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Operating guide (en)
Date: 10/2019
Revision: v.2.0

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  • Page 1 Operating guide (en) Date: 10/2019 Revision: v.2.0...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 20162017-2019 by Mobile Industrial Robots A/S. Contact the manufacturer: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S Emil Neckelmanns Vej 15F DK-5220 Odense SØ www.mir-robots.com Phone: +45 20 377 577 Email: support@mir-robots.com CVR: 35251235 MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4.1. How charging works 4.2. Guide to light indicator 4.3. Identification label 5. Programming the robot to use MiRCharge 24V 5.1. Creating a charging station marker on the map 5.2. Creating charging missions 5.3. Insert a charging action into a larger mission...

  • Page 4: About This Document

    • Product presentation • How to set up MiR100 and MiR200 robots for automatic charging in MiRCharge 24V 1.1. Where to find more information At www.mir-robots.com, several additional resources are available. To access more information, sign in to the Distributor site with your distributor account at http://www.mobile-industrial-robots.com/en/account/.

  • Page 5: Document History

    This table shows latest and previous versions of this document and the current hardware revision of the product. Revision Release date Description 2019-07-31 First edition 2019-10-07 Small updates to the document MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 6: Safety

    Alerts against unsafe practices. • Take proper precautions to avoid damage or injury. NOTICE Indicates important information, including situations that can result in damage to equipment or property. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 7: General Safety Precautions

    WARNING Risk of injury and electrical shock if used by children. • Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 8 • Do not cover or block the vents. CAUTION The only intended use of MiRCharge 24V is to charge the internal battery of MiR100/MiR200 robots. Using it to charge other robot types or external batteries can damage MiRCharge 24V. •...
  • Page 9 Operating the charger in a closed-in area with restricted ventilation can lead to overheating of the battery and/or the charger. • Do not operate the charger in a closed-in area or restrict ventilation in any way. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    NEMA 5-15P plug - for use in 110/120 V installations; (only delivers 50% of the max. rated charging power) • CEE 7/7 plug - for use in 230/240 V installations MiR document folder containing EC Declaration of Conformity. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 11: Installing And Powering Up

    Keep the air vents on both sides of the charging station free to avoid overheating. • Install MiRCharge 24V on an electric circuit that is protected by a circuit breaker with cur- rent rating 16 A (EU) / 15 A (US).
  • Page 12 3.2. Inside view of MiRCharge 24V Six front panel screws Air vent Power inlet Power button Four M10 mounting holes for fixation to wall (all four corners) MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 13: Marking Potentially Hazardous Floor Area

    Press the power button to turn it on. 3.3. Marking potentially hazardous floor area This section describes how to mark the floor around the MiRCharge 24V to secure safety to personnel when robots are docking to and undocking from the charging station. The area...
  • Page 14 MiRCharge 24V with signal tape. Measuring the safety area Use the dimensions given in the following illustration to mark the area: MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 15 90º when docking to the charging station. • The red dotted line shows the area where the robot mutes the personnel detection means. This is the potentially hazardous zone. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 16 The space between the red dotted line and the marking must be held free of objects to secure the robot a smooth entry to the charging station. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 17: Product Presentation

    MiRFleet Operating guide. 4.1. How charging works To connect to MiRCharge 24V, the robot moves to a position in front of the charging station to locate the VL-marker (1). It then moves onto the charging plate (2) and the charging begins.

  • Page 18: Guide To Light Indicator

    4.2. Guide to light indicator An LED light indicator is fixed on the top of MiRCharge 24V. The light indicator provides information regarding the charging status of the docked robot. Around the light indicator a sticker is placed to describe the main light operations.

  • Page 19: Identification Label

    Fault Constant red 4.3. Identification label The identification label of MiRCharge 24V is placed on the right-hand side of the charging station. 4.2. Example of MiRCharge 24V CE marking and identification label. Mobile Industrial Robots ApS declares that MiRCharge 24V meets the requirements of the applicable EC directives.

  • Page 20: Programming The Robot To Use Mircharge 24V

    5. Programming the robot to use MiRCharge 24V This chapter describes how to set up a robot for automatic charging in MiRCharge 24V. To do so, you must set up a marker on the map and create a mission that enables the robot to move to the charging station to start charging.
  • Page 21 5. Programming the robot to use Manually drive the robot so its front is facing the MiRCharge 24V and is within one meter from it. In the robot interface, enter the map editor for the map where you want to create a marker.
  • Page 22 Select Detect marker. The Detect-marker function tracks the position of the charging sta- tion using the V-marker and automatically sets the X, Y and Orientation values in the robot, enabling it to connect to the charging station. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 23: Creating Charging Missions

    Docking and Charging can be used. The first example presents the simplest method of recharging including a relative move to leave the charger, and the second method MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 24 In the robot interface, create a new mission. This is done by navigating to Setup > Mis- sions and selecting Create mission. Name the mission, select the correct site and select Create mission. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 25 In the Dock to action dialog, select the marker position in front of the charging station that you created on the map. Select Validate and close. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 26 This is done by defining an X-value and a Y- value that moves the robot backwards and to the side. Select Validate and close. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 27: Insert A Charging Action Into A Larger Mission

    Inside the Loop action, there is an If action which checks the battery level every time the actions under True or False are completed. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 28 Follow these steps to insert a charging action into a larger mission: In the robot interface, go to Setup > Missions and select Create Mission. Name the mission, select the correct site and select Create mission. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 29 If action is True or False. To set the parameters of each action, open the action dialog by selecting the gearwheel icon of the action in question. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 30 • Select Battery Percentage under Compare. • Select >= (greater than or equal to) under Operator. • Type ‘20’ under Value. • Select Validate and close. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 31 5. Programming the robot to use Under True in the If action, select a position for each of the three Move actions. Then select Validate and close. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 32 The mission is complete. Select Save to save the mission. The mission is now visible in the missions list and ready to add to the missions queue. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 33: Charging Action Parameters Explained

    When you combine minimum time and minimum percentage, the robot stays in the char- ging station until it reaches fulfills one of the two parameters before moving on with the mission. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 34 90% the next morning depending on where it is in the topping up cycle. MiRCharge 24V Operating guide (en) 10/2019 - v.2.0 ©Copyright 2019: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

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