Newbie in Motoman Products

[hgrmty]

hy all,

currently, i am doing an internship in a company, and i must figure out how to work a motoman UP50N (or just UP50, don't really know for sure), along with the controller yaskawa ERCR-UP50N-AAOO.....

but the problem is, i am totally new in this industrial robot things  , so i hope you can help me get the correct source to learn about this, maybe the correct manuals, thanks before.....

 

[Fabian Munoz]

Hello hgrmty:

Welcome to the robot-forum.

You are in the right place. We are all here to help each other.

Regarding Motoman info, we have a good selection of manuals for download, just look under Yaskawa Motoman Robot Forum and you'll see the manual section

To give a quick intro, during the years Motoman has developed different controllers   ERC, MRC, XRC, NX100 and the latest DX100.  (in order from the mid 80 to present)

Their robots (manipulators) name have some numbers and letters, the numbers represents the payload and the letters the model (what they are used for, what family they are from, etc,etc)

You are going to have to look for MRC or XRC controller infromation

Good luck in your internship


somar
 

oh btw  How do you pronounce your name ?

[hgrmty]

thank you somar :D

what's the different between MRC and XRC controllers

my real name is Heggi Ramatya, i just make it shorter into hgrmty, and i don't really have a specific way to pronounce it, so feel free to pronounce it the way you like it :D

[Fabian Munoz]

Hi

Check this out    http://www.robots.com/faq.php?question=motoman+controllers.

My brief personal opinion on all TP:
I think behind the first screen when you turn the robot on, everything looks the same. This is actually good,          Because going from MRC selecting F keys to icons on XRC and to the multiple screen on DX, you will find the same estructure underneath.
You would expect a VARIABLES list, a I/O list etc. For a programmer is great because you "kind of know" where things are
So, from one to to another they made it friendlier, like going from DOS to Windows 3.1 to XP (if you are old enough)

As far as the keyboard, I would say the keys are the same but in different locations, just looking for the right ergonomic design

[hgrmty]

from the site you gave, the MRC and XRC both use INFORM II as the programming language, so is it good for me to download the NS100 INFORM II manual

and since i can't find any specific manual about UP50, i download the one from XRC UP20 Manipulator Manual, is it good

thanks somar, you've been a great help, and this is a great forum ! 

[Fabian Munoz]

Yes and Yes.

Inform is the Motoman language even for the newer controller.
Any UP manual will be find  for learning

Good luck !!!

We are here to help,

[hgrmty]

it turns out that the controller is NX100, just realize it today after i see the bright blue writings   .....

anyone have the NX100 instruction manual, the one with how to install and connect it with the manipulator

thanks again for the help  

[Fabian Munoz]

PLEASE:

Use the search button 

[hgrmty]

oh, i missed it just because the name is different, i should look for it more thoroughly.....
 

after i read it several times, i come to conclusion that motoman's language is somewhat similar to assembly language, am i right

Thank you once again :D

 

[Fabian Munoz]

I will say more similar than BASIC

[hgrmty]

i don't study BASIC >.<

anybody know what is the use of the component FXTB7, FXTB8, FXTB10, and FXTB11

i've search all over the manual, and i got nothing.....

the component is located in the door of the controller.....

[Fabian Munoz]

I have an NX controller and I dont see that.   Can you post a picture ?

[hgrmty]

here are some pics.....

http://img687.imageshack.us/i/img100t.jpg/
http://img63.imageshack.us/i/img099j.jpg/
http://img218.imageshack.us/i/img098.jpg/
http://img718.imageshack.us/i/img097.jpg/
http://img684.imageshack.us/i/img101s.jpg/

sorry for the low quality, i use my old phone to take it.....

[hgrmty]

i manage to turn on the controller today.....

but no luck with the manipulator, looks like some connection is wrong or something, it says "external holding" in the lower part of the pendant.....

[Fabian Munoz]

Hi:

1) I havent seen those devices that you show in the picture ever
2) If you are getting External Hold that means that an external device is energizing that particular input. Look unde Specific Inputs and youll see if it's on or off.
It could be also the concurrent i/o program was programmed