General Description Of The Synchronization Process - ABB IRC5 Applications Manual

2 Machine Synchronization

2.1.4. General description of the synchronization process

2.1.4. General description of the synchronization process
Example with a press
This example shows the very basic steps when synchronization is used for material handling
for a press.
When...
the press is closed and
ready to start
the press starts open
the press is open enough
for the robot to enter
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Then...
a signal from the robot controller (or PLC) orders the press to
start.
For Sensor Synchronization, the synchronization switch is
triggered and a sensor object is created in the object queue.
The robot connects to the object.
For both Sensor Synchronization and Analog Synchronization,
the robot moves, synchronized with the press, towards the
press and reaches it when the press is open enough.
the robot places (or removes) a work piece in the press. The
synchronization is ended.
For Sensor Synchronization, the sensor object is then dropped
(removed from the object queue).
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