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New parts dialog Description Default value This is the procedure that will be called during production. It typically contains process instructions such as ArcL , SpotL . A default name is suggested when creating new partdata . Part name Select the field to change the suggested name by typing a new name in the alpha ...
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Description Default value Connect an advanced part to this part. See Example 1, advanced part on page 16 . Advanced part Create a new dynamic part 1 In the Production Manager main menu select Part handling . 2 Tap New . ![Image] xx1400002354 3 Select Part name in list and tap ABC… . ![Image] xx1400002357 Continue...
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4 Enter the path to the module and procedure name separated with @. If module does not exist, it will be created. ![Image] xx1400002358 5 Or Select Part name in list and tap Browse… . ![Image] xx1400002359 Continues on next page 44 Application manual - Production Manager 3HAC052855-001 Revision: C © Copyright 2014-2...
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6 Tap the button ... to browse for module. ![Image] xx1400002360 7 Select module. ![Image] xx1400002361 Continues on next page Application manual - Production Manager 45 3HAC052855-001 Revision: C © Copyright 2014-2021 ABB. All rights reserved. 2 Production Manager user interface 2.5.2 Create a new part Continued 8 ...
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8 Select procedure and tap OK . ![Image] xx1400002362 9 If part is synchronized in several tasks, select task in list and repeat step 4 or step 5 to 8 . ![Image] xx1400002363 46 Application manual - Production Manager 3HAC052855-001 Revision: C © Copyright 2014-2021 ABB. All rights reserved. 2 Production Manager u...
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2.5.3 Edit part 1 In the Production Manager main menu select Part handling . 2 Select a part to edit and tap OK . 3 Tap Edit and select Change Value . ![Image] xx1400002364 4 The Edit part dialog has a number of fields to enter. See Edit partdata dialog on page 48 . The user interface will help the user to crea...
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Edit partdata dialog Description Default value This is the procedure that will be called during production. It is not possible to specify a new part name, only select from an already ex- isting part. Part name Use the dropdown list to search for procedures in another module. ![Image] xx1400002366 A custom string that d...
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2.5.4 Test Part The part testing functionality provides a way to test your parts without having to run the full production environment. • No events in the production loop will be executed, thus it is useful to create custom service menus in the Production Manager to control the clamping etc, before and after running a ...
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2.6 Custom application window Launch application If the system is loaded and configured with, for example, Production Screen, the application can be launched from the Production Manager desktop by clicking on the application icon to the right. The application will be launched as a separate FlexPendant application outsi...
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2.7 State icons Overview The Production Manager user interface uses state icons in order to display the state of the execution engine. Four different states are available. States Description State/Icon No icon when the execution engine is running. This is the normal state. Running The task has stopped. Stopped ![Image]...
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This page is intentionally left blank 3 Configuring Production Manager 3.1 Production Manager Task configuration Overview In Production Manager Task configuration it is possible to specify the look and feel of the Production Manager user interface. Description System parameter Name of the task for witch the configur...
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3 Configuring Production Manager 3.1 Production Manager Task configuration Overview In Production Manager Task configuration it is possible to specify the look and feel of the Production Manager user interface. Description System parameter Name of the task for witch the configuration is valid for. Task name Enter the...
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![Image] xx1400002375 Production Manager API State Production Manager API State specifies the signals for tasks state. Description System parameter Name of the task for witch the configuration is valid for. Task name The input signal name that specifies that the task is/is at safe. When this signal is high, it is cons...
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Description System parameter Acknowledge signal used for handshake. Run ack signal Defines the timeout when waiting for the run part or run menu signal to go low. Run ack timeout Group input signal that defines the PLC order. PLC group in signal Flag for allowing 0 value for PLC. If set, search for partdata with valu...
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Using signals from EPS When using Electronic Position Switches (EPS) it is possible to setup signals so that Production Manager knows in which station the robot is and where the next station is. xx0700000442 The below example is what needs to be added in the EIO.cfg for a setup with two positioners that are not ind...
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3.2 Production Manager MultiMove Support General MultiMove systems are supported by loading the Execution Engine into all motion tasks. The engines may be triggered to run independently whenever in a ready state. Simultaneous execution is possible by triggering multiple engines to run concurrently. A task-list field ...
