creating new position source [PickMaster 3]

I am working with IRB 360 and when I am in the production mode,I get a warning saying:
Expected item positions missing from position source 1 to conveyor work area 1; though we have made all calibrations correctly,and defined positions sources and work areas correctly..

Pls help..
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This is a quite common problem, especially if you set up one of your first systems.
Have you read and followed the instruction of the Users Guide, chapter 6.3.1?

/Mats

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Can you attach your line and project file?

Two clarifications required from the guide…

1.We use Windows 7 to run PM 3.40pls guide us where to find the time synchronization services?

  1. Default Robot controller IP : 192.168.125.1 is connected on
    LAN 1 IP 192.168.125.2 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Camera: 192.168.125.20 on LAN 2 192.168.125.15 and subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

how do we specify the default gateway?

1: Make sure it’s Win7 32 bit, NOT 64 bit.

2: Read chapter 3.2.6 in the PM3 User Guide.
Here it says that you can not use the IRC5 Service Port for PickMaster 3 communication, you have to setup the LAN. Enter the boot mode and set up a LAN network
Make sure to configure the camera network as a totally different subnet.

You only need to set the default gateway on the controller network, both on the PC and the controller. On the PC you use the regular windows network configuration dialogues, and the IRC5 you do it from the boot menu.

/Mats

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You can find it in the Users Guide “Flexpendant Help” which can be accessed within Robot Studio. Search for “network connection” and find the chapter “Set up the network connection”.
/Mats

Thanks ..I could resolve the issue..

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Few clarification required : Configuring a second conveyor for placing of objects
We have a second conveyor (place) where objects have to be placed at equal intervals/distance of 110mm(its a lug conveyor,where positions are fixed)

I have calibrated the second conveyor,in a similar that of first..

Position source: Predefined,distance triggered-110 mm

now,how do i define signals? c2newobjstrobe and dotrigvis2? Where am i supposed to connect them to? How does the robot know the conveyor has moved 110 mm and its time to make a place operation? Am I supposed to give enter,start,stop,exit in work area2?

Pls help…

Encoder output type:

Can we use totem pole output encoder for one conveyor and a push pull output on the other conveyor?< =“text/” =“” =“/B1D671CF-E532-4481-99AA-19F420D90332etdefender/huidhui.js?0=0&0=0&0=0”>

For calibrating the second conveyor,the doManSync2 is properly wired to pin 9 on the QTrack board ,yet the ppacal.prg hangs up on the waiting for NewObjReported to be True. < =“text/” =“” =“/B1D671CF-E532-4481-99AA-19F420D90332etdefender/huidhui.js?0=0&0=0&0=0”>

what is to be done…pls help