Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer
Question:
What do the different colors mean on the control panel LEDs for the Amicus Professional Robot?
Answer:
This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He is a Table Tennis Robot Guru. Larry’s response is below:
The Ball LEDs are the LEDs above the buttons marked 1–8. #1 and #2 have a S appended after the number. That S means those two buttons can be designated as serves, which to the robot simply means a brief pause is added before that ball is thrown, much like you would experience in a real game where you are waiting for your opponent to begin the serve. A normal ball is indicated by a lit orange LED. A serve is indicated by a lit green LED. Ball 1 LED and Ball 2 LED can both be either orange or green. You change it by repeatedly pressing the associated button for that ball.
If you have a single ball drill and that ball is programmed as Ball 1, and Ball 1 LED is green, you are telling the robot to insert a pause before every shot it delivers. Press the Ball 1 button repeatedly until that LED turns orange and then the ball feed will use the setting of the Ball/min knob.
Here’s an example—let’s say you have 3 balls programmed. Ball 1 LED is green and Ball 2 and Ball 3 LEDs are orange. Ball/min is set to 60 (1 second interval between ball throws). This is telling the robot:
Pause for a few seconds
Throw Ball 1
Wait 1 sec.
Throw Ball 2
Wait 1 sec.
Throw Ball 3
Pause for a few seconds
Throw Ball 1
Wait 1 sec.
Throw Ball 2
Wait 1 sec.
Throw Ball 3
Repeat
If Ball 1 was orange (instead of green), then the sequence is:
Throw Ball 1
Wait 1 sec.
Throw Ball 2
Wait 1 sec.
Throw Ball 3
Wait 1 sec.
Throw Ball 1
Repeat
If you only have Ball 1 programmed, and you have it designated a serve (green light), then the sequence is:
Pause for a few seconds
Throw Ball 1
Pause for a few seconds
Throw Ball 1
Repeat
