Posts by 95devils

    In Teach, once the servo on/ready button is blinking, you are done with that button. On the pendant press the Teach Lock button. Use the enable (deadman) switch to get servo power.


    When you create the job you tell it the hardware associated with the job. Depending on the hardware and job type the controller will automatically structure the motion types available. The structure of this job is considered independent motion. In a coordinated motion job, you can use independent motion or coordinated motion. The 4 key should change the edit buffer line between the two. MOV + MOV and SMOV + MOV.


    A noncoordinated job would only show a MOV for a single piece of hardware. A job that has two pieces would show either just a MOV or MOV + MOV depending on how it is set at creation.


    -In the following instruction rung, the IG#(4) that is referenced, I am assuming this is an input group (I assume this is the same as Fanuc Group Input), but cannot find where they are configured?
    IFTHENEXP IG#(4)=4 OREXP IG#(4)=14


    -Is there a file in the backup that would show me how the input signals are mapped? (in Fanuc this would be the ioconfig.dg file). Are there any other files from backup that would be helpful for me to review to get a better understanding of the robot configuration?


    I don't know Fanuc but the i/o is wired to an External Input or Output. What is used in the jobs are Universal Input or Outputs. There is a ladder program that runs in the background that ties Externals and Universals. The file would be CIOPRG.LST. This file could be opened in a text editor.


    Groups are of 8. The first group would be the individuals 1-8. Group 2 is 9-16. Group 3 is 17-24 and so forth.

    Besides sequence continuing, I commonly use #50075 Job Edit Inform and #50076 Jog Operation Inform.


    50075: JOB EDITING OPERATION INDICATION
    This signal indicates that the job to be executed has just been
    edited, searched, or manipulated with the cursor ON. This can be
    used for determining starting conditions after editing.


    50076: JOG OPERATION INDICATION
    This signal indicates that the manipulator was made to move an
    axis or followed the FWD/BWD operation on the programming
    pendant. This signal goes OFF automatically when playback is
    started. This can be used for determining restarting condition.

    All your speeds are incorrect. On a VJ= there are two decimal places. On a V= there is one decimal place. The controller is using mm/sec on the V= regardless of what units you have the controller set for.

    Still S1CxG400 through S1CxG415. The x in the address represents the piece of hardware. Robots are first, then Base tracks, lastly external axes.


    S1C1G400 through S1C1G415 are R1.


    S1C2G400 through S1C2G415 are R2, if present.


    You can use the PAGE key to toggle through the S1CxG parameters if there is more than one piece of hardware on the controller.

    Global position variables are just that, global. Any job that uses P000 for anything would use the same reference format, tool, and data.


    If a person or job changes a position variable, all jobs using that position variable will be using that data.


    When you save a job out of the controller the position variable's format, tool number, and data are saved at that time. That is what you see when you open the job in notepad or any text editor.


    If someone or a job changes the position variable in any way, if you reload the job individually that is using a position variable, or reload a cmos.bin file, or the VAR.dat file, the controller will overwrite that position variable with what is in the file.


    That is one reason that programmers may use local position variables.


    Remember! if you lose the voltage on the encoders you will lose the zero position of the robot! You can still hedge and do not turn off the power on the robot during the replacement, but then be careful with the wiring!


    If I remember correctly, MRC motors have supercaps on them. If they are good after this many years is another story.

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