SCARA, 6-Axis and Modules
Technical Support Notes

Article ID: T1010
Date: 5/3/00
Product: EPSON RC+ (all versions)
Subject: Off line development notes

In off line development mode, you can create projects, edit programs, and compile.  No software key is needed and should not be used. 

If the software key is enabled for SPEL or other options and installed on the off line computer, then EPSON RC+ will display an error during start up because it cannot find the files or hardware needed for the enabled options.

You can also use the VB Guide controls in off line mode, but you cannot run programs with VB Guide that use SPEL commands.  If your software key is enabled for only VB Guide and Vision Guide, you can run your VB project with Vision Guide in VGA mode, which means there will be no live video.  You must load images into the vision sequences.

The following table shows a summary of what is required to perform certain tasks with EPSON RC+.

Task

MIB Board

Software Key

Create projects, edit, compile

No

No

Execute SPEL commands and tasks

Yes

Yes

VB Guide + Vision Guide

No

Yes

VB Guide + Vision Guide + SPEL

Yes

Yes

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