Operator Control Panel - Omron Pioneer LX User Manual

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Outside the Platform
A battery can be manually charged outside of the platform, by using the connector on the left side of the
charging station with the provided charging cable. This method may be used for charging a spare battery,
while the second battery is still in the platform, and the platform is in use.
There is up to a 10-second delay between when you connect the battery cable and when the charging LED
turns on.
NOTE: The charging station cannot charge a platform and a separate battery at the same time. If a
platform is at the station, the power to the manual charge connector is cut off.
Balancing the Battery
The battery is composed of multiple cells, which need to stay balanced in order to maintain maximum
run-time. By default, the battery will be automatically balanced after a full charge cycle; leave the robot
charging on the docking station until fully charged and the Charge light turns off. If using multiple
batteries or otherwise charging the battery outside the robot, leave it plugged into the charging station
until fully charged and balanced. A battery should be left to charge fully and balance weekly, or more
frequently.
In general, it is recommended to leave the robot engaged in the charging station whenever not in use,
rather than turning the robot off.

Operator Control Panel

The Operator control panel comprises a touch-screen, an E-Stop button, ON and OFF buttons, a brake-
release button, and a keyswitch.
The operator panel is located on the top plate at the rear of the robot. It may be removed from the top
plate and repositioned if a customized payload is added.
ON Button
The ON button is used for restoring power after the OFF button has been pressed, and the software has
finished shutting down the robot.
It can also be used to restore power after an E-Stop has been pressed.
OFF Button
The red OFF button removes power from all systems except the charging hardware circuits. The
platform's software systems prevent loss of data on shutdown, and save the platform's last known
location so it automatically localizes when it is next powered on.
NOTE: The OFF button can be disabled by the keyswitch, which can be locked.
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