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New YouTube robot channel from the founder of the Robotforum

Since 29.05.2020 there is the brand new channel around (industrial) robotics by and with Werner Hampel.
A lot of cool content around robots, their planning, programming and maintenance as well as interesting product presentations.
Be part of it and help to let the channel grow fast to keep getting fresh news about industrial robots.
As soon as the German channel has 1,000 subscribers, I will start shooting English language videos.
Until then you can check out our playlist of videos with English subtitles.
Subscribing, linking and commenting helps for rapid growth.
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Robots vs. Corona

If we could, we would probably skip this time and move on to a time after Coronavirus, where not every conversation is about this pandemic, where the ones of us who are locked in can finally go out and see their friends again.
COVID-19 will certainly remain a big topic in the months to come because we need to find solutions, and we need to talk about how to better react when the next pandemic happens.
So in this article, we want to discuss one possible solution for preventing a catastrophe like this.
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What exactly does a robot programmer do and what does he earn?

Robot programmer certainly is a job with great perspectives.
But what does a robot programmer do and is that a job suitable for me?
Read on!
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  • alphatango

    Replied to the thread DSE watchdog command 1 error 116.
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    Controller : (v)KR C2
    KSS : 4.1.5
    no mfc included, only interbus card, the DSE/RDC cable has not been checked yet.
    How can i check the RDC card?

  • Lemster68

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    We have ABB robots with similar setup but it is wired to a high speed counter/display made by ifm. It is for information only, for users to see, it does not give feedback to the robot. Anyway, with the properly calibrated axis, the robot knows its…

  • SkyeFire

    Replied to the thread KRC4 Point Name.
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    You could use a TRIGGER command to call a subroutine that would grab P_NAME[] while the motion is still active.

  • SkyeFire

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    Controller Model? KSS version? Those matter much more than the robot model, in cases like this.

    This suggests a hardware issue. If the DSE has already been replaced, then my next thought would be the MFC card. The RDC, or the DSE/RDC cable, might be…

  • SkyeFire

    Replied to the thread Backup image of KRC HDD.
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    Something like one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter…kb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

    NOTE: Not an endorsement! I just grabbed an example at random. It's been so long since I needed one, what I used to use isn't on the market anymore.

    As for software: …

  • SkyeFire

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    4 pulses/rotation, at 500RPM, means your pulses happen every 30ms. Which means each pulse is much less than 30ms in duration. And reliably detecting anything less than 12ms in duration with a KRC is basically not possible -- ideally, you should never…

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    The controller is looking at the path, speed, and the robot’s stopping distance as factors as when to stop. You are using a fairly large arm.

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    And you can use num variables instead of hard coding the actual values.

  • DenisCa

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    Hi,

    There is a custom turntable with 2 KUKA motors.
    Everything works fine with it.

    Just one thing, I still need to find a way to use a sensor installed on the turntable.
    There are also 4 pins under the turntable flange, so...
    I can have 4 pulses per 1 turns,…

  • Gabriel Cinti

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    Could you elaborate on how to do it? It looks like it's always getting the reference from the User Frame 0 rather than an UF set by me. And even changing the UF in the exact same program I made using the palletizing function doesnt change anything.…