Posts by jrv5207

Cannot change group set from R1 to Non Group when creating a new job. Is there a parameter or setting that needs to be changed?

Is it possible to edit the command positions in a job. Are position variables the only route to go? I am use to working with fanuc where we can edit both local points using the position elements and the position registers.

Thanks

To piggy back off of Robo_Eng_13. The functions JPOS and LPOS are useful when writing the homing routine.

Quote from Schroeder

I am working on a robot cell and want to make sure I'm in compliance with RIA 15.6. Parts are loaded into a lathe from behind the lathe with a robot on a pedestal. The robot comes about 15" - 20" from the fence when it's loading and unloading parts. There are DCS zones set up in the load scenario to prevent the robot from hitting the fence. The area where it can hit is an operator's area. The area is a sliding gate that is safety interlocked so the operator can not open the gate and get to the robot when it's working. The fence has 1" wire mesh. It's 96" or 102" tall if I remember right.

Basically I need to know if DCS can be used to get closer than 20" to a fence when necessary. I thought there was some old rule about not being able to get closer to the fence than 20", but I thought that was before DCS.

Will this pass RIA and OSHA standards? Do you need more info to answer my question?

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Can you replace this section with lexan instead of mesh? Then use a dcs input from the safety interlock to disable the zone when open.

Quote from DaveP

I have a few robots with Ethernet/IP connected to Cognex cameras. It has pretty limited capability compared to a serial interface or using Karel. My application is very basic so I'm triggering the camera with EIP and then using the CIO-Micro to read the discrete outputs from the camera. I didn't spend much time getting specific X, Y, Angle data out of the camera. The attachment shows the DIO configuration that matches the EIP config in the Cognex camera and the EIP config in the robot.

I have used socket messaging, then communicate with the cognex via serial. Then have karel write the offsets to the registers.

Does DX200 series have the capabilities to run background programs and tasks like Fanuc does? Can i run multiple non motion programs at the same time?

Thanks

EDIT: After some more research i found that concurrent jobs are possible. What is the name of the paid option?

What Robot controller are you using?

Yes, Press the Data soft key, it is F2 button on the teach pendant.

Adding to the great advice in the previous post above: Check that the batteries are being installed correctly. Multiple times and places where i went to a customer site to find out that the batteries were put all positive side/negative side facing in. Instead of the correct polarity/side.

Jsapet,

Tell us which Robot Controller you are using.

However you have to assign the PMC addressing. Go to the I/O page. Menu>I/O>PMC.

Press Data (F2) key, to bring up another menu and select either EXT I/O assignment or INT I/O assignment. These menus allow the user to specify their I/O.

I bet if you go there you can see the assignment and that will give you the size. When you know the size you can find the end of the the assignment.

Werner Hampel,

Thank You for listening to our feedback. So far this seems to work well. Like I mentioned earlier, if donations are accepted to help keep the forum running. I would be willing, and I feel like most current users would help.

PLCTALK.net is a good example of a forum that is dedicated to plcs. They have one single ad on top of a forum. they provide two membership levels that you can donate money as a onetime donation to help keep the server up and running. The two levels of membership gives the users different perks for example. the lifetime supporter gets an additional member only thread and their username in gold showing that they are a lifetime supporter. People who have a membership can use different tools in the forum. One of the biggest benefits is the search tool that utilizes google search engine instead of the forum search. Then they have the non users that can view and create posts in the thread.

I myself is a lifetime supporter for the site because of the value and information of the community. I would have no problem donating to robot forum because i value this forum just as much as plctalk.net.

In this thread thread alone we have 3 posts that are advertisements.

I have experienced the situation when the EOAT was not pinned. So it shifted after a collision. Also one of the bolts were bent causing the fingers of the EOAT to not be straight.

Is there a similar command that tells us the current robot position in joint angles and Cartesian such as LPOS and JPOS in fanuc? Interested for a self home program.

Does Yaskawa have its own version of fanuc's karel language?

Dave P beat me to it. Your I/O configuration is wrong on the Robot side.

are you using the correct mapping for the inputs/outputs in the hmi? The HMI User Guide manual explains all that. Digital Inputs are %Q, so DI[1] is %Q1 Digital Outputs are %I, so DO[1] is %I1

Does the Robot have the SNPX option purchased?

R632 ! KAREL

this would be listed in the orderfill.dat file.