Warning

You are reading the documentation for an older Pickit release (2.3). Documentation for the latest release (3.4) can be found here.

Components

An operational Pickit system consists of 3 mandatory components:

  • Pickit processor

  • Pickit camera

  • Your robot

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During the setup, a computer is used to configure the Pickit system. After setup and configuration, the computer can be disconnected.

There are two mandatory connections and two optional connections for the Pickit system:

  • Top: The Pickit processor can be connected via a network cable to any PC for access to the Pickit web interface via any supported web browser.

  • Bottom: The Pickit camera must be connected to the Pickit processor using the provided USB camera cable.

  • Right: The Pickit processor must be connected with a network cable to the robot or machine controller. This connection allows the robot and Pickit to exchange commands, status information, object poses and the robot pose.

  • Left: The Pickit processor can be connected via a network cable to the company network in order to receive remove service from a Pickit engineer over the Internet. Alternatively, it can be connected to the Internet with the Pickit 3G USB dongle.