Adept Equipment Compatibility; Definition Of A Manipulating Industrial Robot; Table 1-1 Adept Hardware And Software Compatibility For Category 1 Systems - adept technology 550 Instruction Handbook Manual

Adept Equipment Compatibility

The Adept 550 Category 1 robot system must consist of the hardware and software listed
in the following table. All new systems shipped from the factory will include the correct
equipment as shown. If you have existing Adept equipment, this table can help
distinguish new equipment from older equipment, especially since some of it is visibly
similar. See the product data label for the robot, controller, and power chassis for model
number or part number information.
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shipped with each system.
Table 1-1. Adept Hardware and Software Compatibility for Category 1 Systems
Product
Standard Adept 550 robot
CleanRoom Adept 550 robot
Adept MV-8 controller
Adept MV-19 controller
Adept PA-4 power chassis
B+ amplifier module
External VME Front Panel (VFP)
Manual Control Pendant
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V Operating System software
a
The new Category 1 VFP has two keyswitches, older versions have only one.
b
The label on the back of the new MCP III is "Manual Control III Operator." Also on
the new MCP, the button in the lower right corner (below T1) is labeled STEP.

Definition of a Manipulating Industrial Robot

An automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multi-purpose, manipulative machine
with several degrees of freedom, which may be either fixed in a place or mobile for use in
industrial automation applications is called a manipulating robot. (ISO 10218:1992(E))
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11.3 Operating System, refer to the V
Required Model, Part, or Version Number
550A Mechanism, Model Number 556
550A Mechanism, Model Number 557
part number 30330-15000
part number 30330-25000
part number 30336-31000
part number 10338-51000
Category 1, part number 90332-00380
MCP III, part number 90332-48050
Version 11.3 or later
Note: Category 1 hardware cannot be used
with earlier versions of V
Introduction
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11.3 Release Notes that is
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b
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