We have an IRB 6700 robotware V6.XX.XX, and we wish to restrict the ability for anyone with a selector key to switch the robot into Manual mode mid-cycle. Our goal is to change the mode selector to require both the switch and an internal signal (or an output from the I/O board). My gut tells me this isn't possible as the mode selector is a safety feature, but I thought I would ask here just in case.
Restricting mode selector switch
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Hahonine -
July 17, 2018 at 6:59 PM -
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Remove the key from the switch.
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@Lemster While that was my first thought too, my assumption is that the local operators will have a copy of the key on hand. I'm basing this assumption on years of experience
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Rekey it to a custom key.
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If you do that, it might be easiest to go with the older S3\S4 M94 type, which use the SF101 key. Pretty unlikely that anyone would have those, current is 203.
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What I'm getting from this is that there is no known way to couple the mode selector with internal logic to prevent the robot from instantly dropping to manual mode when the selector is turned. Thanks for the help anyway.
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it might be possible.
I'm looking at a RW 6.03 robot, on a system that has no key switch. Switching from manual to auto (and back) is done entirely by the plc.
I suspect that if you want to do this, you will need to insert hardware between the key switch and the control module. You would need a relay that only changes the output if two different inputs are changed.