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System Installation

26 Adept Cobra i600/i800 Robot User’s Guide, Rev G

PC Requirements

To run and use Adept ACE software, the following hardware and software are required.

NOTE: The specifications are also listed in the ACE PackXpert Datasheet,

available on the Adept corporate web site.

Hardware

• Processor: Core2Duo 2.0 GHz or better

• Disk Space: 500 MB recommended minimum

• RAM: 2 GB or more

• Monitor: SVGA, minimum resolution 800 x 600

• Ethernet: (if using vision) IEEE 1394 or Gigabit-Ethernet support

Adept recommends using the Adept SmartVision™ EX vision processor

• Serial cable: A standard, null modem, shielded, RS-232 data transfer serial cable,

DB-9 female connectors on both ends (supplied by Adept)

Software

• Operating System: Microsoft Vista (32-bit), Microsoft Windows® XP with Service

Pack 2, Microsoft Windows® Server™ 2003 with Service Pack 1, or Microsoft

Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4

• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later (included in the installation of the Adept

ACE installer)

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later (necessary for viewing Online

help)

Installing Serial Cable

1. Locate the RS-232 null modem serial cable that is included in the Accessory Kit.

2. Connect one end of the serial cable to the RS-232 connector on the robot interface

panel. See Figure 3-1 on page 24.

3. Connect the other end of the cable to a serial port on the PC.

Serial ports are also referred to as COM ports.

3.5 Installing Adept ACE Software

You install Adept ACE from the Adept Software CD-ROM. Adept ACE needs Microsoft

.NET Framework. The Adept ACE Setup Wizard scans your PC for .NET, and installs it

automatically if it is not already installed.

1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. If Autoplay is enabled,

the Adept Software CD-ROM menu is displayed - see Figure 3-2. If Autoplay is

disabled, you will need to manually start the CD-ROM.

NOTE: The online document that describes the installation process opens

in the background when you select one of software installation steps

below.

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