We currently have a R-30iA Welding Robot that is out of TP Memory. We checked and the Robot already has 3m of SRAM so adding memory is not a option right now. The programs are complicated and are already set up fairly efficient. This is a 24/7 weld cell with a couple hundred programs on it that are all very different. Some programs get run every week and others do not come up for months. For a temp solution we are going to leave a bunch of the not common programs on a MC card in the Robot. The problem is if one of these programs come up on the off shifts the parts get skipped until support arrives. Not to mention the pain in the *** it is.
Does anyone know of a way for the Robot to automatically look at the MC card and run a program from it? Any solutions would be helpful.
Thanks!
TP Memory Suggestions
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jseavers -
January 3, 2013 at 7:44 PM -
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I recall reading somewhere that there is a way to reallocate the amount of memory dedicated to TPP and PERM. If you have alot of spare PERM memory you may be able to reallocate it so there is more dedicated to TPP. However, I can't find where I read that at. Might be worth it to give fanuc a call about it.
If that doesn't work, it looks like the option R709 is what you need. It looks like it allows you to read TP programs directly from the DRAM or from an external memory card. Never had to use it though. It is described in section 5-5 of the handling tool manual.