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Welcome to use Catbot series collaborative robot and thanks for your purchase. This manual describes how to properly install and use the Catbot series collaborative robot, as well as matters needing attention. Please read this manual and other related manuals carefully before installing this robot system.
About help 3, For any questions or suggestions on the contents of the manual, you can query on the official website of the Elephant Robotics to submit the relevant information: https://www.elephantrobotics.com. Contact information 4,...
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. 1 Safety 1.1 Introduction Introduction to this chapter 1, This chapter details general safety information for those who perform installation, maintenance, and repair work on the robot. Please read and understand the contents and precautions of this chapter before handling, installation and use.
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Warning: Refers to situations that may cause danger. Failure to do so can result in personal injury or serious damage to the equipment. Caution Electricity: Refers to the use of electricity that may cause danger. If this situation is not avoided, it may result in personal injury or serious damage to the equipment.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. resulting in personal injury or damage to the robot. The correct safety function configuration of the robot is not performed, or the safety protection tools are not installed, which causes the robot to fail to function safely, thus causing danger.
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Exposure to liquids with electrical equipment can result in a risk of electrical leakage. There may be an electric shock hazard when the electrical connection is incorrect. Be sure to replace it after turning off the power to the controller and related equipment and unplugging the power cord.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. up) and wear a work cap, not wearing a variety of jewelry. Operators who work with the robot must be familiar with the content and exact location of the various warning signs and symbols on the device and ensure their integrity and clarity.
ID, which is an important basis for distinguishing each product, and is also important information to be provided when applying for repair. Figure 1- 1 Robot body nameplate Figure 1- 2 Power box nameplate 1.6 Avoid misuse Please do not use the Catbot series collaborative robot for the following purposes:...
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Medical and life-critical applications. May cause an explosion in the environment. Used directly without risk assessment. Insufficient use of safety function levels. Inconsistent use of robot performance parameters. 1.7 Risk assessment guidance Risk assessment is the whole process including risk analysis and risk assessment.
The emergency stop (E-STOP) can only be used to stop the robot in very urgent situations. The Catbot series collaborative robot has set up multiple emergency stops. In addition to the power box emergency stop button and the external emergency stop interface of the power supply box, an...
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. 1.9 Urgent handling If the software jumps out of a fatal error message, activate the emergency stop quickly, write down the condition that caused the error, and contact your supplier. In the event of a fire, use a carbon dioxide (CO...
Generally, a traditional robot consists of three major parts: a robot body, a teach pendant, and a controller. As shown in Figure 2-1, the Catbot series collaborative robot use the latest integrated design. It solves the problem that the robot controller needs another land occupation for the first time and integrates the controller into the robot body to perfectly realize the cabinet integration.
The robot can be programmed and operated by using a teach pendant. In the Catbot series collaborative robot, the teach pendant is an optional accessory. Even without the teach pendant, the user can connect to the robot using other display devices, tablets, mobile phones, etc., to achieve related...
(axes) with joint numbers as shown. The robot body of the Catbot series collaborative robot can be regarded as an open chain multi-link mechanism. The starting link is the base of the robot, the end link is connected to the end effector, and the adjacent links are connected by a joint (axis).
The span is the straight-line distance between the farthest point that the robot's wrist can reach and the centerline of the robot's base when the arm is extended horizontally to the maximum extent. The arm of the Catbot series collaborative robot is about 600mm.
Figure 2- 4 Robot workspace diagram 2.2.5 Payload The Catbot series collaborative robot has a rated load of 3kg and can work normally under load of 3kg and below. As the load moves further and further away from the J6 flange position, its payload will become smaller and smaller.
Figure 2- 5 Power box outline drawing 2.4 Technical parameter table The specifications of the Catbot series collaborative robot are shown in Table 2-1. Table 2- 1 Technical parameter table the Catbot series collaborative robot...
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Reach 600mm Degrees of freedom J1/J2/J4/J5/J6: ±360° Working range J3: ±150° Axis maximum speed J1/J2/J3/ J4/J5/J6:180°/sec Tool speed 1m/sec Weight 18kg ±0.05mm Position repeatability φ150mm Dimensions robot base Digital Input:12 I/O ports Digital Ouput:8...
If there is any damages, please contact the logistics company and the supplier in your area. As shown in Figure 3-1, the box of the Catbot series collaborative robot is a 720mm × 510mm × 420mm carton. The tank is equipped...
