Setting Pick Position
Now that you've loaded a component into the feeder, we'll fine-tune the feeder's position in OpenPnP and test picking a component.
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Re-home your LumenPnP if necessary to make sure its position is accurate.
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Press The "Feed" button to make sure the feeder is working, and the tape is indexed properly.
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Use the camera view to precisely target the center of the slot for one of the components.
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Press the "Capture Camera Location" to save the camera's position to the Part Offset settings.
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Confirm that the Slot Location's Z-axis position is around
14mm
. We don't want the nozzle tip to crash into the feeder while fine-tuning it, so a higher number is better to start. -
Select the correct toolhead you'll be using to pick this component from the
Machine Controls
dropdown. -
Position your tool over the Part Offset location. Your nozzle tip should be hovering above the component. If the nozzle is not aligned correctly, you should adjust your nozzle offset.
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Use the
Jog
controls to lower the nozzle tip until it is just touching the component in the slot. -
Save the z-axis height with the "Capture Tool Location" button.
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Use the "Pick" button to test picking the component. If it isn't picked appropriately you may need to tune the Part Offset, especially the Z-axis.
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Click the
Discard
button underMachine Controls -> Special
to discard the part. -
Repeat this tuning with each of your feeders.
Maintaining feeder position
After setting your pick position, we recommend keeping the feeders and machine powered. Powering down the machine can result in a slight change in position which could require resetting the pick position.
Next Steps
If you came here from the FTP documentation, your next step is Setting up the Board.