Method and apparatus for forming mounting data, and storage medium used therefor, and method and apparatus for mounting components using the same

An apparatus for forming mounting data for use in controlling a component-mounting operation of a mounter, and for use with to-be-mounted components, said apparatus comprising:

• an electronic component-catalog having image data of various types of components and component text data necessary for component mounting including component configurations and dimensions stored therein;
• a data reader operable to read component text data corresponding to to-be-mounted components of individual mounting positions from the component text data stored in said electronic component-catalog according to mounting position data related to the to-be mounted components of the individual mounting positions, wherein the mounting position data includes mounting angles for the to-be-mounted components;
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• a data forming device operable to form mounting data, for controlling the component-mounting operation of the mounter, according to the mounting position data and the component text data read by said data reader in connection with the to-be-mounted components corresponding to the mounting position data.

A method for mounting components for use with a mounter, to-be-mounted components, a board, and an electronic component-catalog having image data of various types of components and component text data necessary for component mounting including configurations and dimensions of components stored therein, said method comprising:

• reading component text data, corresponding to to-be-mounted components of individual mounting positions, from the electronic component-catalog according to mounting-position data related to the to-be mounted components of the individual mounting positions, wherein the mounting position data includes mounting angles for the individual mounting positions;
• forming mounting data according to the mounting-position data and the component text data for instructing the mounter to receive a supply of components and mount the components to specified mounting positions;
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• automatically mounting the components sequentially to the specified mounting positions of the board by controlling operation of the mounter based on the formed mounting data.

An apparatus for mounting components for use with to-be-mounted components, said apparatus comprising:

• a mounter;
• a memory operable to store component text data necessary for component mounting including component configurations and dimensions;
• a data reader operable to read component text data corresponding to to-be-mounted components of individual mounting positions from the component text data stored in said memory according to mounting position data related to the to-be mounted components of the individual mounting positions, wherein the mounting position data includes mounting angles for the to-be-mounted components;
• a data forming device operable to form mounting data, according to the mounting position data and the component text data read by said data reader in connection with the to-be-mounted components corresponding to the mounting position data, for instructing said mounter to receive a supply of components and mount the components to specified mounting positions;
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• a controller operable to control operations of said mounter upon reception of the mounting data from said data forming device.