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V+ Operating System User's Guide V+ Operating System User’s Guide Version 12.1 Video in Video in blue Video Video in PULNIX a dept 040 SIO VGB VIS VJI DIO FAIL PASS SF STP ES HPE 1 OK OK 1 2 A SCR 2 ESTOP 3 4 3 ACC V V B C V 5 6 4 SCSI I I I N ON D D D VME 1 E E P 2 U 3 O O 4 T OK 5 B B S 6 7 U U D 8 S S R I RESET V E A M I O N N P I U F T T P O S / R ABORT M C AMPLIFIER RESET P SIGNAL 1 2 3 R 4 O R R S ON U S 1 S 2 2 T 4 2 3 3 P 2 4 3 2 U 2 2 T BELT S ENCODER #1 P R O S I I 2 N / 3 T O 2 E C R A R M 2 O S E 4 U 2 R V T 3 E A 2 P 1 T S / U 0 H / T T 0 E S E S m R T R A N R M E O T B E ARM #2 KEYBOARD S SIGNAL ® USE ONLY WITH WARNING: 250V FUSES FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING OF FUSE. 5AT ~100-240V 50/60HZ V+ Operating System User’s Guide Version 12.1 Video in Video in blue Video Video in PULNIX a dept 040 SIO VGB VIS VJI DIO FAIL PASS SF STP ES HPE 1 OK OK 1 2 A SCR 2 ESTOP 3 4 3 ACC V V B C V 5 6 4 SCSI I I I N ON D D D VME 1 E E P 2 U 3 O O 4 T OK 5 B B S 6 7 U U D 8 S S R I RESET V E A M I O N N P I U F T T P O S / R ABORT M C AMPLIFIER RESET P SIGNAL 1 2 3 R 4 O R R S ON U S 1 S 2 2 T 4 2 3 3 P 2 4 3 2 U 2 2 T BELT S ENCODER #1 P R O S I I 2 N / 3 T O 2 E C R A R M 2 O S E 4 U 2 R V T 3 E A 2 P 1 T S / U 0 H / T T 0 E S E S m R T R A N R M E O T B E ARM #2 KEYBOARD S SIGNAL ® USE ONLY WITH WARNING: 250V FUSES FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING OF FUSE. 5AT ~100-240V 50/60HZ Part # 00962-01230, Rev. 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Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents Introduction . 13 What Systems Can I Use This Manual With? . 14 What Is Covered in This Manual? . 14 What Other Manuals Might I Need? . 14 What About Safety? . 16 Reading and Training for System Users. 16 System Safeguards . 17 Computer-Controlled Robots . 17 Manually Controlled Robots . 18 Other Computer-Controlled Devices . 18 Conventions. 19 Typographic Conventions. 19 Keyboard Conventions . 21 Selecting, Choosing, and Pressing . 21 Abbreviations . 22 How Can I Get Help? . 22 In Europe . 22 Europe/Germany . 22 France . 22 Italy . 23 In the United States . 23 Service Calls. 23 Application Questions . 23 Applications Internet E-Mail Address . 23 Training Information . 23 Outside Continental United States or Europe . 23 Adept World Wide Web Site . 24 Adept Bulletin Board Service . 24 V+Operating System User’s Guide, Ver 12.1 5 Table of Contents Part 1: Adept System Fundamentals 1 Your Adept System Hardware. 27 Before You Begin . 28 The Controller . 29 The Keyboard . 30 Standard Keys . 32 Function Keys . 32 Modifier Keys . 32 Cursor Keys . 32 The Numeric Keypad . 33 Screen Control Keys. 33 The Mouse Keys. 33 Other Special Keys . 33 The Status LEDs . 34 The Trackball . 34 The Controller and Memory . 34 Robots and Motion Devices . 35 The Manual Control Pendant . 35 Other Input and Output Devices. 36 Cameras and Lighting Equipment . 36 The Controller Disk Drives . 36 Serial I/O . 36 Digital I/O . 36 Analog I/O. 37 Remote Emergency Stop . 37 2 Learning the Basics . 39 Using the Controller . 41 Install the Equipment and Set the Hardware Configuration . 41 Power up the System. 42 To Power up the Controller . 42 To Power up the Motion Device . 44 To Reenable Power to a Motion Device After an Emergency Shutdown. 44 + Using the V Command Line . 45 6 V+Operating System User’s Guide, Ver 12.1 Table of Contents The System Prompt and Typing Cursor . 45 The Parts of a Monitor Command . 45 The Command Name . 45 Command Parameters . 46 Required and Optional Parameters . 46 Using the ID Command . 46 Monitor Command Syntax Conventions . 47 Shortcuts to Typing a Command . 47 To Cancel a Command . 48 To Edit the Current Command . 48 To Retrieve Previously Entered Commands . 48 To Enter a Command While a Program Is Executing . 49 Using the A-Series Graphical Interface . 49 Working with Pointing Devices . 50 To Move the Pointer . 50 To Click . 50 To Drag . 50 Working in Windows . 52 To Open a Window . 52 To Select a Window . 52 To Move a Window . 52 To Size a Window . 53 To Zoom a Window . 53 To Close a Window . 53 Scrolling in Windows . 53 To Turn Scroll Bars On and Off . 53 To Use the Scroll Arrows . 54 To Use the Scroll Handles . 54 Window Menu Bars . 54 To Make a Menu Selection Using the Pointing Device . 54 To Make a Menu Selection Using the Keyboard. 55 Using Software . 55 + The V Operating System Software . 56 Application Software. 56 + The V Operating System . 56 Using Files and Directories . 57 Using the Wyse Terminal . 57 3 Using Files . 59 V+Operating System User’s Guide, Ver 12.1 7 Table of Contents Understanding Disk Files . 60 Disk Files. 60 Subdirectories . 60 File Names . 60 Filename Requirements . 60 Reserved File Names. 61 + Contents of a V Disk File . 61 Working With Disk Files . 62 To List the Files on a Disk Drive. 62 To Use Wildcards to List Groups of Files . 63 To Copy a Disk File . 63 To Rename a Disk File . 63 To Delete a Disk File . 64 Using Directories . 64 Understanding the Directory Structure . 65 Understanding Paths . 66 The Current Directory . 67 Full Paths . 68 Relative Paths . 68 To Display the Current Path . 68 Path Examples . 68 Working With Subdirectories . 69 To View the Contents of a Directory . 69 To View Groups of Files . 69 To Create a Subdirectory. 70 To Delete a Subdirectory . 70 File Management Using Diskcopy . 71 Copying Multiple Files . 71 Deleting Multiple Files . 72 Other Disk-Like Devices . 73 + 4 Executing V Programs . 75 + Understanding V Programs . 76 To LOAD a Disk File . ..
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