Enable I/O command only in determinate Safety Area ABB irc5

    Good morning everyone,

    Sorry for the question i'm going to ask you but i'm and entry level in the Word of automation and It's my First experience with and ABB controller.

    The question concerns the locking and unlocking commands that are used to manage the tool change

    the objective is to be able to give the unlock command only in the tool change area and keep it blocked in all other areas.

    I wanted to manage it in the background logic, but I have the doubt that if we command the "unlock" output for a few ms the "Unlock" output remains ON and the gripper would fall

    Can you advise me on how to manage it via software?

  • 95devils November 18, 2024 at 7:32 PM

    Approved the thread.

    You will need to use a world zone for the area of your toolchanger. This will set an output when in the area. That MUST NOT be the actual output to unlock. You will cross connect that output to another output that is virtual from the robot to set/reset the lock signal. This cross connection resultant will be the real unlock signal. If there are proximity sensors on the nest or toolchanger you could add the into the cross connection chain for added safety.

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