Adding Input

    Hello to everyone. I have an "IRC5" ABB Robot. I use it for spot welding. When there is a problem in the water line coming to this robot, I want to prevent the robot from welding by sending a signal with a flow switch. In other words, when the water is cut off, the flow switch will send a signal and the robot will wait and a text saying "Waiting for water information" will appear on the screen. The robot fires a total of 26 spot welds. There is an input card on the robot.


    Do I need to write these commands in the routine file or the mod file? And can you help me how to do it? If you want, I can share the program backup with you.

    Hi. I would suggest to create an Event Routine with a trap for the specific Input. The event is activated either at Power On, Start, Reset or Restart and checked when the Event is ran. Add the Event Routine to a System Module which will always be on the Robot at all times.

    The inputs palmeida shows above are already part of SpotWare. They are assigned to virtual board 'SW_BOARD1'. You will find the in the EIO file.

    Example:

    -Name "g1_flow1_ok" -SignalType "DI" -Unit "SW_BOARD1" -UnitMap "4"

    Use this input by creating a cross connection from the input coming the flow switch to the virtual 'g1_flow1_ok' input.

    Example:

    -Res "g1_flow1_ok" -Act1 "di_FlowSw_ok"

    Double-check the EIO parameters and see if the 'g1_flow1_ok' input is already enabled by a different input before trying to add an input.

    Quote from Lemster68

    I usually just change the mapping from the virtual board to the "real" signal mapping.

    I have also done this many times in the past as it is much simpler and cleaner, should have remembered to offer that advice.

    Most programming for me is keeping with what is already established/existing at the customers and/or integrators. I just happen to see the cross-connections used a lot in recent years so it was the first thing I thought of.

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