Description:

Picks plate from plate stack. Returns a "Pick Complete" message if successful, otherwise returns an error message.

Moves picker up and in towards plate stack, turns on vacuum, grabs plate, moves picker out, and brings seperator arms to inboard position.

Uses vacuum threshold to detect if no plates on stack. If no plates are detected, picker moves back out and down and suspends with a message that prompts the user to load more plates.

Applies To:

• Trendsetter_400/800_Auto
• Trendsetter_NEWS

Syntax:

Notes:

All plate information is loaded from "state bay 1" into "state plate_loc p".

See Also:

• Command: load
• Command: unload
• Command: process
• Command: picker
• Command: list status
• NVS: al vpi
• NVS: al mpc
• NVS: al pios
• NVS: al puds
• NVS: al pvs
• NVS: al pvt
• NVS: al ss
• NVS: aldly pio
• NVS: aldly pud
• NVS: aldly sio
• NVS: aldly pwod
• NVS: aldly phid
• NVS: state bay 1
• NVS: state plate_loc p