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Troubleshooting: Adaptive Packing Station

An adaptive packing station can stop responding when AntiMicro does not open, the Adaptive Controller is not detected, or a button types the wrong input. Find your symptom below for the cause and the fix.

To set up an adaptive packing station, see How to Set Up an Adaptive Packing Station. For how an adaptive packing station works, see Overview: Adaptive Packing Station.

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Adaptive Packing Station Problems

These problems can occur at an adaptive packing station that uses an Xbox Adaptive Controller and the AntiMicro program.

AntiMicro Not Detecting the Adaptive Controller at an Adaptive Packing Station

When AntiMicro cannot detect a gamepad, the main window is blank. A blank screen indicates a problem with the Adaptive Controller connection. Check your hardware configuration for issues.

AntiMicro main window with no gamepad detected, shown as a blank screen

AntiMicro Program Window Never Appears at an Adaptive Packing Station

When AntiMicro is set to Launch in Tray, the program window does not open on its own. Use the tray icon to display the program window. In the bottom right corner of your desktop, select the small arrow to show hidden tray icons, then click the gamepad icon to open AntiMicro.

Windows hidden tray icons with the AntiMicro gamepad icon

Adaptive Controller Button Not Working at an Adaptive Packing Station

When an Adaptive Controller button does not work as expected, or does not work at all, check what the button types. Open a Notepad text document and press a button on the Adaptive Controller. A text string corresponding to the assigned input should appear. Double-check that the assigned strings are correct. If no text appears, there may be a hardware connection problem.

Notepad document showing the text string typed by an Adaptive Controller button press

Packer Note Not Dismissing at an Adaptive Packing Station

The OK control on the Adaptive Controller does not dismiss a packer note. To dismiss a packer note, click OK with a mouse or scan the next item. At a station without a mouse, the note can look stuck until the packer scans the next item.

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