Adept Hornet 565 Robot Quick Setup Guide, Rev A
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Chapter 1: Hornet 565 Quick Setup Guide
1.1 Introduction
This Quick Setup Guide steps you through the installation and start-up of your Adept Hornet
565 robot. The major steps are:
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Preparation
: workcell layout and safety
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Hardware Installation
: mounting the robot and system cable connections
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Software Installation
: .NET Framework and Adept ACE
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System Start-Up
: system configuration and turning on the robot
NOTE
: This guide does not apply to Adept robot systems that include an Adept
SmartController EX motion controller. Refer to the
for those systems.
During the installation and start-up process, refer also to your Hornet 565 robot user’s guide,
shipped with each system, and available on the Adept support disk and the Adept Document
Library, for more information.
Operation and Maintenance of an Adept Hornet 565 robot are not covered in this guide. Refer
to the full user’s guide for that information.
1.2 Safety
WARNING:
Adept Technology strictly prohibits installation or
operation of an Adept robot without adequate safeguards
according to applicable local and national standards. See
Workcell Layout on page 3 for a simple workcell layout.
You must read the
and the Robot Installation and Operation chapters
in the robot user’s guide for information on safe operation of your robot system.
Refer to Installing User-Supplied Safety Equipment in the System Installation chapter of the
Adept robot user’s guide, which provides details on connecting a user-designed E-Stop system
through the XUSR connector to the robot.
1.3 Workcell Layout
The following figure shows a simple workcell layout with a user-supplied safety barrier and E-
Stops provided by the optional Front Panel and optional T20 pendant.
WARNING:
If you do not purchase an Adept front panel, you
must provide your own E-Stop circuit and button.