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Date: 10/2021
Revision: v.1.2

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  • Page 1 Quick Start (en) Date: 10/2021 Revision: v.1.2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 1. Version history 2. Safety 2.1 Safety message types 2.2 General safety precautions 2.3 Intended use 2.4 Users 2.5 Foreseeable misuse 2.6 Residual risks 2.7 Warning label 3. Light indicators and speakers 3.1 Status lights 3.2 Signal lights 3.3 Speakers 4.
  • Page 3 7. Getting started 7.1 In the box 7.2 Unpacking MiR600 7.3 Connecting the battery 7.4 Powering up the robot 7.5 Connecting to the robot interface 7.6 Connecting the robot to a WiFi network 7.7 Driving the robot in Manual mode 7.8 Checking the hardware status 7.9 Mounting the nameplate 7.10 Shutting down the robot...

  • Page 4: Version History

    1. Version history 1. Version history This table shows current and previous versions of this document. MiR600 Revision Release date Description 2021-10-07 Updated manual to ensure compliancy with radio equipment directives. 2021-08-12 General improvements throughout the document. 2021-07-23 First edition. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 5: Safety

    2. Safety 2. Safety Read the information in this section before powering up and operating MiR600. Pay particular attention to the safety instructions and warnings. NOTICE Mobile Industrial Robots disclaims any and all liability if MiR600 or its accessories are damaged, changed, or modified in any way. Mobile Industrial Robots cannot be held responsible for any damages caused to MiR600, accessories, or any other equipment due to programming errors or malfunctioning of MiR600.

  • Page 6: General Safety Precautions

    2. Safety 2.2 General safety precautions This section contains general safety precautions. WARNING Harmful electromagnetic interference might be the result of having two radio modules transmitting at the same time. • Do not attach an access point or additional radio modules to the robot while it is connected to a wireless network.
  • Page 7 Using a charging device different from the one supplied by the manufacturer can cause a fire and thereby burn injuries to nearby personnel and damage to the robot and equipment. • Only use an original MiR charger. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 8 2. Safety WARNING Lithium battery packs may get hot, explode, or ignite and cause serious injury if they are misused electrically or mechanically. Observe the following precautions when handling and using lithium-ion batteries: • Do not short-circuit, recharge, or connect with false polarity. •...

  • Page 9: Intended Use

    MiR600 is intended to be commissioned and used in indoor industrial environments where access for the public is restricted. For details about the environmental conditions in which MiR600 should operate, see specifications for MiR600 on the MiR website. MiR600 is intended to be commissioned according to the guidelines in your robot's user guide.
  • Page 10 • MiR Pallet Lift 600 used with MiR Pallet Rack • MiR EU Pallet Lift 600 used with MiR EU Pallet Rack. • MiR Shelf Lift to transport MiR supported shelves. MiR600 can be used as a partly complete machine as defined in the EU machinery directive with top modules that do not meet the above limitations. Those who design,...

  • Page 11: Users

    2. Safety NOTICE A safe machine does not guarantee a safe system. Follow the commissioning guidelines in your robot's user guide to ensure a safe system. 2.4 Users MiR600 is only intended to be used by personnel that have received training in their required tasks.

  • Page 12: Foreseeable Misuse

    2. Safety Direct users Direct users are familiar with the safety precautions in this quick start and have the following main tasks: • Assigning missions to MiR600. • Fastening loads to MiR600 securely. • Loading and unloading from a paused robot. All other persons in the vicinity of MiR600 are considered indirect users and must know how to act when they are close to the robot.

  • Page 13: Residual Risks

    2. Safety 2.6 Residual risks Mobile Industrial Robots has identified the following potential hazards that commissioners must inform personnel about and take all precautions to avoid when working with MiR600: • You risk being run over, drawn in, trapped, or struck if you stand in the path of the robot or walk towards the robot or its intended path while it is in motion.
  • Page 14 2. Safety Figure 2.1. The warning label must be placed on the robot or top module. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 15: Light Indicators And Speakers

    3. Light indicators and speakers 3. Light indicators and speakers The robot uses two types of light indicators to let people in the environment know what the robot is currently doing or planning to do. • Status lights The LED light bands on all four sides of the robot use colors and light motion patterns to signal the current status of the robot.
  • Page 16 Charging at charging station White wavering Prompt user / Waiting for user's response Cyan wavering (robots Waiting for MiR Fleet resource or for another MiR robot connected to to move MiR Fleet only) When the robot's battery reaches a critically low level of power (0-1%), the ends of the status lights flash red.

