ASEA controllers up to and including S3 used their own language (ARLA) so cannot be easily interfaced with a PC.
Mechanically the Irb90 is very similar to it's smaller brothers, the Irb 6 & Irb60. Axis 1 is rotary, Axes 2&3 are driven by ballscrews, Axis 4 rotates the upper arm, finally Axis 5&6 (wrist bend & turn) are driven locally instead of the link rod system used on the smaller models.
All models use the same cabinet, control & feedback system, but the servo drives/amps just increase in capacity to suit the model.
Posts by RoboWeld
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The Irb90 was unique at the time in the ASEA (later ABB) range as it was built as a 6 axis machine so manuals for the smaller models (Irb6 & Irb60) would not help even though it used the same ballscrew drive for axes 2&3 system.
I should have paper documents for this model if you need any particular info but would have to scan each page so time would be an issue.
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When I worked for a systems integrator we would normally design the "fingers" to suit the customers product(s) and fit to a generic gripper base.
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Axis 2 & 3 have their own brakes so removing axis 3 motor will NOT affect axis 2. You can drive axis 2 backwards then fold axis 3 down on top of it until the deadstop pads almost touch, the upper arm (axis 3) will not have far to move when the motor/brake is removed.
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Do you mean the SYNCOFF values?, they should be on a label inside the cabinet.
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First thing that comes to mind is, will the Irb140 be big enough to hold the workpiece steady against the machining forces?, it's only a 6kg capacity arm.
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Thanks for letting us know the outcome
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Depending on the system, you will hear the brakes "click" off when you operate the dead mans switch or start to move the joystick, the system will apply power to the servo motors before releasing the brakes.
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Your local ABB service centre will help if you give them the robot serial number.
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<snip> Make sure your contract with your integrator is well-thought out. Require full documentation, manuals, BOM, and source code up front -- I once found a customer who had bought an entire set of automation from a low-bid supplier in Italy, and hadn't specified these items -- the user interfaces were all in Italian, with no English option, and what little documentation had been written was thin, poor, and also only in Italian. This situation occurs far too often, in my experience.
+1 for that, I once worked on an Italian supplied (I'm in the UK) tube manipulating machine with drawings in Italian, and what appeared to be a home made PLC with no means of looking at the software for fault finding.
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Convince management to buy a training robot that is just like the ones you have. You can then explore ideas & methods without interfering with production. You can also try to sell the idea that it can be a great time & money saver if you also use it to verify good & defective parts.We did, although the line runs with Irb6600's and we have a little Irb120 as a training robot so it can't be cannibalised for spares.
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thanks for information! Can you help me with prorgram for 3d milling? I have 3d model and I wount milling with help robot. I making model my robot in POWER WILL, but POWER MILL makes code in RAPID. For Sport S3 need ARLA.Sorry, I can't haelp with 3D milling programming, I think you will struggle to find software to convert anything to ARLA
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As above, look for an external wiring fault, try shaking the wiring/containment to gate switch, E.stop boxes etc. and see if the fault appears.
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thank you for answer. Because in properties robot only 6 axies. How I can add axies? I'm a beginner. Thanks for the help. I have abb irb 6000 s3 + track 6 meters. How can I make codes for milling a 3D model. What programs work with sport S3?The picture you have posted shows a pull down box for up to 6 external axes so you need to select 1 ( for axis 7)
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I didn't know Sport S3 was still going, but don't see why it shouldn't work.
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You normally have a white or silver label/tag wrapped round the harness, have you removed the harness?.
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I think you have to have arcware installed first?.
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What make of robot do you have?, ABB have a TCP measuring system called "bullseye".
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Backup from robot and open system.xml file in backup folder. You can see all licence key in <key> sections.That's handy to know, I'm still learning my way round IRC5.
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Contact your local ABB support with robot serial number and they should be able to help.