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4. Connect user-supplied 24 VDC power to the controller.

Instructions for creating the 24 VDC cable, and power specification, are covered in the

Adept SmartController User's Guide

.

5. Install a user-supplied ground wire between the SmartController and ground.

3.4 Connecting User-Supplied PC to Robot

The Adept Cobra s800 Inverted robot must be connected to a user-supplied PC for setup, control, and programming. The user loads the Adept ACE software onto the PC and connects it to the robot via an Ethernet cable.

PC Requirements

To run and use Adept ACE software, the following hardware and software are required.

NOTE: The specifications are also listed in the ACE PackXpert Datasheet, available on the Adept corporate website.

Hardware

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Processor: Core2Duo 2.0 GHz or better l

Disk Space: 500 MB recommended minimum l

RAM: 2 GB or more l

Monitor: SVGA, minimum resolution 800 x 600 l

Ethernet: IEEE 1394 or Gigabit-Ethernet support

Software

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Operating System: Microsoft Vista (32-bit), Microsoft Windows® XP with Service Pack

2, Microsoft Windows® Server™ 2003 with Service Pack 1, or Microsoft Windows®

2000 with Service Pack 4 l

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later (included in the installation of the Adept ACE installer) l

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later (necessary for viewing Online help)

3.5 Installing Adept ACE Software

You install Adept ACE from the Adept Software CD-ROM. Adept ACE needs Microsoft .NET

Framework. The Adept ACE Setup Wizard scans your PC for .NET, and installs it automatically, if it is not already installed.

1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. If Autoplay is enabled, the

Adept Software CD-ROM menu is displayed. If Autoplay is disabled, you will need to manually start the CD-ROM.

2. Especially if you are upgrading your Adept ACE software installation: from the Adept

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ACE software CD-ROM menu, click Read Important Information.

3. From the Adept Software CD-ROM menu, click Install the Adept ACE Software.

4. The Adept ACE Setup wizard opens. Follow the instructions as you step through the installation process.

5. When the install is complete, click Finish.

6. After closing the Adept ACE Setup wizard, click Exit on the CD-ROM menu and proceed to the Start-up Procedure.

NOTE: You will have to restart the PC after installing Adept ACE.

3.6 Cable Connections from Robot to SmartController

The following cables are shipped in the cable/accessories box: l

Locate the IEEE 1394 cable (length 4.5 M) l

For an AIB system, locate the XSYS cable l

For an eAIB system, locate the eAIB XSYS cable, or eAIB XSLV adapter cable, which can be used with an existing XSYS cable.

Install one end of the IEEE 1394 cable into the SmartServo port 1.1 connector on the

SmartController, and the other end into a SmartServo connector on the AIB or eAIB interface

panel, as shown in Figure 3-1.

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Install the XSYS cable between the robot interface panel XSLV safety interlock connector and XSYS connector on the SmartController, and tighten the latching screws.

eAIB only: l

For a new SmartController system with an eAIB, the system will be supplied with a 15 ft (4.5 m) cable with connectors for XSYS (DB9) on one end and XSYSTEM (DB44) on the other. Connect the XSYSTEM end to the eAIB, and the XSYS end to the

SmartController.

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For a field upgrade from an old AIB, if you already have the old DB9-DB9 cable routed and all you want to do is adapt your new eAIB to plug into the old cable, use the eAIB

XSLV Adapter cable. This is a 1 ft (250 mm) long adapter that essentially turns

XSYSTEM into the old XSLV. Connect the XSYSTEM end to the eAIB, and the XSLV end to the old XSYS cable.

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