RoadRunner Owner's Manual - Data I/O Corporation

Control PanelOverview • Overall System Description •• Tape Advancement1The Control Panel is a keypad and display that provides a User Interface(UI) to the RoadRunner programming system.The main function of the Control Panel is to accept input (commands) fromthe operator via the keypad, while providing visual or auditory feedback tothe operator regarding status of the system.Blank DevicesBefore starting a job, the operator must mount a reel of tape containing blankdevices onto the RoadRunner or placement machine cart. Once the devicetape is threaded into the RoadRunner and a job is started, the RoadRunnerwill pick devices from the tape and advance the tape automatically.Periodically, new device tape must be loaded and the cover tape take-up reelmust be emptied.Tape AdvancementTape advancement includes three functions—advancing the device tape,separating the cover tape from the device tape, and collecting the cover tape.Tape-In ModuleA stepper motor drives a sprocket that advances the device tape viasprocket holes along the tape’s edge. Tape movement is stepped, allowingthe tape to stop each device directly under the pick point. The emptydevice tape is expelled at the front of the RoadRunner or near the frontbelow the conveyor. Different Tape-In Modules are available for differentwidth device tape, and there is an adjustable module that accommodates16, 24, and 32 mm tape.The XLF models also have an adjustable Tape-In Module that accommodates32 and 44 mm tape.Cover Tape ModuleThe Cover Tape Module winds up used cover tape so it can be disposed ofby the operator. A DC motor, synchronized with the tape advance motor,drives the Take-up Reel that winds up the separated cover tape. The covertape is threaded around a peel bar that separates it from the device tape.Some cover tape is sticky enough that it will affix directly to the reel, whileother cover tape must be fastened to the reel with a piece of adhesive tape.Refer to Figure .Data I/O • ProLINE-RoadRunner Owner’s Manual • 096-0240 [updated Mar2010] 1—5