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Twister II Robot User’s Manual
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
Create a New Robot Project
The name of the robot in the automation control software must
match the name of the Robot project, which is the same as the
name of the robot INI file.
The Robot software displays an untitled project file when the
software opens. To create a new project, which is used by the
automation control software to control the robot:
1
In the Robot software, select
File
→
New
to open a new project
file. (All new projects use the TwisterII.ini file as a template. If
you are using an XP robot, you should copy the files out of the
\ICP\XP Templates\ folder and paste into the \ICP\ folder, and
then open the XPRobot.ini file to use as a template.)
2
Choose
File
→
Save As
to open the Save As window.
3
Navigate to the \ZyRobot\ICP folder.
4
Type the desired name for the file in the
File Name
text box.
Remember that the file name must match the name of the robot
resource in the automation control software.
5
Click the
Save
button. The Robot project is saved and the
project name and path displays in the title bar.
NOTE
If you create a new project, and want to use that project during
operation with Caliper automation control software, the name
of the robot resource in the Caliper automation control
software must be the same as the INI file name.
An .
ini
file name
mismatch with the resource name will prevent communication
between the Caliper automation control software and the robot.
When the project is saved, the Robot software stores the robot data
in all appropriate files of the same name. For example, changes to
the TwisterII project are saved in
TwisterII
.
ini
,
TwisterII
.
xpd
, and
TwisterII
.
pos
.