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3.3 User Authorization System settings Defining access levels Production Manager publishes a set of application grants that can be used to control the access to different functions within the application. Most application grants in Production Manager requires some controller grants, i.e activating all application grant...
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Now the two different menudata instances must be defined with different values in the minUserLevel field. TASK PERS menudata mdRobSafe1:=["Move robot to safe position", "GapIRB140Icon.gif","CheckSafePos1",255,"",255,TRUE,2,20,FALSE,0]; TASK PERS menudata mdRobSetSafe1:=["Set/Change robot safe position", "GapIRB140I...
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This page is intentionally left blank 4 Production Manager PLC support 4.1 How to run Production Manager from PLC General Production Manager can be controlled by using a PLC instead of the FlexPendant. By configuring the signals described in the table below, Production Manager can react directly on PLC orders used for...
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4 Production Manager PLC support 4.1 How to run Production Manager from PLC General Production Manager can be controlled by using a PLC instead of the FlexPendant. By configuring the signals described in the table below, Production Manager can react directly on PLC orders used for running parts or menus. When Productio...
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If an error has occurred then the last two digits in the error code will be set on the PLC group output signal, that is error_code - 111400 since Production Manager's error codes works between 111400 and 111499. Note If Error group output signal in GAP API State is specified, the error code will not be displayed on t...
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4.2 How to run Production Manager from PLC via RAPID Overview Sometimes the PLC logic needs to be processed in a RAPID module before it is served to Production Manager. For these occasions Production Manager provides an instruction interface in RAPID from where it is possible to tell Production Manager which procedure ...
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CASE 128: ENDTEST ! tell GAP to run SetDO soGap_Run,1; ENDTRAP How to run menus from PLC via RAPID Example 2 TASK PERS menudata mdCalibIntch1:=["Calibrate irbp1 interchange positions","GapMicCalibrate32.gif","Irbp1Mnu:mnuCalibIntch1", 255,"",3,TRUE,1,0,TRUE,0]; CONNECT inPlcCmd WITH trPlcCmd; ISignalDI diPlcCmd,1, inPl...
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PMgrRunMenu \ TaskNumber:=GapTaskIndex("T_ROB1"), mdRobSafeAll; PMgrRunMenu \ TaskNumber:=GapTaskIndex("T_ROB2"), mdRobSafeAll; PMgrRunMenu \ TaskNumber:=GapTaskIndex("T_ROB3"), mdRobSafeAll; Application manual - Production Manager 65 3HAC052855-001 Revision: C © Copyright 2014-2021 ABB. All rights reserved. 4 Producti...
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This page is intentionally left blank 5 RAPID references 5.1 Instructions 5.1.1 ExecEngine - Start execution engine Usage ExecEngine starts the execution engine. Basic examples The following example illustrates the instruction ExecEngine . Example 1 ExecEngine; The execution engine is started and waiting for an orde...
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5 RAPID references 5.1 Instructions 5.1.1 ExecEngine - Start execution engine Usage ExecEngine starts the execution engine. Basic examples The following example illustrates the instruction ExecEngine . Example 1 ExecEngine; The execution engine is started and waiting for an order. Arguments There are no arguments. Pr...
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5.1.2 PMgrGetNextPart - Get active part for station in task Usage PMgrGetNextPart gets the part that is being produced for a station in a task. Basic examples The following examples illustrate the instruction PMgrGetNextPart . Example 1 PMgrGetNextPart stn, tmpPart; The PMgrGetNextPart instruction will return the ...
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Syntax PMgrGetNextPart ['\' TaskNumber ':=' ] < expression (IN) of num > ',' [ Station ':=' ] < expression (IN) of num > ',' [ RetData ':=' ] < var or pers (INOUT) of partdata > ',' [InstanceName ':=' ] < var or pers (INOUT) of string > ';' Application manual - Production Manager 69 3HAC052855-001 Revision: C © Copyrig...
