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Motoman NX100 Controller
Auto Backup
Function Manual
Part Number:
149648-21CD
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Motoman, Incorporated
805 Liberty Lane
West Carrollton, OH 45449
TEL: (937) 847-6200
FAX: (937) 847-6277
24-Hour Service Hotline: (937) 847-3200

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  • Page 1 Motoman NX100 Controller Auto Backup Function Manual Part Number: 149648-21CD Revision Motoman, Incorporated 805 Liberty Lane West Carrollton, OH 45449 TEL: (937) 847-6200 FAX: (937) 847-6277 24-Hour Service Hotline: (937) 847-3200...
  • Page 2 COMPLETE OUR ONLINE SURVEY Motoman is committed to total customer satisfaction! Please give us your feedback on the technical manuals you received with your Motoman robotic solution. To participate, go to the following website: http://www.motoman.com/forms/techpubs.asp The information contained within this document is the proprietary property of Motoman, Inc., and may not be copied, reproduced or transmitted to other parties without the expressed written authorization of Motoman, Inc.
  • Page 3 • Vendor manuals for system components not manufactured by Motoman Customer Service Information If you are in need of technical assistance, contact the Motoman service staff at (937) 847-3200. Please have the following information ready before you call: • Robot Type (EA1400N, HP20, etc.) •...
  • Page 4 User’s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Notes page 2 Final...
  • Page 5 We recommend that all personnel who intend to operate, program, repair, or use the robot system be trained in an approved Motoman training course and become familiar with the proper operation of the system.

  • Page 6: Standard Conventions

    User’s Manual Chapter 2 Safety This safety section addresses the following: • Standard Conventions (Section 2.2) • General Safeguarding Tips (Section 2.3) • Mechanical Safety Devices (Section 2.4) • Installation Safety (Section 2.5) • Programming, Operation, and Maintenance Safety (Section 2.6) Standard Conventions This manual includes the following alerts in descending order of severity...

  • Page 7: General Safeguarding Tips

    Auto Backup 149648-21 General Safeguarding Tips All operators, programmers, plant and tooling engineers, maintenance personnel, supervisors, and anyone working near the robot must become familiar with the operation of this equipment. All personnel involved with the operation of the equipment must understand potential dangers of operation.

  • Page 8: Installation Safety

    User’s Manual Chapter 2 Safety Installation Safety Safe installation is essential for protection of people and equipment. The following suggestions are intended to supplement, but not replace, existing federal, local, and state laws and regulations. Additional safety measures for personnel and equipment may be required depending on system installation, operation, and/or location.
  • Page 9 Motoman will VOID YOUR WARRANTY! • Some operations require standard passwords and some require special passwords. Special passwords are for Motoman use only. YOUR WARRANTY WILL BE VOID if you use these special passwords. • The robot controller allows modifications of PART 2, User Section, of the concurrent I/O program and modifications to controller parameters for maximum robot performance.
  • Page 10 User’s Manual Chapter 2 Safety Notes page 8 Final...
  • Page 11 Upon receipt of the product and prior to initial operation, read these instructions thoroughly, and retain for future reference. MOTOMAN INSTRUCTIONS MOTOMAN- INSTRUCTIONS NX100 INSTRUCTIONS NX100 OPERATOR’S MANUAL NX100 MAINTENANCE MANUAL The NX100 operator’s manual above corresponds to specific usage. Be sure to use the appropriate manual. YASKAWA MANUAL NO. HW0482428...
  • Page 12 HW0482428 MANDATORY • This manual explains the automatic backup function of the NX100 sys- tem and general operations. Read this manual carefully and be sure to understand its contents before handling the NX100. • General items related to safety are listed in Section 1: Safety of the NX100 Instructions.

  • Page 13: Notes For Safe Operation

    HW0482428 Notes for Safe Operation Read this manual carefully before installation, operation, maintenance, or inspection of the NX100. In this manual, the Notes for Safe Operation are classified as “WARNING”, “CAUTION”, “MANDATORY”,or ”PROHIBITED”. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, WARNING could result in death or serious injury to personnel.
  • Page 14 Injury may result if anyone enters the P-point maximum envelope of the manipulator dur- ing operation. Always press an emergency stop button immediately if there are problems. The emergency stop buttons are located on the right of the front door of the NX100 and the programming pendant.
  • Page 15 -Check for problems in manipulator movement. -Check for damage to insulation and sheathing of external wires. • Always return the programming pendant to the hook on the NX100 cabi- net after use. The programming pendant can be damaged if it is left in the P-point maximum envelope of the manipulator, on the floor, or near fixtures.

  • Page 16: Registered Trademarks

    HW0482428 Descriptions of the programming pendant keys, buttons, and displays are shown as follows: Equipment Manual Designation Programming Character Keys The keys which have characters printed on them are Pendant denoted with [ ]. ex. [ENTER] Symbol Keys The keys which have a symbol printed on them are not denoted with [ ] but depicted with a small picture.

