Docking Station - Omron LD User Manual

Figure 8-2. Battery LEDs, Push-Button, Power Cable, and Data Cable
The push-button "wakes up" the battery, so it displays its state of charge. This can be useful
when a battery is in storage, and you want to know its state of charge.

Docking Station

The automated docking station is both a manual and an automated means for recharging your
platform battery.
Autonomous Charging
During normal, autonomous operation of the AIV in the workspace, the platform manages
charging automatically through the automated docking station. The platform will approach
the docking station frontward, and then turn around and back onto the docking station to
charge. There is about a 10-second delay between when a platform docks and when the char-
ging LED turns on.
Connecting and disconnecting the platform with network and onboard clients will not disturb
the charging state. (Moving the platform will, of course.) The station supplies ample power for
all onboard systems while charging its battery, so you can continue operating those systems
while charging.
If the platform is powered off, it will turn on automatically when it is pushed onto the docking
station. A platform cannot be turned off while on the docking station.
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