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I/O Testing

Power off the system

MANDATORY EASY 1 MIN

Press the shutdown button on the teach pendant or press and hold the power button on the upper left of the teach pendant for 2 seconds to turn off the system.

  1. The shutdown popup is displayed on the screen.

  2. Press the OK button on the shutdown popup to properly shutdown the system.

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Caution

  • Press and hold the power button for more than 4 seconds to force system shutdown.

  • Forced shutdown may cause robot and controller failure.


Connect wires

MANDATORY NORMAL 10 MIN

Connect the necessary cables to the flange I/O connectors after the tool is fixed. The pin map of the flange I/O must be checked.

  • When power is supplied to the robot, the fifth terminal of each connector always outputs 24V.

  • For more information, refer to Flange I/O.


Caution

  • Make sure to cut off the robot’s power when connecting the tool and gripper.

  • Make sure to configure tool and gripper measures to prevent workpieces falling from the tool when the robot power is cut off.

Note

To control/monitor the robot using an external device, connect the controller I/O or connect to a network, such as Modbus TCP, PROFITNET or EtherNet/IP.


Power on the system

MANDATORY EASY 1 MIN

Turn the system power on again. Press and hold the power button until the teach pendant screen powers up.

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Test controller and flange I/O

MANDATORY NORMAL 10 min

The teach pendant features a function capable of testing the operation of the tool connected to the flange I/O.

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The following tests can be performed through Status > I/O Overview or I/O Test of the teach pendant screen. For more information, refer to each item.