Intended Audience; Robot Overview - Omron iX4 User Manual

1.2 Intended Audience
Manual
IO Blox User's Guide (04638-
000)

1.2 Intended Audience

This manual is intended for the following personnel, who must also have knowledge of fact-
ory automation (FA) systems and robotic control methods.
Personnel in charge of introducing FA systems.
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Personnel in charge of designing FA systems.
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Personnel in charge of installing and maintaining FA systems.
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Personnel in charge of managing FA systems and facilities.
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1.3 Robot Overview

The iX4 is a four-arm parallel robot. Servo motors in the robot base control movement of the
robot platform through mechanical links and arms. A tool flange is provided on the bottom of
the platform for mounting end-of-arm tooling.
Servo and other control functions are provided with an integrated controller (iCS-ECAT) that is
mounted in the top of the robot base.
Built-in EtherCAT communications allow this robot to operate together with EtherCAT slaves,
other Sysmac products, and the Sysmac Studio Automation Software to achieve optimum func-
tionality and ease of operation.
Vision sensor
Application Controller
Sysmac Studio
Safety
devices
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Description
Describes the IO Blox product, its connections, and input/out-
put signals.
NA-series
PT
Robot Integrated CPU Unit
NJ501-R
USB
OMRON
robot
Front Panel Encoder,
digital I/O
T20 Teach pendant
Figure 1-1. EtherCAT System Topology
iX4 650 H/HS and 800 H/HS Robot with EtherCAT
User's Manual (Cat. No. I656)
Server
EtherNet/IP
EtherCAT
1S-series Servo Drives
G5-series Servo Drives
(with built-in EtherCAT
communications)
Robots controllable by NJ Robotics function
Relational database
Camera
Slave
FH-series Vision
Terminal
Systems
I/O control
external devices
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