O
CTOBER
2002
E
XABYTE
VXA-2 A
UTO
P
AK1x7
A
UTOLOADER
51
P
ERFORMING
H
ARDWARE
E
XERCISES
Home Robot
Moves the robot to its home
position in front of the drive.
Cycle Pick/Put
Causes the robot to take a
cartridge from a specified
element and replace it in the
same location the number of
times you requested.
When you select Cycle Pick/Put, the Cycle PP Src?
screen appears. Press
[
1
]
or
[
2
]
to select the source
index (where you want the robot to pick and put the
cartridge) and press
[ENTER]
. The message
Select
number of test cycles
flashes on the screen.
Press
[
1
]
or
[
2
]
to move the screen arrow to the digit
you want to change. Then, press
[
3
]
or
[
4
]
to select
the number of cycles you want this test to run and
press
[ENTER]
.
Cycle Theta
Moves the robot up and down
the number times you requested.
When you select Cycle Theta, the message
Select
number of test cycles
flashes on the screen.
Press
[
1
]
or
[
2
]
to move the screen arrow to the digit
you want to change. Then, press
[
3
]
or
[
4
]
to select
the number of cycles you want this test to run and
press
[ENTER]
.
Cycle Reach
Causes the following:
!
The robot to move to its home
position on the theta axis
!
The picker to move to the
extended position, to the
retracted position, and back to
the extended position
When you select Cycle Reach, the message
Select number of test cycles
flashes on
the screen. Press
[
1
]
or
[
2
]
to move the screen
arrow to the digit you want to change. Then, press
[
3
]
or
[
4
]
to select the number of cycles you want
this test to run and press
[ENTER]
.
Cycle Solenoid
Exercises the solenoid that
controls the locking mechanism
on the magazine the number of
times you requested.
When you select Cycle Solenoid, the message
Select number of test cycles
flashes on
the screen. Press
[
1
]
or
[
2
]
to move the screen
arrow to the digit you want to change. Then, press
[
3
]
or
[
4
]
to select the number of cycles you want
this test to run and press
[ENTER]
.
You will hear a click
each time the solenoid extends and retracts.
Table 4-7
Hardware exercises available through the Command Menu (continued)
Test
Description
Additional instructions