FAQ¶

Licences¶

Does Stackmill need the internet?: Once, to activate the licence. After that a machine with a security module never needs it again. A machine without one checks in regularly and will not start if it cannot.
What happens if your licence server is down?: A machine with a security module is unaffected. A machine without one cannot start — which is one reason a production cell should have a TPM.
Can I move my licence to another machine?: Yes, by asking for a rebinding; a floating licence only needs its seat released on the old machine. See Activate a licence.
What can the demo do?: Everything except export. It edits, saves and simulates, and files it saves open only on the machine that saved them.

Windows or Linux?: Both, for the desktop application. A server installation runs in Docker.
Do I need a server?: Only if you want operator screens on tablets or several people in the same cell. One person programming at a desk does not.

Do I have to write robot code?: No. Stackmill generates the robot's own program and you export it. What the exported program contains is in Exporting to the robot.
Can I edit the generated program on the pendant?: You can, and it will be overwritten the next time you export. Change it in Stackmill.

Can two robots share a pallet?: Not today. It is on the roadmap.
How many pallets can a cell have?: One or two stations is the normal case, and what the operator screens are designed around.