Chapter 5: Configuration with ACE Software
NOTE:
Instructions for using serial communication with an AnyFeeder are covered
in the User’s Guide.
5.1 ACE Software
The following software is pre-loaded on the SmartVision MX hard drive:
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Windows® 7 Embedded
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ACE
ACE 3.7.3.150 or later is required to support all of the AnyFeeders listed in this guide
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ACE Sight 3 (ACE-based vision software)
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Drivers for Basler ACE cameras
The SmartVision MX is designed to run ACE software. We do not support applications other
than ACE.
The SmartVision MX does not come with:
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Keyboard
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Mouse
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Monitor
These are user-supplied, so you can run the ACE and ACE Sight applications, and well as con-
trol shutting down the SmartVision MX industrial PC.
The AnyFeeder can be controlled by V+ programs, usually generated by the setup wizards in
ACE. This chapter provides an overview of that process.
We recommend that you use the graphical interface provided in the ACE software.
For details, see the
ACE User’s Guide
, which is available within ACE under the Help tab.
5.2 ACE Sight Overview
The ACE Sight module uses the SmartVision MX to handle all vision operations. ACE Sight
requires the ACE Sight USB license key [dongle], installed in the SmartVision MX, for full func-
tionality.
Initial Configuration
A number of steps need to be taken to use ACE with an AnyFeeder.
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Create one Locator Model for each type of part that will be handled.
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Teach a “safe” location (where the robot goes on power-up)
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