The Pickit license system

The Pickit hardware and software can be tailored to the needs of your application. Since version 3.0, Pickit offers a licensing system that allows you to get what you need, without having to pay extra for features you won’t be using. You can opt in to optional features like an HD camera or the billet picker. Or, you can opt-out of production-specific features if you’re an educational or non-profit organization.

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In the system settings you can inspect the details of the installed licenses, as well as learn about available extensions.

You can also check the installed licenses of your Pickit system at a glance in the top bar of the Pickit web interface.

Tip

Upgrading from Pickit version 2.x? Follow these instructions to get your Pickit license.

A Pickit license file contains a combination of modules that define the functionality of your Pickit system. The following modules are available:

Required to run in production:

• Core: Enables detections with a live camera.

• Production: Enables unlimited communication between the robot and Pickit. Systems without this module (e.g. for educational or non-profit organizations) cannot perform long-running production rounds without human intervention.

Automation scenario modules:

• Pickit Plus: Includes features required for random bin picking and semi-structured picking applications.

• Pickit Depal: Includes features required for depalletization applications.

• Pickit All-in-one: Includes all Pickit features.

Optional modules for extending functionality:

• Camera on robot: Enables the use of a robot-mounted camera.

• HD camera: Enables the use of a high-definition camera.

• Billet picker: Enables the use of the billet picker (patent pending).

• Hole engine: Enables the use of the hole detection engine for detecting circular holes of known size on a surface.

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Spare processors that don’t have a license file installed are not able to run detections on a live camera, but can be used for inspecting snapshots and configuration files.

Pickit allows loading snapshots that use features not supported by your installed license modules. This allows you to preview what expanding Pickit’s functionality could bring to your application. For instance, a system with a Production license type can load and run detections on snapshots taken with an HD camera, or that use the billet picker gripper.

If you want to learn more about Pickit licenses, and how to expand the functionality of your current Pickit system, please contact us at sales@pickit3d.com.