Contains a series of Step-By-Step Tutorials for the Guidance Dispense software application. These tutorials are intended to introduce all of the basic operations required to setup the system and develop simplified typical applications.
These tutorials are organized into two groups:
- Setup Tutorials. These introduce all of the steps necessary to operate the system and initialize parameters that define the dispensing tools and workspace. These tutorials should always be executed in the order they are presented since they initialize data that is inter-dependent. In general, these tutorials only have to be executed once until the tooling or some element of the work cell is modified.
- Application Tutorials. The first tutorial is a complete, basic example. This is followed by a series of modifications of the basic example. These variations can be executed in any order.
Before performing these tutorials, please ensure that the following has already been completed.
You have reviewed the Hardware and Software Introduction chapters of this manual. A thorough understanding of the content of these sections is not required since much of what you read will become clearer as you perform the tutorials. However, a understanding of the basic operation of the hardware and the concepts and nomenclature of the software will be very helpful.
DANGER: Before operating your robot, ensure that the following steps have been performed: (1) the robot has been properly mounted; (2) all required safety interlocks have been installed and tested; and (3) power has been connected. For the PrecisePlace robots, this information is provided in the “PrecisePlace 1300/1400 Robot, Hardware Introduction and Reference Manual”.
It's now time to get started with the tutorials! Please begin with the Setup Tutorials and execute them in order.