Thank you all for your help, it looks like it got resolved. At least, I think so I haven't heard from the operators about the issue since my last post, so I'll take that as a win.
Thanks again!
Thank you all for your help, it looks like it got resolved. At least, I think so I haven't heard from the operators about the issue since my last post, so I'll take that as a win.
Thanks again!
Thank you all for the help. I've been monitoring the issue for a few weeks and here's what I've found.
Our problems do seem to be somehow related to regain distances. When the splash screen pops up, I am unable to run or continue the program (so I couldn't just retry the last command, Lemster). However, I can do manual moves. If I move the robot slightly in any direction, then I am allowed to clear the splash screen and then the program can continue just fine. I am seeing occasional regain distance errors, but not at the same time as the splash-screen lockup. Lemster, what pointed you to regain distances?
Skooter, joints 3 and 6 drift if we're in joint mode. If we're in linear, the tool will drift up if we're using world coordinates or away from the workpiece if we're using tool coordinates. In any case, it's always a left twist on the joystick. I couldn't find a joystick test in the manuals and I couldn't create one with your instructions.
I am not sure which rev I am using for RAPID 4.0. How would I check that? Where could I get a different revision?
Whenever I try to run a program, I get a pop-up message splashed in front of the production window. It says, "Cannot start program. Probably, error in program! Press enter to continue." This is not an actual error or warning or whatever, so it does not have an error number nor get recorded in the logs. It occurs intermittently, regardless of which program I am running, and it prevents operation. I'm not running any background tasks.
I attempted a system image restore to a point that I knew worked, but had no success. I suspected a hardware issue, so I replaced the axis computer, the main computer, and the mass storage cartridge. None of those hardware changes helped. Even if it did work momentarily, the issue would return.
I'm also having a problem that's probably unrelated. Our robot drifts in manual mode, as if it were receiving a CCW twist from the joystick. The drift is most obvious with large increment moves. Replacing the TP had no effect. The thing is, we noticed this problem just before we started having the "probably error" problem. It could have been occurring for a long time before we noticed, but maybe it's actually related?
Can somebody please point me to the source of this problem?
Equipment:
s4c+
RAPID 4.0
IRB 6650/3.2-125