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5.1.3 PMgrSetNextPart - Set active part for station in task Usage PMgrSetNextPart sets the part that will be produced for a station in a task. Basic examples The following examples illustrate the instruction PMgrSetNextPart . Example 1 PMgrSetNextPart stn, tmpPart The SetNextPart instruction will set the part tmpP...
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5.1.4 PMgrRunMenu - Run menu in task Usage PMgrRunMenu is used to run a menu in a task. Basic examples The following examples illustrate the instruction PMgrRunMenu . Example 1 VAR menudata mnuBE := ["TCP Setup","","BEToolSetup",255,"", GAP_SHOW_ALWAYS,TRUE,GAP_SETUP_TYPE,0,FALSE,0]; PMgrRunMenu mnuBE; Runs the mnuB...
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5.2 Functions 5.2.1 PMgrAtSafe - Check if task is at safe state Usage PMgrAtSafe is used to check if the task is at safe state. Basic examples The following examples illustrate the function PMgrAtSafe . Example 1 VAR bool bAtSafe; bAtSafe:=PMgrAtSafe(); Check if the current task is at safe. Example 2 ! Data declarati...
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5.2.2 PMgrAtService - Check if task is at service state Usage PMgrAtService is used to check if task is at service state. Basic examples The following examples illustrate the function PMgrAtService . Example 1 VAR bool bAtService; bAtService:=PMgrAtService(); Check if the current task is at service. Example 2 ! Data ...
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5.2.3 PMgrAtState - Check the state of a task Usage PMgrAtState is used to check production state of a task. Basic examples The following examples illustrate the function PMgrAtState . Example 1 VAR num PMState; PMState:=PMgrAtState(); Get the production state of the current task. Example 2 ! Data declarations VAR nu...
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5.2.4 PMgrAtStation - Get the current station for a task Usage PMgrAtStation is used to get the current station for a task. Basic examples The following examples illustrate the function PMgrAtStation . Example 1 VAR num nStation; nStation:=PMgrAtStation(); Get the current station for the current task. Example 2 ! Dat...
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5.2.5 PMgrNextStation - Get the next station for a task Usage PMgrNextStation is used to get the next station for a task. Basic examples The following examples illustrate the function PMgrNextStation . Example 1 VAR num nextStation; nextStation:=PMgrNextStation(); Get the next station for the current task. Example 2 ...
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5.2.6 PMgrTaskNumber - Get the task number Usage PMgrTaskNumber is used to get the Production Manager specific task number. This task number is used in many instructions in the public RAPID interface of Production Manager. Basic examples The following example illustrates the instruction PMgrTaskNumber . Example 1 VAR...
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5.2.7 PMgrTaskName - Get the task name Usage PMgrTaskName is used to get the task name connected to a Production Manager specific task number. Basic examples The following example illustrates the function PMgrTaskName . Example 1 VAR string taskName; VAR num taskNumber; taskNumber:=GAP_TASK_NO; taskName:= PMgrTaskNam...
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5.3 Public constants Description The list below shows the public constants and variables provided by Production Manager. General Public task specific constants: Description Constant The Production Manager specific task index for current task. GAP_TASK_NO The task name of current task. GAP_TASK_NAME Menus type field Pub...
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Description Value Constant Executing service routine 4 GAP_STATE_SERV Example: VAR num PMState; PMState:=AtState(); IF PMState = GAP_STATE_IDLE THEN TPWrite "Production Manager waiting for job"; ENDIF Events Public constants to be used when defining events: Description Value Constant Runs when exec engine starts 1 EE-S...
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6 Seam Displacement options 6.1 General Overview The Seam Displacement option allows the operator to shift seams in relation to a reference frame. The displacements can be applied via FlexPendant operator screens without stopping production. It is possible to shift an entire weld or targets within a seam individually. ...
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6.2 Starting Seam Displacement option The seam displacement option is started as follows: 1 Go to the ABB menu and launch the Production Manager . ![Image] xx1400002330 2 In the Production Manager main menu select Part Handling . ![Image] xx1400002331 Continues on next page 82 Application manual - Production Mana...