  • Page 17: Signal Lights

    3. Light indicators and speakers When the robot is charging in a charging station, the status lights on the side of the robot indicate the robot's battery percentage. 3.2 Signal lights Signal lights are used to indicate the robot’s immediate motion plans by signaling forwards-backwards-braking and left-right turns.
  • Page 18 3. Light indicators and speakers Figure 3.2. In the Safety system settings, you can modify the sounds the robot plays when the robot mutes its Protective fields. CAUTION Unaware personnel may not see the robot in certain situations and risk colliding with the robot.

  • Page 19: Control Panel

    4. Control panel 4. Control panel MiR600 has a control panel in the rear-left corner of the robot. 4.1 The control panel buttons Figure 4.1. The MiR600 control panel. Table 4.1. Identification of items on the control panel in Figure 4.1 Pos.

  • Page 20: The Operating Mode Key

    4. Control panel Resume button Pressing this button: • Clears the Emergency or Protective stop state. • Lets the robot continue operating after the Manual stop button was pressed or after the operating mode changes. • Lets the robot start operating after powering up. Color indication: •...
  • Page 21 4. Control panel Remove the Operating mode key during normal operation. The vibrations from the robot's driving may shake the key and plug, and can cause an unwanted Protective stop. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 22: Accessing The Internal Parts

    5. Accessing the internal parts 5. Accessing the internal parts Most internal parts of MiR600 are accessed through maintenance hatches that open to different compartments. CAUTION Opening or removing hatches from the robot exposes parts connected to the power supply, risking damage to the robot from a short circuit and personnel getting burnt.

  • Page 23: Front Compartment

    5. Accessing the internal parts 5.1 Front compartment To open the front compartment, turn the two screws 90° with a flat-head screwdriver, and pull out the compartment. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 24: Rear Compartment

    5. Accessing the internal parts 5.2 Rear compartment To open the rear compartment, follow these steps: Push the two white buttons to unlock the hatch. Pull open the hatch. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 25 5. Accessing the internal parts You can now access the Manual brake release switch and MiR Controller interface. To access the motor controller carrier board and dynamic brake contactors, follow these steps: Disconnect the status light connector. Remove the hatch by twisting the two hinges.
  • Page 26 5. Accessing the internal parts Remove the seven screws on the rear panel. Loosen the top three screws while holding the bottom of the panel. Remove the panel by sliding it downwards and out to access the rear maintenance compartment. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 27: Side Compartments

    5. Accessing the internal parts 5.3 Side compartments To open a side compartment, push the two white buttons to unlock the hatch, and pull it open. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 28: Top Compartments

    5. Accessing the internal parts 5.4 Top compartments To open a top compartment, remove the four screws and lift off the top cover. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 29: Security

    Managing your users and passwords is the main way you can control access to MiR600. There are three default users with predefined passwords for you to start using. These are described in the MiR Robot Reference Guide along with instructions to create new users, user groups, and passwords. MiR advises you to: •...

  • Page 30: Software Security Patches

    6.2 Software security patches To improve the security of MiR600, MiR supplies security patches to the operating system in new MiR software update files. When you install a security patch, it takes approximately 10-15 minutes longer to update a MiR product.

  • Page 31: Getting Started

    Safety on page 5 before powering up MiR600. In some images in this section, the robot is shown with a MiR EU Pallet Lift 600 top module. 7.1 In the box This section describes the contents of the MiR600 box. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 32 7. Getting started Figure 7.1. The box containing the robot and accessories. The box contains: • The MiR600 robot • A MiR600 document folder containing a USB flash drive and the following printed documents: • MiR600 Quick Start • The CE Declaration of Conformity for your robot •...

  • Page 33: Unpacking Mir600

    The USB flash drive in the document folder has the following content: • MiR600 User Guide • MiR600 Quick Start • MiR Network and WiFi Guide • MiR Robot Reference Guide • MiR Robot REST API Reference • Getting the robot online •...
  • Page 34 7. Getting started Remove the screws that attach the walls of the box to the box lid and the base of the box. Remove the lid from the box, and remove the wooden lath beneath the lid. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 35 7. Getting started Place the lid of the box so that you can use it as a ramp. Align the lid so that it is flush with the base of the box. Take the folder with the printed documents and the USB flash drive out of the box. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 36 7. Getting started Remove the pallet collars and the protective foam blocks. Cut the protective straps. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 37: Connecting The Battery

    7. Getting started Remove the wheel stop board from the pallet to let the robot drive on the ramp. 7.3 Connecting the battery To connect the battery to the robot, you need to open the left side compartment—see Accessing the internal parts on page 22.

