Why PickApp + Vision System? Smartphone and tablet are growing fast in both industry field and daily life. Electronic devices are becoming the best human-machine interaction system. As the most common application in GI, Pick&Place is required by the market to be Easy to Use. In response to both trends, Comau has developed an Android application to perform “Pick&Place” operations on Android tablet which is friendly to all kinds of users. Vision System facilitates the applicability of Pick&Place which is a must in all industrial sectors. Comau presents PickApp 1.1 which supports Cognex smart camera...

• Ease of use • Intuitive GUI inspired by consumer electronics products • Fast programming within 15 mins • Smart Camera Configuration Wizard • Wireless Connection • No connection cable • Industry Wireless Protocol support & Access point support • One table can manage multiple controllers • Vision System • Cognex camera support • Multi camera mounting position support • Autonomous pattern recognition and position displacement compensation

* The functionalities of the application are not fully guaranteed for models not tested.

Camera Support List Cognex Type Family In-sight 7000 Cognex Type

Open Menu Save Program Positions renumbering / Reverse Path Alarm/Error Step by Step Execution PATH Sequence Change Movement Type Select Gripper 1 or 2 Rotate/Translate Open/Close Gripper Tablet world Positioning Speed Selection Robot Movement Buttons Tool/Frame selection Drive ON/OFF Wait Input Gripper Action Add Point Point Name Move Type

Menu page introduction Creat New Program Open Program in Controller Set Global Speed Creat New Program Set Default Gripper Status Set Frame View all digital input SW information Cabinet Power Management Vision Wizard Camera Calibration & Setting Pattern Teaching

Connect the bypass circuit on Teach Pendant connector Connect Cognex Smart Camera to WI-FI network of Android tablet on line Connect the controller to the same WI-FI network of Android tablet 8

2 - Connection Assign IP address to Android Table, Comau controller and Cognex smart camera via Switch or a Multiport Access-Point. All the devices should be set within the same network address as shown in the last page. From now on, we start the easy programming with PickApp 1.1 Type the IP address or scan the relative QRCode 9

Select the desired modality of movement Select tablet position in respect to the robot Use the arrows to move the robot Change the robot speed (override) Once outside of the robot cell, with the safety gate closed, click to turn on the robot motors

After completing your path, SAVE the program Activate "step by step" modality to test your path Set the desired movement parameters Test your program step by step When you reach a desired position click to add a waypoint to your program

Switch to RUN modality to start the automatic execution Set robot speed and if needed, select LOOP EXECUTION Execute your program Once outside of the robot cell, with the safety gate closed, click to turn on the robot motors

Take a picture of Frame Pin the calibration points in the picutre Enter from Menu to Vision Wizard Move Robot TCP to the pinned point Save the point and press NEXT Select to do a new calibration or load Choose the points number for calibration

7 - Pattern Recognition & Area Definition 3 1 Select the pattern to recognize. In the picture, it could either Comau Logo or black triangle Define area to detect Set the tolerance of displacement and orientation

Teach the position of Pick & Place Set the orientation of Gripper by joint movement

The information contained in this brochure is supplied for information only. Comau S.p.A. reserves the right to alter specifications at any time Follow us without notice for technical or commercial reasons. The illustration does not necessarily show the products in their standard version. Edition - 01/18 - Turin