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. with a cushioning filler to prevent excessive vibration and impact on the robot during transportation. After unpacking, please check the actual items in the box according to the list of items. The list of items is shown in Table 3-1.
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. to the packing posture, you can manually operate each axis of the robot and adjust each axis to the target angle. You can also use the packaging function in the configuration center to control the robot to automatically reach the packing posture with one click.
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Temperature 0-50℃ Relative humidity 5%-95% Indoor and outdoor Indoor requirements - Avoid sun exposure. - Keep away from dust, oil smoke, salt, iron filings, etc. - Keep away from flammable, corrosive liquids Other environmental and gases.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Figure 3- 3 Base fixing hole The specific specifications of the fixing bolts are shown in Table 3-4. Table 3- 4 Robot base fixing screw specifications Bolt specification According to the platform thickness of...
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3, Place the power box, teach pendant Figure 3-4 shows the installation of the Catbot series collaborative robot. Please determine the position according to the actual size of the power box and the cable orientation. If the user has purchased the teach pendant, it can be placed on the stand or hung to the self-installed hook.
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Figure 3- 4 Installation diagram 4, Install the end effector to the robot J6 flange End effectors are devices that are specifically designed and installed at the mechanical interface of the robot to perform tasks. For example, grippers, wrenches, welding torches, spray guns and etc.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Emer gency button T hir d-party power supply interface Power switch Power supply interface to the body AC power outlet Figure 3- 6 Power box interface and button diagram 1)Emergency button Press the emergency stop button to directly cut off the power of the motor drive.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. 3)Power button If the power cord is connected to an AC 220V power outlet, press the power button to power the power box. Conversely, press the button again to turn off the power supply.
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Figure 3- 9 Power socket interface definition diagram Body base interface panel 2, For user convenience, the Catbot series collaborative robot provides a variety of interfaces. Figure 3-10 shows the definition of each interface of the body base interface panel.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Figure 3- 11 Output schematic As shown in Figure 3-12, the first two bits of the output interface are DC 24V power supply positive, and the rest are OUT0~OUT7 for a total of 8 general- purpose output interfaces.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Figure 3- 13 Input schematic Figure 3-14 shows the digital input &24V power interface definition. Divided into two rows, a total of four groups. The first group is the two positive ports and three negative ports of the DC 24V power supply.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. to the DC 24V negative pole. The input device (taking the switch button as an example) has one end connected to the DC 24V positive pole and the other end connected to the input port. Pressing the switch will input a valid signal.
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J6 position. The functions of the three buttons from left to right are to start (press again to pause) the program running button, stop the program running button and customize the button. Figure 3- 19 Function button diagram Tool I/O 4, Figure 3-20 shows the tool I/O diagram. The Catbot series collaborative...
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. robot provides 3 inputs and 3 outputs. FRONT VIEW Figure 3- 20 Tool I/O diagram The definition of each tool I/O port is shown in Table 3-7. Unlike the principle definition of general-purpose I/O, the tool I/O is PNP type regardless of input or output, that is, the device I/O connected device is connected to GND at one end, and the control terminal is connected to the I/O port.
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Option 2 ‒ Teach Robot body - teach Connect the robot body and pendant Cable pendant the teach pendant. The AC power cord is used to connect an AC 220V power outlet to a power box.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. power cord, turn on the power switch, press the system start button of the teach pendant, observe whether the display button of the teach pendant is lit, and the light indicates that the installation is successful, you can enter the next step; If it does not light up, you need to check whether an important step is missing.
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. 4 Maintenance 4.1 About the safety of maintenance After the robot has been running for a period of time, necessary maintenance is required to ensure that the robot is functioning properly. Please contact a professional: ...
Robot whole √ Replace when the gear unit needs to be Replace lubricating oil replaced. 4.3 People who can be contacted System integrator 1, You can directly contact the system integrator responsible for installing and debugging the Catbot series collaborative robot.
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Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Supplier 2, You can contact Elephant Roboticsʼ supplier in your area. For specific supplier information, please visit the official website: www.elephantrobotics.com. Official website 3, You can find out more information by visiting the official website of Elephant...
Shenzhen Elephant Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. 5 Repair When the robot malfunctions, do not continue to operate it. Immediately contact the operator who has received the prescribed training to perform fault analysis and check out which components are being abnormal.
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