Control Stations & Communication - ExRobotics ExR-2 Operating Manual

The only controls mounted on each robot are the red emergency stop switch and the black on/off
switch:
▪ When the red emergency stop switch is pressed downwards it immobilises the drive motors.
The robot can't be driven until the switch is released by rotating it and letting it spring
upwards.
▪ When the black switch is rotated anticlockwise to the "off" position the power supply to all
components (except some circuits in the electronics box) is shut-off.
▪ When the emergency stop switch is released and the robot is switched on, the robot is held in
position by its motors.
▪ When the emergency stop switch is pressed down and/or the robot is switched off, there's no
power to the motors so the robot moves freely. This means it will roll down a slope under the
influence of gravity.
3. Control Stations & Communication
Customers are responsible for providing control stations. By default, robots are controlled with a:
▪ PC with a screen resolution of at least 1920 x 1080 and Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
▪ Logitech F310 or Xbox Series X controller for driving the robot.
▪ Mouse or trackpad for operating the cursor on the PC's screen.
Should a customer prefer to control their robots without controllers (using laptops, phones or
tablets) they should perform a risk assessment because there will be no physical emergency stop on
the control station. Section 6.2 explains how these options can be enabled.
Robots and control stations communicate via a server as shown in this diagram.
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ExR-2 Robot
Operating Guide
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