We have recently bought some used KRC1 robots. So far the only way we can figure out how to cycle start a program is from the teach pendant. I really do not want to use the teach pendant with our production workers because they will brake them in no time. Where could I connect wires inside of the controller to put my own cycle start button? Thank you!
KRC1 Cycle Start Questions
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tbrewton -
June 13, 2013 at 3:38 PM -
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here is a picture of what the screen looks like
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What mode have you been running these robots in? AUT?
If you want to use EXT mode, you have to add external I/O. Do you have any I/O available on these robots?
If you have available hardware I/O to wire buttons to, you need to look at the Automatic External section of the Configuration manual (next door in the Manuals&Software sub-forum).
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Thank you SkyeFire! I will check it out!
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I also want to connect the automation but can not find where to connect please can tell something is missing
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What is "pozhaluhsta"?
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pozhaluhsta--- es ist please
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What is "pozhaluhsta"?
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I do not have any available I/O, what would be my next step.... Do I buy some I/O cards and install them (part number???) or do I have other options? Thank you so much!
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Have you used all the I/O on the X11 plug?
If you have then you need a bus system, DeviceNet is the way to go as the KRC1 has DeviceNet on the MFC card so you won't need additional equipment on the controller.
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I/O on the X11 plug? I did not know this, are all of the wires in the X11 plug available I/Os? Thank you!!!
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I thought that the X11 plug was the safety circuit plug?
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Some of the early KRC1s had a handful of hardware I/Os on the MFC that could be made available through the X11 plug, but I don't recall if that required an additional hardware option set or not. I never used them myself.
I believe that MFC I/O was eventually deprecated for later KRC1s, and KRC2s never had it.
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All KRC1s that I've used have had I/O on the X11 controlled by the MFC.
16 in and I think 12 out, although I could be slightly wrong.
Check out the electrical drawings
It was one thing we missed when we started using KRC2, but luckily we always have a bus system as well.
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