ActiveRobot



Thermo Scientific ActiveRobot enables you to automate microplate handling from within Microsoft® Windows® applications. Consisting of a set of ActiveX® components, ActiveRobot enables you to control Thermo Scientific robot systems, including the CataLyst Express, the F3, the CataLyst-5, and their track-based configurations.

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With ActiveRobot™, you can rapidly develop Windows-based applications to control robot systems. The ActiveRobot ActiveX component is fully compatible with a wide range of existing COM-based development languages, including Microsoft Visual Basic®, Microsoft Visual C++®, Inprise Delphi® and LabView®

Controlling Thermo Scientific Robots with ActiveRobot

ActiveRobot enables Microsoft Windows NT4/2000/XP applications to fully access and control up to eight robot systems from one host computer. Each robot system consists of one Thermo Scientific A255, A465, CataLyst-3, CataLyst-5, or F3 articulated arm, one Thermo Scientific C500C controller, and up to two additional axes, one of which can be a track.

ActiveRobot Components

  • Interfaces to the following object classes:
    • Robot, which enables you to access the robot system’s configuration, motion engine, and I/O capabilities
    • V3File, which enables you to store and load teachable robot system locations and other variables
    • Location, which enables you to create and use robot location variables
    • Path, collection objects that enable you to create and manage a collection of CRSLocation objects
    • Remote, which enables you to provide access to the C500C’s operating system and file transfer capabilities
  • Development utilities:
    • ActiveRobot Terminal, or ARTerminal, a Windows terminal emulator that enables you to access the C500C operating system directly from your keyboard
    • ActiveRobot Explorer, or ARExplorer, a Windows file transfer utility that enables you to copy files from the host computer to the C500C, and vice versa, using a Windows Explorer-like user interface
    • ActiveRobot Configuration, a Windows application that enables you to configure and test various aspects of the system, including communications between the host computer and each robot system, and the performance of each robot system

ActiveRobot Features

  • Programming interfaces compliant with the Microsoft Component Object Model (COM)
  • Compatibility with a wide range of ActiveX development tools, such as Microsoft Visual Basic 6 and Visual C++ 6, and ActiveX-compatible applications such as Microsoft Access 97/2000 and National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Access to and control of all C500C operating system features, motion control capabilities, and input/output capabilities
  • Context-sensitive online help
  • Detailed example applications in both Visual C++ and Visual Basic

ActiveRobot Benefits

  • Faster, easier, less expensive development and debugging of robot applications
  • Friendlier, more consistent operator interfaces
  • More familiar development environment
  • Integration with other Windows tools, including process monitoring and development tools
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