Coordinated Jogging - ABB IRC5 with FlexPendant Operating Manual

4.5 Coordinated jogging

Coordination
A robot that is coordinated to a work object will follow the movements of that work
object.
Coordinated jogging
If the mechanical unit moving the work object is jogged, any robot that is currently
coordinated with the work object will move so that it maintains its relative position
to the work object.
Set up coordination
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Coordinating robots
Coordinating robots, so that when jogging one robot another robot will follow,
requires the option MultiMove. See Application manual - MultiMove.
Operating manual - IRC5 with FlexPendant
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Action
Select the robot that is to be coordinated
to another mechanical unit.
Set Coordinate system to Work Object.
Set Work object to the work object moved
by the other mechanical unit.
Select the mechanical unit that moves the
work object.
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4.5 Coordinated jogging
Information
See Selecting mechanical unit for jogging
on page 132.
See Selecting coordinate system on
page 138.
See Selecting tool, work object, and pay-
load on page 135.
Any jogging, while this mechanical unit is
selected, will also affect the robot that is
coordinated with it.
4 Jogging
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