TM Calibration Program

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This topic introduces the process of automatic hand-eye calibration when a TM robot communicates with Mech-Mind Vision System through Standard Interface.

Before performing the following operations, please make sure that:
  • You have set up Standard Interface communication with the robot.

  • The robot is in the Manual mode, i.e., the green Manual light is on. If the robot is in the Auto mode, please press and hold the M/A button on the Robot Stick to switch to the Manual mode.

Load the Calibration program

  1. Click tm calibration programicon1 and select Project to open the window as shown below.

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  2. Click tm calibration programicon2, and select mm_calibaration in the pop-up window, and then click OK.

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Set the Start Point for Calibration

  1. Click Point Manager.

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  2. Click tm interface program icon3 in the pop-up window.

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  3. Click Controller.

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  4. Adjust the robot pose in the Joint or Tool tab, and click Move when finished.

This point is the first point where the camera captures the image for hand-eye calibration. Please make sure that the calibration board is at the center of the camera’s field of view.

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Configure the IP Address of the IPC

  1. Click the tm interface program icon4 icon in the upper left corner of the mm_v01_init1 node.

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  2. Click the icons one by one as shown in the following image.

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  3. Enter the IP address of the IPC in the Add Device window and click OK.

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Run the Calibration Program

  1. In the Manual mode (the green Manual light is on), press the Run button on the Robot Stick to run the calibration program.

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  2. Make sure that the message “Entering the calibration process, please start the calibration in Mech-Vision” is displayed in the Console tab of Mech-Vision Log panel.

Complete Calibration in Mech-Vision

  1. In Mech-Vision, click Camera Calibration (Standard) on the toolbar, or select Camera  Camera Calibration  Standard from the menu bar.

  2. Follow the instructions based on different camera mounting methods to complete the configuration.

If the robot does not reach the next calibration point within 60 seconds, Mech-Vision will report a timeout error and stop the calibration process. In such cases, please select and run the calibration program on the teach pendant again, and restart the calibration process in Mech-Vision.

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