  • Page 17: Automatic Backup Function

    ..... . 2 2.3 NX100 Status and Automatic Backup ....2 2.3.1 Starting Backup at a Specified Time .
  • Page 18 With the automatic backup function, NX100 memory contents are automatically saved in CompactFlash. After unexpected trouble such as the accidental erasing of the memory, the backup data saved in CompactFlash by the automatic backup function can be loaded to the NX100 mem- ory and restore the file data. NOTE The automatic backup function is enabled only while the NX100 power supply is ON.
  • Page 19 HW0482428 1.2 Outline 1.2.2 Features The following table shows the features of the automatic backup function. Feature Explanation Backup While Robot Program is Stopped Backs up the variables for essential data.* The backup during playback is disabled. How- ever, in play mode, the backup is enabled when the robot program has stopped.
  • Page 20 CompactFlash To use the automatic backup function, insert CompactFlash in the CompactFlash slot on the programming pendant. Only while the NX100 power supply is OFF, the CompactFlash can be inserted or removed. When the data could not be saved in CompactFlash during an automatic backup due to the absence or insufficient capacity of the CompactFlash, the error message “Cannot backup...
  • Page 21 • UNIV.OUT NO. ON ERROR (Enabled from the version No. : NS3.00.00A(**)-00) Operation Explanation 1 Insert CompactFlash in the CompactFlash slot on the pro- gramming pendant, then turn ON the NX100. 2 Change the security mode to management mode. 3 Select {SETUP} under the main menu. HW0482428...
  • Page 22 HW0482428 2.2 AUTO BACKUP SET Display Operation Explanation 4 Select {AUTO BACKUP SET}. The AUTO BACKUP SET display appears. EDIT DISPLAY UTILITY AUTO BACKUP SET FD/CF DOUT MOVE RESERVE TIME BACKUP INVALID PARAMETER ARC WELDING BASE TIME 0    :  00 BACKUP CYCLE 1440  min RETRY CYCLE 0   min VARIABLE SETUP B001 MODE CHANGE BACKUP VALID UNIV.OUT NO. ON ERROR DISPLAY SETUP...
  • Page 23 BASE TIME so that the robot pro- gram is stopped (not during the editing or execution of a job) and the NX100 power supply is ON when the backup starts.

  • Page 24: Setting Example

    HW0482428 2.4 Setting Examples 2.3.2 Backup when Switching from Teach Mode to Play Mode With MODE CHANGE BACKUP set to VALID, the job is disabled for 1 to 2 seconds when the teach mode is switched to play mode because of the backup operation. To start a job immedi- ately after the mode is switched to play mode, set MODE CHANGE BACKUP to INVALID.
  • Page 25 HW0482428 2.4 Setting Examples 2.4.2 Setting Example 2 The following diagram shows a setting example with the following conditions: BASE TIME: 20:00 BACKUP CYCLE: 1440 (minutes) (24 hours) RETRY CYCLE: 60 (minutes) Power ON ②BASE TIME ③BACKUP CYCLE … … …...

  • Page 26: Loading Procedure

    CMOS, and call the master job to confirm that the current manipu- lator position is correct and safe. Then, start moving the manipulator. Loading Procedure Load the backup data saved in the CompactFlash to the NX100 in maintenance mode. Operation Explanation 1 Insert CompactFlash with the The backup data is saved under the file name "CMOSBK.BIN".
  • Page 27 HW0482428 3.1 Loading Procedure Operation Explanation 5 Select {CompactFlash}. The CompactFlash display appears. Move the cursor to SYSTEM RESTORE. CompactFlash SYSTEM INFO CMOS SAVE FILE CMOS LOAD SYSTEM RESTORE TOOL Maintenance mode Main Menu Short Cut 6 Select {SYSTEM RESTORE} The dialog box appears for the NIF/NCP01 board replacement in the CompactFlash display.
  • Page 28 SYSTEM INFO CMOS SAVE FILE CMOS LOAD SYSTEM RESTORE TOOL Load? Maintenance mode Main Menu Short Cut Selecting "YES" in the loading confirmation dialog box starts the loading of the data in the file "CMOSBK.BIN" from the Compact- Flash to the NX100 CMOS. 8 Select "YES". HW0482428...

  • Page 29: Error List

    HW0482428 4.1 Error Contents 4 Error List Error Contents Error No. Message Cause 3390 File not found The file to be loaded no longer exists Cannot backup Compact- Flash 3460 1: Insufficient capacity of the CompactFlash 2: Cannot access to the CompactFlash HW0482428...
  • Page 30 60-3-6092-6377 YASKAWA ELECTRIC TAIWAN CORPORATION 9F, 16 Nanking E. Rd., Sec. 3, Taipei, Taiwan Phone 886-2-2502-5003 886-2-2505-1280 SHOUGANG MOTOMAN ROBOT CO., LTD. 7,Yongchang-North Road, Beijing Economic & Technological Development Area, Beijing 100076, China Phone 86-10-6788-0541 86-10-6788-2878 YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION YASKAWA...

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