How to switch motors on in manual model without pressing the button on (real) IRC5 cabinet

aremus

Hello everyone,

our setup consists of an IRC5 inside the same room hosting our IRB2600 ( far enough from its reach ), human operators are in an adjacent room where cables come from IRC5.

After a start-up or an emergency stop, motors have to be switched ON, and by means of SYSTEM INPUTS we successfully managed to do so without the need of entering the robot room and press the physical button, when the robot is in AUTOMATIC MODE.

Ideally we would like to do the same when the robot is MANUAL MODE, but the above tactic seems failing (system input is rejected), I noticed that it does exist the keyless mode selector, but unfortunately this option is not available for us.


Any suggestion about this topic is going to be more than welcomed.

aremus

Probably duplicate of Reset Emergency Stop from FP in manual mode — ABB Robotics User Forums (robotstudio.com)

lemster68

In order to get motors on in teach mode, one must hold in the enabling device of the teach pendant.

graemepaulin

There is a system input for resetting the e-stop - did you try using that?

aremus

Hi @lemster68, yes, I should have been more specific, no problem in general in teaching mode, however after EMERGENCY-STOP the white button seems to be required.

aremus

Hi @gramepaulin, yes, unfortunately, that works properly in AUTO mode, but not in MANUAL

graemepaulin

You can setup one of the programable buttons on the pendant to activate either the motors on or e-stop reset system input.

aremus

Hi @graemepaulin, sorry for the delay, we used programmable keys on FlexPendant, but it still does not reset the E-STOP, it says input rejected in manual mode (instead in automatic it works as fine as before)

lemster68

From the Technical reference manual, System Parameters.


Take note in particular to the final limitation.

aremus

Hi @lemster68, thanks for the suggestion