
[Contents]
1. Overview....................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1. What is the Tracking Function?............................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2. Applications .......................................................................................................................................... 1-2
2. System Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.1. Components ......................................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.1.1. Configuration of the Expansion serial interface and Included Items ............................................. 2-3
2.1.2. Devices Provided by Customers ...................................................................................................2-3
2.2. Example of System Configuration ........................................................................................................ 2-5
2.2.1. Configuration Example of Conveyer Tracking Systems................................................................ 2-5
2.2.2. Configuration Example of Vision Tracking Systems ..................................................................... 2-6
3. Specification ................................................................................................................................................. 3-7
3.1. Tracking Specifications......................................................................................................................... 3-7
4. Operation Procedure .................................................................................................................................. 4-11
5. Preparation and Connection of Equipment ................................................................................................ 5-12
5.1. Preparation of Equipment ................................................................................................................... 5-12
5.2. Connection of Equipment ................................................................................................................... 5-12
5.2.1. Installation of Option Cards (Expansion serial interface/Ethernet Interface) .............................. 5-12
5.2.2. Connection of Conveyer Encoder ............................................................................................... 5-14
5.2.3. Connection of Photoelectronic Sensor........................................................................................ 5-15
6. Parameter Setting ...................................................................................................................................... 6-16
6.1. Dedicated Input/Output Parameters ................................................................................................... 6-16
6.2. Operation Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 6-16
6.3. Tracking Parameter Setting................................................................................................................ 6-17
7. Sample Robot Programs............................................................................................................................ 7-18
8. Calibration of Conveyer and Robot Coordinate Systems (“A” program) .................................................... 8-19
9. Calibration of Vision Coordinate and Robot Coordinate Systems (“B” program) ....................................... 9-22
10. Workpiece Recognition and Teaching (“C” program) .......................................................................... 10-25
10.1. Program for Conveyer Tracking.................................................................................................... 10-25
10.2. Program for Vision Tracking ......................................................................................................... 10-27
11. Teaching and Setting of Adjustment Variables (“1” Program).............................................................. 11-31
12. Sensor Monitoring Program (“CM1” Program) ..................................................................................... 12-35
12.1. Program for Conveyer Tracking.................................................................................................... 12-35
12.2. Program for Vision Tracking ......................................................................................................... 12-35
13. Automatic Operation............................................................................................................................. 13-36
14. Maintenance ......................................................................................................................................... 14-38
14.1. MELFA-BASIC IV Instructions ...................................................................................................... 14-38
14.1.1. List of Instructions ..................................................................................................................... 14-38
14.1.2. List of Status Variables ............................................................................................................. 14-38
14.1.3. List of Functions ........................................................................................................................ 14-39
14.1.4. Explanation of Tracking Operation Instructions ........................................................................ 14-39
14.2. Timing Diagram of Dedicated Input/Output Signals...................................................................... 14-46
14.2.1. Robot Program Start Processing .............................................................................................. 14-46
15. Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................... 15-47
15.1. Occurrence of Error Numbers in the Range from 9000 to 9999................................................... 15-47
15.2. Occurrence of Other Errors .......................................................................................................... 15-48
16. Appendix............................................................................................................................................... 16-49
16.1. List of Parameters Related to Tracking ........................................................................................ 16-49
16.2. Expansion serial interface Connector Pin Assignment ................................................................. 16-50
16.3. Chart of sample program .............................................................................................................. 16-51
16.3.1. Conveyer tracking ..................................................................................................................... 16-51
16.3.2. Vision Tracking.......................................................................................................................... 16-57
16.4. Sample Programs ......................................................................................................................... 16-61
16.4.1. Conveyer Tracking .................................................................................................................... 16-61
16.4.2. Vision Tracking.......................................................................................................................... 16-69