  • Page 38: Powering Up The Robot

    7. Getting started 7.4 Powering up the robot To power up the robot, follow these steps: Ensure that all four Emergency stop buttons are in the released state. Turn an Emergency stop button counter-clockwise to release it. Press the Power button for five seconds. The robot turns on the red signal lights and yellow wavering status lights and starts the software initialization process.

  • Page 39: Connecting To The Robot Interface

    North America, EU, or a part of EAC, you can purchase a WiFi access point dongle from MiR. Outside these areas, you need to use your own access point that is approved for use in your region. If you choose to use an access point, you must ensure that the robot is disconnected from the wireless network before attaching the access point to remain compliant—see...
  • Page 40 Connect your device directly to the robot using an Ethernet cable, or connect an access point to the Ethernet port for a wireless connection. If you are using an access point, connect your device to the access point. The MiR WiFi dongle name has the following format: MiRXXXXXX.
  • Page 41 7. Getting started In a browser, go to the address mir.com and sign in. You are now signed in to the robot interface and can set up your robot for operation. If you want to connect the robot to your local WiFi network, connect the robot to the...

  • Page 42: Connecting The Robot To A Wifi Network

    7. Getting started Figure 7.2. You can see the software version your robot is running in the bottom left corner of the robot interface. 7.6 Connecting the robot to a WiFi network To communicate with the robot wirelessly without connecting an access point, you can connect the robot to your local WiFi network.
  • Page 43 7. Getting started To connect the robot to a WiFi network, follow these steps: Connect to your robot as described in Connecting to the robot interface on page 39. NOTICE To comply with the robot's certification, you must use an Ethernet cable to avoid simultaneously active radio transmitters while setting up connection to the local WiFi network.
  • Page 44 7. Getting started Select the network you want the robot to be connected to, and fill out the displayed fields—see the guide How to connect a MiR robot to a WiFi network and Remote access for more information about the WiFi settings.
  • Page 45 7. Getting started Select + Add connection when you have finished. The robot is now connected to the network. When you are connected to the same network, you can access the robot's interface by entering the IP address displayed under the connection description into your internet browser.

  • Page 46: Driving The Robot In Manual Mode

    7. Getting started 7.7 Driving the robot in Manual mode CAUTION When driving the robot in Manual mode, it is possible to mute the Protective fields and drive the robot into Forbidden zones and Unpreferred zones on the map. This means that the robot will not stop for physical objects and will not respond to zones on the map.

  • Page 47: Checking The Hardware Status

    7. Getting started On the robot, press the Resume button. The status lights turn blue, indicating that the robot is in Manual mode. Drive the robot off the ramp using the joystick. Place your foot in front of the ramp while the robot drives on it to keep the ramp from slipping.

  • Page 48: Mounting The Nameplate

    Check that all elements on the page have the status and that they have green dots on the left. For more information, see Hardware health in MiR Robot Reference Guide on the MiR website. 7.9 Mounting the nameplate Before using MiR600, you must mount its unique nameplate to it. The nameplate contains information specific to your MiR application.
  • Page 49 7. Getting started To mount the nameplate correctly, follow these steps: Locate the right side hatch. Clean the area marked in the image below with a degreasing agent. Mount the nameplate on the cleaned area. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.

  • Page 50: Shutting Down The Robot

    7. Getting started 7.10 Shutting down the robot To shut down MiR600, follow these steps: Ensure that the robot is not moving or executing an action. Press the Power button for three seconds. Wait for the robot to finish the shutdown process. The status lights waver yellow, and the Power button blinks red.

  • Page 51: Charging The Robot

    7.11 Charging the robot This section describes how to charge MiR600 using a MiR cable charger. A MiR cable charger is not part of the MiR600 standard delivery. Contact your distributor for more information. To charge MiR600 with a standard MiR cable charger, you will also need an adapter for the cable to fit to the battery connector. The adapter...
  • Page 52 7. Getting started To charge MiR600 using the cable charger, follow these steps: Plug the cable charger into an AC power supply. Always make sure to connect the cable charger to a power supply before connecting it to the robot. Overtime, the battery will take damage if you connect the charger to the battery before the power supply.
  • Page 53 Use only an original MiR cable charger. Once the robot has finished charging, reconnect the battery, and close the maintenance hatch. For information about the charging time, see specifications on the MiR website. MiR600 Quick Start (en) 10/2021 - v.1.2 ©Copyright 2021: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S.
  • Page 54 All rights reserved. No parts of this document may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of Mobile Industrial Robots A/S (MiR). MiR makes no warranties, expressed or implied, in respect of this document or its contents. In addition, the contents of the document are subject to change without prior notice.

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