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.
- Simply turn off the vacuum in
Actuators > H1:VAC1 > Off
to recycle your component. - Repeat this tuning with each of your feeders, and then you'll be ready to start a job!
Next Steps
If you came here from the FTP documentation, your next step is Setting up the Board.