Particularly Important Cautions; System Design Safety Points - Yamaha RCX222 User Manual

2. Particularly important cautions

Particularly important cautions for handling and operating the robot and controller are
described below. Additional cautions are also described in each chapter. Be sure to
comply with those instructions to ensure safety.
2.1

System design safety points

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DANGER
• YAMAHA ROBOT CONTROLLERS AND ROBOTS ARE DESIGNED AND
MANUFACTURED FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT. THEY
SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS:
• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEMS WHICH WILL AFFECT HUMAN LIFE
• EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO CARRY OR TRANSPORT PERSONS
• EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEMS WHICH WILL SERIOUSLY AFFECT SOCIETY OR
PUBLIC POLICY
• USE IN ENVIRONMENTS SUBJECT TO VIBRATION, SUCH AS VEHICLES
AND SHIPS
• EACH ROBOT CONTROLLER HAS AN EMERGENCY STOP INPUT TERMINAL TO
TRIGGER EMERGENCY STOP. USING THIS TERMINAL, CONFIGURE A SAFETY
CIRCUIT SO THAT THE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ROBOT CONTROLLER WILL
WORK SAFELY.
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WARNING
• TO CHECK THE OPERATING STATUS OF THE ROBOT CONTROLLER, REFER TO
THIS MANUAL AND RELATED USER'S MANUAL. BUILD THE SYSTEM INCLUDING
THE ROBOT CONTROLLER SO THAT IT WILL ALWAYS WORK SAFELY.
• INSTALL A SIGNAL LIGHT (SIGNAL TOWER, ETC.) AT AN EASY-TO-SEE
POSITION SO THAT THE OPERATOR WILL KNOW THE STOP STATUS OF THE
ROBOT (TEMPORARY STOP, EMERGENCY STOP, ERROR STOP, ETC.).
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CAUTION
• Do not bundle control lines or communication cables together or in close
contact with the main power supply circuit or power lines. As a general
rule, separate them by at least 100mm. Failure to follow this instruction
may cause malfunctions due to noise.

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