Creating Conveyors in a Project

Conveyors are configured for each Epson RC+ project. Up to 16 conveyors can be created per project. A conveyor is a logical entity that combines a robot with one or more conveyors.

There are two types of conveyors: vision and sensor. If you will be using a vision camera to find the parts on the conveyor, you must first create a vision sequence to find the parts. This vision sequence is required when you define the conveyor.

To add a conveyor to a project

1. Select [Tools]-[Conveyor Tracking] to open the [Conveyor Tracking] configuration dialog.

   

2. To add a conveyor, click the [Add] button.

   The dialog shown below appears.

   

3. Enter a name for the conveyor, then specify the Robot #, Encoder #, Type, Motion, and Orientation.

KEY POINTS

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• A default conveyor name is created automatically when a new conveyor is added. You can change the name as desired.
• When you use a straight conveyor, select "Line" for [Motion].
• When you use a circular conveyor, select "Circular" for [Motion].