User`s guide

Using Multiple V+ Systems
For applications demanding extremely intensive V+ processing, it is possible to run a copy of
V+ on every processor. This section details the requirements and considerations needed to
run multiple V+ systems.
Requirements for Running Multiple V+ Systems
You must have the following items before you can use multiple processors to run multiple V+
systems.
l V+ Extensions license
l CONFIG_C utility program
l One processor for every V+ system that you intend to run
l A graphics-based system
If you are using additional processors for vision or servo processing only, you do not need a
V+ Extensions license. Contact your local Adept sales office for more information on this
license.
Using V+ Commands With Multiple V+ Systems
If more than one processor is running a copy of V+ and the MONITORS system switch is
enabled, multiple monitor windows can be displayed. The first monitor window is the normal
monitor window for the system processor (labeled Monitor). The monitor windows for the
other V+ system is labeled Monitor_2. The processor can run its own independent V+
system, and can perform all of the V+ functions with the exceptions described in Restrictions
With Multiprocessor Systems on page 333.
Autostart
When the autostart program is used with processor 1, it functions in the same manner that it
does on a single V+ system and performs the following commands:
LOAD/Q auto
COMM auto
When autostart is used with V+ processor 2, the program performs the following commands:
LOAD/Q auto02
COMM auto02
where n is V+ system number 2.
You do not have to enable the MONITORS system switch unless you want access to the V+
command line when using autostart to execute programs on system 2.
Using Multiple V+ Systems
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