Posts by dieselxj

Good afternoon I did check pin b1 to b07. b1 to b7 +24vdc. So it is sinking. I have kind of vague idea about this sinking sourcing thing.

. Buti sure would appreciate some help.

My guess is the robot provides a negative switch to ground when a tool on off command is selected Is that " sinking "?

End goal is to make a very simple plasma cut 2d cuts in thin,ish steel. Will a simple 24vdc tool on off get this done , I hope

Thanks

Ok I am pretty sure this is the correct place for the I/O signals. In the pic above there is a green lit led.

TTerminal b7 is connected to the back side of a2 11 power? Connection block. White blocks all the way frame left. In the pic. Terminal B10 is empty. I am going g to hold poking around here for a sec. Until it get more informed. Like where can I tie in for a ground for my meter. To check what pins may or may not be hot. So far no sparks I want to jeep it that way

i found the pic is this the junction to check terminal b1 to b7 for dc voltage ?

thanks

good afternoon sorry for the delay. lots of stuff going on, ok i found the CN10-B1 junction block. i had a pic, but i think i just erased it. i will assume for now that the "B" in the

b1 connector is the lower tier of the connector board, or is it input side is A? and output side is B?. I will go get another pic.

Also, i pulled up the "Inform List" on the pendant, and i only have WVon , WVof, ( I assume wave) and toolon, and toolof.

i tried putting the toolon command into a program and i can not tell any indication .

Thanks though i can now look at the cn10 area and see what is going on.

I will also take a pic of the IO connector that went to the triple dispensing head that had been installed on as the end effector.

on a slightly different note, How can i get from a DXF file to a G,code/robot movement file. I have not had much luck in that area yet either. I can write little move only programs at the pendant but that is about it.

thanks for the help so far

Thank 95 devils. I have the general application installed. I hope to write a a new program. That I can use a" arcon " command. What actually happens when the arcon arcof commands are activated. Are the terminals listed above. 24v+ when activated???

Good morning, i have the up6, and xrc power supply sorted out. So now i seem to have a pretty good running robot arm, I would really like to connect something to it ,, a small laser cutter, a plasma cutter , a etc. etc. I would like help getting a single I/O on off switch to work for starters. I also want to connect the arm to a modern laptop thru the rs232 port on the bottom of the teach pendant and hopefully transfer a plasma cut job /dxf file . But for now i would be pretty happy to get simple on off electric signal . so i can turn a torch on and off.

any help is appreciated

thanks

i can hear the valve relays making noise, but no activation . do the valves get sticky and need oil???

i still don't understand how the IO 's are identified other than what is in the manual. are the valves assigned to a hard value as default, in the arm or the controller? and then what i did just told the other half where they were:???

Now i wish i had also tried to select a actual IO with a low voltage output to run a external relay. Those electrical IO 's are just next to the air manifold on the arm correct?

all the air valves are supposed to be shut when the power is off correct? there was some question about that earlier in that i think DS said the valves stay in their last position at power down???

can strong vacuum help unstick the valves???

i can definitely hear the valve relays clicking , when i manually activate them in the io display. but no change in function. to oil or not to oil that is the question?

well that was a super fun and educational exercise . i feel like i learned a fair amount, had a little scare when nothing would move after the reboot, but i remembered there is a little safety switch that need to be toggled after a power up

so i power cycled again and the robot does not seem to be any the worse for the process, but i still can not get the pneumatic valves to work correctly. I can i think hear them activate, but they are not changing all 3 b side valves are open and passing air from air 1 on the base. even when the valves are selected off.

All of the A side valves never pass air even when activated. i manually selected all IO 7 thru 12 and still no air passes thru the " A " side. i am pretty sure i can hear the valves clicking but no air passes execept thru the b side . also all the b side valves are connected all the time.

i can see the IO 7 i selected in the program is activating, on and off in the program but no air flow.

thanks Panic mode, thanks DS and thanks skyefire for all your help and patience.

panic mode i think i follow what you are saying, but i do not see the name of the project anywhere on the pendant????. and A " cell " program that seems to be stuck in a endless loop like it has a error. I can see it has a line 8 and then line 9 says loop and the program runs but never progressses past linie 8. i am not really concerned about that at this point.

I am much more interested in getting a air valve to work

does anyone have any thoughts on the air valves. if i understand correctly from the base there is air 1 which i going to the valves in the arm and then air 2 which is always on and comes out at the little port above and to the left of the 6 actuated valves ( a1,2 b1,2 c1,2) is this correct?

do the valves ever get sticky, do they need air tool oil???????

all the caps and corks were installed when i received the unit. I don;t think they were ever used, but i dont; know

no going back now looks like i got reboot but i don't see a new program i guess i will see if i have a air on and off

ok no program activation. do i need to disconnect the computer or close wov?

i i clicked pendant yes. and now i get a pretty lengthy pendant request about project managements and changes on the pendant. it will take too long to photo and upload so here is what i got

global 3 actions

configuration 28- changed, 0 add 0 delete

transfer 1 change 0 delete 0 add

ethernet IP " " "

kuka controller bus 1 change 0 add 0 delete

KRC 2 change 0 add 0 delete

machine data 4 change 0 add 0 delete

activate gives me a pendant request to acivate project? so if i say yes, it will move the project from project IN WOV to a program on the pendant? ????

it looks like i still have 2 more moves to make here, next is the delploy and then activate.

what is the activate part

deploy went ok

then i hit deploy and got this

i got this when i try to deploy not necessarily bad

ok i will try thanks

what about saving

i looked up the orange light and that just says data is moving

also is there a way to see if it iis still a active alarm. the time stamp is a hour old

no sign of a problem on the left margin in the tree ( under ethernet)

am i ready to deploy ??

or should i save under a new name and then try and deploy. and will they deploy to all the programs or just the one i worked on in wov.

the Wov project i am currently working on is/was NOT a active program on the control pendant

did it work

it looks ok on my end

my network dongle connector has switched from flashing white on the one side to solid orange onthe other side that seems bad