Thanks for the shot at it :)
So, I discovered the "feeder teach" feature that UIC has in the software. It's fantastic...except it doesn't give the option to have the PTF deliver a part to the belt. That was mildly disappointing.
In the help files, I found that when you do that feeder teach, it has you zero the camera on the lower left of the part, and then the upper right of the part. Which is moderately difficult to do without a part on the belt. I also learned that when using this feature for the PTF, it is recommended to use the nozzle nearest the camera.
I suppose I could write up a custom program to force that nozzle, etc. But, I ended up getting lucky
I started the job I was in the middle of running...and the PTF quietly loaded up 4 ICs on the belt (one for each nozzle), and zipped them into the machine...I was able to hit the e-stop before the parts were picked....and then go into the "feeder teach" set-up and run the set-up process. Bingo...picking issues fixed!
I'm hoping that it extends to the next part that I put in there, and doesn't need to be repeated for every different size part. I'm also thinking that next time around, I'll write the custom program, and put double sided sticky tape on the belt so that I can go with your suggestion of a failed pick, then do the set up.
Cheers, ..rob
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