TAPE FEEDER, DETACHABLE UNIT FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING DEVICE

摘要

To provide a tape feeder and an electronic component mounting apparatus that enables easy, reliable recognition of a model of an individual subjected to a specification change after factory shipment. A storage unit 20 of a feeder control unit 8 includes a first memory area 21 for storing a code (model code) pertaining to a model of a tape feeder 2 at factory shipment along with a serial code showing an individual of the tape feeder 2 and a second memory area 22 for storing a code (a specification change code) pertaining to a change made to specifications of the tape feeder 2 after factory shipment. The second memory area is empty at factory shipment. Every time a change is made to specifications with elapse of a time after factory shipment, a new code is additionally stored in the second memory area.