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3 Tap Seam Displacement on the bottom menu. ![Image] xx1400002381 Application manual - Production Manager 83 3HAC052855-001 Revision: C © Copyright 2014-2021 ABB. All rights reserved. 6 Seam Displacement options 6.2 Starting Seam Displacement option Continued 6.3 Functions available in Seam Displacement FlexPendant ...
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6.3 Functions available in Seam Displacement FlexPendant screen appearence ![Image] xx1400002401 Seam Displacement dialog Description Select welds from the tree view and add them to the right-hand section by selecting the arrow. Note If a weld is used in more than one routine, it will appear the same everywhere it is u...
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Related information Positions can also be modified by jogging the robot to the new position. Application manual - Production Manager 85 3HAC052855-001 Revision: C © Copyright 2014-2021 ABB. All rights reserved. 6 Seam Displacement options 6.3 Functions available in Seam Displacement Continued This page is intentionall...
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This page is intentionally left blank Index A API, 9 C configuration, 53 constants, 79 create menu, 26 create part, 41 custom application window, 50 D debug part, 37 dynamic part, 43 dynamic parts and menus, 16 E edit menu, 32 edit part, 47 EE_ABORT, 80 EE_CLOSE_JIG, 80 EE_CYCLE_START, 80 EE_INDEX, 80 EE_OPEN_JIG, 80 ...
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Index A API, 9 C configuration, 53 constants, 79 create menu, 26 create part, 41 custom application window, 50 D debug part, 37 dynamic part, 43 dynamic parts and menus, 16 E edit menu, 32 edit part, 47 EE_ABORT, 80 EE_CLOSE_JIG, 80 EE_CYCLE_START, 80 EE_INDEX, 80 EE_OPEN_JIG, 80 EE_POST_PART, 80 EE_POST_PROC, 80 EE_PO...
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ROBOTICS Application manual Arc and Arc Sensor ![Image] Trace back information: Workspace 24B version a1 Checked in 2024-05-30 Skribenta version 5.5.019
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ROBOTICS Application manual Arc and Arc Sensor ![Image] Trace back information: Workspace 24B version a1 Checked in 2024-05-30 Skribenta version 5.5.019 Application manual Arc and Arc Sensor RobotWare 6.15.07 Document ID: 3HAC050988-001 Revision: L © Copyright 2004-2024 ABB. All rights reserved. Specifications subjec...
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Application manual Arc and Arc Sensor RobotWare 6.15.07 Document ID: 3HAC050988-001 Revision: L © Copyright 2004-2024 ABB. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ABB. ABB ass...
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The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ABB. ABB assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. Except as may be expressly stated anywhere in this manual, nothing herein shall be construed as any kind of guarantee or war...
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Table of contents 7 Overview of this manual ................................................................................................................... 9 1 Installation and setup 11 2 RobotWare - Arc Adaptive process control 11 2.1 Adaptive Process Control ..........................................................
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Overview of this manual About this manual This manual contains instructions for installing and programming a RobotWare Arc and Arc sensor system. Note It is the responsibility of the integrator to provide safety and user guides for the robot system. Prerequisites Installation/maintenance/repair personnel working with ...
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Description Revision Published with RobotWare 6.04. • The manual is partly restructured. • Added information about flying start. • Minor corrections. C Published with RobotWare 6.05. • Added information about Pre Process Tracking . • Minor corrections. D Published with RobotWare 6.07. • Protocol LTPROTOBUF added to se...
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1 Installation and setup Installation options The installation of RobotWare Arc can be customized to fit various application demands, such as a different power source types and MultiMove support. The following options can be selected in RobotStudio when creating the system, and then customized according to application ...
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• Miller EIP Welder (Miller Ethernet IP welder) • Lincoln ArcLink/XT 651-1 Additional Arc Systems The option Additional Arc Systems includes support for additional Arc Systems. The following additional arc systems can be selected. Description Option Additional arc systems 651-1 Additional Arc Systems If Additional A...
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2 RobotWare - Arc Adaptive process control 2.1 Adaptive Process Control Description The options Optical tracking Arc [660-1] and WeldGuide [815-1] are for arc welding applications where welding data or path must be dynamically changed during the welding to adapt to changes in geometry or material. In addition to th...
