Asyril Asycube Series User manual

Asycube
User guide
Document
Asyril_ASYCUBE_User_Guide_EN
000.101.029
Version
C
Date
23.07.2019

Asycube
User Guide
© Copyright Asyril S.A.
000.101.029
Version: C
2/46
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................4
1.1. GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................4
2. USER GUIDE INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................5
2.1. GENERAL OPERATION ..........................................................................................................................5
2.2. GENERAL PROCEDURE OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................7
2.3. DEFINITIONS.........................................................................................................................................8
3. ASYRIL HMI INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................11
3.1. PREREQUISITE ...................................................................................................................................11
3.2. INSTALLING THE HMI SOFTWARE ON A SPECIFIC COMPUTER ...........................................................11
3.2.1. Pre-installation...............................................................................................................................11
3.2.2. Installation......................................................................................................................................11
3.2.3. Starting the HMI............................................................................................................................11
3.2.4. Configuring the HMI......................................................................................................................12
3.2.5. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................12
4. HOPPER VIBRATION/OUTPUT ACTIVATION............................................................................13
4.1. ASYCUBES 50 AND 80........................................................................................................................13
4.2. ASYCUBES 240, 380 AND 530...........................................................................................................14
5. PLATFORM VIBRATION..................................................................................................................16
5.1. ASYCUBES 50 AND 80........................................................................................................................17
5.2. ASYCUBES 240, 380 AND 530...........................................................................................................20
5.3. ASYCUBE 240 & 380 &530: SIMPLIFIED ADJUSTMENT METHOD "EASY-TUNING"..........................21
6. SEQUENCE........................................................................................................................................24
6.1. ACTIONS.............................................................................................................................................25
6.1.1. Hopper/output................................................................................................................................25
6.1.2. Platform..........................................................................................................................................25
6.1.3. Wait.................................................................................................................................................25
6.1.4. None ...............................................................................................................................................25
6.2. DURATION MODES..............................................................................................................................26
6.2.1. ‘Fixed’ .............................................................................................................................................26
6.2.2. ‘Quantity adjusted’ ........................................................................................................................26
6.2.3. ‘Vibration ratio’...............................................................................................................................27
6.3. SMART VIBRATIONS............................................................................................................................27
6.3.1. ‘Centring’ ........................................................................................................................................27
6.3.2. ‘Quantity adjusted’ ........................................................................................................................28
6.4. HMI SIMULATION:TEST SEQUENCE...................................................................................................29

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6.4.1. Case 1: No smart vibration..........................................................................................................29
6.4.2. Case 2: ‘Quantity adjusted’ .........................................................................................................30
6.4.3. Case 3: ‘Centring’ .........................................................................................................................30
6.4.4. Case 4: Mixed smart vibrations ..................................................................................................31
7. SAVING ...............................................................................................................................................32
8. BACKLIGHT.......................................................................................................................................34
8.1. ACTIVATION........................................................................................................................................34
8.2. INTENSITY...........................................................................................................................................35
9. EXAMPLE ...........................................................................................................................................36
9.1. INSTALL AND CONFIGURE THE ASYRIL HMI.......................................................................................36
9.2. ADJUST PLATFORM AND HOPPER VIBRATIONS...................................................................................36
9.2.1. Platform vibration..........................................................................................................................36
9.2.2. Hopper vibration/output activation..............................................................................................38
9.3. ADJUSTING SEQUENCES ....................................................................................................................39
9.3.1. Flat platform: Feed and distribute parts.....................................................................................39
9.3.2. Structured platform: Feed and pre-orient parts........................................................................40
9.3.3. Flat platform: Distribute parts (Asycube 240, 380 and 530)...................................................40
9.4. SAVE ALL THE PARAMETERS IN THE ASYCUBE ..................................................................................41
9.5. CONFIGURE THE BACKLIGHT..............................................................................................................41
9.6. EXECUTE COMMANDS FROM PLC......................................................................................................41
9.7. CONTROL THE ASYCUBE FROM YOUR PLC THROUGH MODBUS TCP..............................................42
10. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................44
10.1. FOR BETTER SERVICE …...................................................................................................................44
10.2. CONTACT............................................................................................................................................44

Asycube
User Guide
© Copyright Asyril S.A.
000.101.029
Version: C
4/46
1. Introduction
1.1. General information
The following document is the property of Asyril S.A. and may not be copied or circulated
without permission. The information contained in this document is subject to change without
notice for the purpose of product improvement. Please read this document carefully before
operating your product, to ensure it is used correctly. Nevertheless, should you encounter
difficulties during operation or maintenance, please contact Asyril customer service.
In this manual, the safety precautions contained in this manual are placed in three categories:
“Danger”, “Warning” and “Note”; the following symbols are used:
DANGER!
Failure to observe this instruction may result in death or serious injury.
DANGER!
Failure to observe this instruction may result in electrocution or serious injury due to
electric shock
IMPORTANT!
Failure to observe this instruction may result in serious injury or damage to property.
NOTE:
The reader's attention is drawn to this point in order to ensure that the product is used
correctly. However, failure to respect this instruction does not pose a danger.
Refer to …
For more information on a specific subject, the reader is invited to refer to another manual or
another paragraph.
IMPORTANT!
Asyril shall not be liable whatsoever for any loss or damage arising from failure to observe
the instructions specified in “Safety Precautions” of the USER GUIDE. The customer is
solely responsible for ensuring the necessary instructions are passed on to all persons
concerned.
NOTE:
All dimensions in this document are expressed in millimetres

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2. User guide introduction
This chapter presents a brief introduction on the general operation of the Asycube and an
overview of the procedure for setting up the Asycube for your application, followed by a
definition of the expressions used throughout this and other Asyril documentation. The
following chapters detail how to use the Asycube and at the end, to conclude this document,
a step-by-step example is given.
The Asycube is a flexible feeder system, which spreads the parts on the picking surface
using smart vibrations. Displacements in all directions as well as more advanced trajectories
are the result of the sum of the excitations of the different actuators. The role of the Asycube
is to:
•Distribute and flip the components over the picking surface
•Manage the feeding from the hopper in order to have enough components on the
picking surface
2.1. General operation
The table below shows the general procedure for using the Asycube with interaction of a
vision system and a robot, starting from an initial empty platform.
#AllParts = number of parts detected on the picking surface
Threshold = upper limit of parts on the platform for feeding vibration
GoodParts = parts well oriented and ready to be picked by a robot
Initial state
#AllParts < Threshold
Feeding
The Asycube feeds the
platform from the hopper
#AllParts < Threshold
Feeding + spreading
The Asycube spreads
components with smart
vibration