files
with the .xpd and .pos files enables you to use multiple robots in the
same system.
The following table describes the types of robot files and the
contents of each file:
Robot.ini File
When you open the Robot software in
Standalone mode
, the main
window displays the settings in the default .ini file named
TwisterII.ini
, and uses the data in the
TwisterII.xpd
and
TwisterII.pos
files. After opening the Robot software, you can open
a different INI file which uses the data in the .xpd and .pos files with
the same name as the INI file.
When the Robot software is started in
Remote mode
by the
automation control software, the automation control software
automatically opens the INI file with the same name as the robot
resource to control the robot.
File Extension File Content
.xpd
Stores robot procedure information.
.pos
Stores robot position information.
.ini
Stores robot operation information, including
which .
xpd
and .
pos
files to use.
