External Axes - ABB IRB 6400R Product On-Line Manual

System Description

6 External Axes

Not valid for IRB 340(r)!
External axes are controlled by drive units, mounted either inside the controller or out-
side in a separate enclosure, see Figure 16.
The maximum of drive units mounted inside the controller is one or two, depending on
robot type.
In addition to drive units from ABB, it is also possible to communicate with external
drive units from other vendors. See Product Specification RobotWare for BaseWare
OS 3.1.
Not supplied on delivery
Drive System 2 inside
external axes cabinet
Figure 16 Outline diagram, external axes.
Product Manual
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Contains
no CPU
Measurement
System 1
Measurement System 2
Not supplied on delivery
External Axes
Drive System
1, inside
robot cabinet
IRB
23