Hello everyone. I have been using this website for a couple years now to refresh my memory with fanuc robots.
I currently have a problem maybe some of you could help me with. I am using a m10-ia with I believe the rj3 controller. It's just a simple pick and place operation. I am putting parts in a box and placing a sheet of thin cardboard on top of that layer and stacking these layers 35 high. I am doing an offset to pick up the paper but we are talking about .1 at a time. I currently have the operators replacing the cardboard every 4 inches or so. The eaot has spring loaded suction cups that have about 3/4 inch travel and vacuum to pick the parts and the cardboard. Is there a way that I can mount a switch on the eaot and have the robot recognize when the level will be full?
Perhaps using bg logic to monitor for the switch and changing a PR to 0 for the move or to stop the move.
I've fooled with robots for over 10 years now but haven't had any formal training on them. I'm sure there is a lot that I do not know. I'm not an engineer, just the old trusty maintenance tech.
Thanks in advance for any help/