Adept AdeptSight User Guide - Manual (Page 51)

Calibrations
This section covers two basic calibrations:
l Belt-to-robot calibration
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Camera-to-robot calibration
NOTE: The Basic camera calibration should have already been performed. See
Standalone Camera Calibration .
When do I Calibrate?
Calibration needs to be performed once for each different setup. If you make changes to the
setup, specifically to the robot, belt, or camera position, parameters, or configuration, then
you must recalibrate the new setup.
What Order?
NOTE: All devices being calibrated must be connected and functioning properly.
1. AdeptSight Belt Calibration: This calibrates a conveyor belt to a robot.
It consists of an interview wizard followed by a calibration wizard.
You must run this calibration before the AdeptSight Camera Calibration.
NOTE: AdeptSight Belt Calibration is not needed if there is no conveyor belt in the
system.
When the AdeptSight Belt Calibration is completed, a Belt Calibration object is
created, which will be needed for the AdeptSight Camera Calibration.
For details, see AdeptSight Belt Calibration on page 55.
2. AdeptSight Camera Calibration: This calibrates a camera to a robot, making the sys-
tem aware of the location of the camera's field of view with respect to the robot.
It consists of an interview wizard followed by a calibration wizard.
When the AdeptSight Camera Calibration is completed, AdeptSight generates an
AdeptSight Camera Calibration object.
For details, see AdeptSight Camera Calibration on page 73.
The calibration interview wizards gather sufficient information about your system to use the
correct parameters during their respective calibration wizards.
Calibrations
AdeptSight User's Guide, Version 3.2.x, Updated: 8/23/2012
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