Turning On Power And Starting Adept Ace - adept technology Adept Cobra i600 User Manual

System Operation
Mechanical Checks
• Verify that the robot is mounted level and that all fasteners are properly installed
and tightened.
• Verify that any end-of-arm tooling is properly installed.
• Verify that all other peripheral equipment is properly installed and in a state such
that it is safe to turn on power to the robot system.
System Installation Checks
Verify that the installation procedures in
completed.
User-Supplied Safety Equipment Checks
Verify that all user-supplied safety equipment and E-Stop circuits are installed correctly.

Turning on Power and Starting Adept ACE

After the system installation has been verified, you are ready to turn on AC and DC
power to the system and start up Adept ACE.
1. Manually move the robot joints away from the folded shipping position, such as
is shown in
2. Turn on the 200/240 VAC power. See
3. Turn on the 24 VDC power to the robot. See
Panel displays OK. On newer iCobras, the Robot Status LED will be off. On older
iCobras, the Robot Status LED blinks green slowly.
4. Verify the Auto/Manual switch on the Front Panel is set to Auto Mode.
5. Turn on the user-supplied PC and start Adept ACE. Double-click the Adept ACE
icon on your Windows desktop, or, from the Windows Start menu bar, select Start
> Programs > Adept Technology > Adept ACE > Adept ACE.
6. Connect a serial cable from the PC to the robot.
7. On the Adept ACE Startup menu
• Check Create New Workspace for iCobra at:
to make the connection to the iCobra.
• Select the COM port to match the COM port being used on your PC.
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DANGER: After installing the robot, you must test it before
you use it for the first time. Failure to do this could cause
death or serious injury or equipment damage.
Section 3.3
Figure 2-1 on page 17.
DANGER: Make sure personnel are skilled and instructed -
refer to Chapter 2 in the
User's Guide.
through Section 3.8
Section 3.7 on page 31.
Adept Cobra i600/i800 Robot
Section 3.6 on page
have been
29. The Status