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2.2 Seam tracking 2.2.1 Seam tracking systems Description RobotWare Arc sensor is prepared to be used in combination with two specific seam tracking sensor systems, which are: • WeldGuide Tracker systems • Laser Tracker systems WeldGuide Tracker systems These systems are based on measuring the current and voltage of th...
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2.2.2 Seam tracking in different instructions Seam tracking in arc welding instructions The ArcX instructions can be used for seam tracking in the following ways. If the system is configured for the use of a WeldGuide Tracker or Laser Tracker, then the optional argument \Track shall be used to control the tracking ...
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Sensor interface This is the same as the separate option Sensor Interface . The option, included in Optical Tracking or WeldGuide , will make serial communication possible with an external sensor or other unit. The communication will use the link protocol RTP1. With this function it is possible to read data from or ...
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2.2.3 Optical tracking Prerequisites If the system is configured for the use of an optical tracker, then the optional argument \Track shall be used to control the tracking function. With this argument it is possible to specify the track data to be used for the specific ArcX instruction. If the \Track argument is ...
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2.2.4 WeldGuide Tracking methods A WeldGuide tracking system uses the arc as a sensor to adapt the robot path to the actual location of the part. Measuring the arc voltage and welding current, synchronized with the robot weave pattern, the stick-out length is calculated on both sides and in the middle of the weld. The ...
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Note Path corrections for ArcL / ArcC instructions can be done in two ways as indicated above. • In system which are not configured for WeldGuide or Laser Tracker, the instructions Corrxxx (see above) must be used to write the correction values to a correction generator. • In system configured for WeldGuide or Lase...
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2.3 Sensor controlled tuning Description Sensor controlled tuning provides a powerful tool for changing/tuning a process during the execution of a weld due to the input signals from a sensor. Example of application are change process data like voltage, wire feed, speed based on current sensor values for seam volume or ...
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2.4 Program controlled tuning Description Program controlled tuning means that the weld data can be changed during welding related to specific positions on the path or other known geometry changes. Example of application are: • Change process data with reference to a time or distance before or after a defined position ...
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This page is intentionally left blank 3 Programming 3.1 Programming for arc welding Prerequisites Before creating an arc welding program, the arc welding system or systems (see Defining arc welding systems on page 202 ) and additional axes, if any, must be configured. This configuration is described in System paramet...
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3 Programming 3.1 Programming for arc welding Prerequisites Before creating an arc welding program, the arc welding system or systems (see Defining arc welding systems on page 202 ) and additional axes, if any, must be configured. This configuration is described in System parameters on page 201 . Program structure Whe...
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Describes the actual welding phase. welddata Describes how any weaving is to be carried out. weavedata Number and type of the data components depend on the configuration of the robot. Normally, data is stored as a part of the program. However, when data is to remain in memory regardless of which program is loaded, it i...
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8 The data will appear in the list with welddata variables. To change the declaration, tap the data. ![Image] en1200000643 9 Select a component in the data and specify the desired value. More information on the individual components can be found in seamdata - Seam data on page176 , welddata - Weld data on page195 ,...
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If an argument needs to be changed, the data can be replaced by another. 1 Select the argument you wish to change ( seam1 in this example). 2 When the argument is selected, tap Change Selected on the Edit menu. The window used to change instruction arguments appears. The selected argument is highlighted see figure...
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The welddata , wd1, applies until position p50 is reached, where a transition to wd2 takes place. xxxxx x xxxxx p10 p20 p30 p40 p50 p60 p70 p80 p90 MoveJ ArcLStart ArcL MoveJ ArcC ArcLEnd wd1 wd2 Delay distance Movement without welding Start preparations Movement with welding xx1200000645 The programming sequence for ...
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3.2 Functions for arc welding when program execution has been stopped Manual mode Arc welding functions (program execution has been stopped) in manual mode: • Weld data tuning • Weave data tuning • Communicate with seam tracker sensor • Process blocking • Manual wire feed • Manual gas on/off • Select arc welding system...
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RobotWare Arc on FlexPendant To start RobotWare Arc, tap the ABB menu and then tap RobotWare Arc. When RobotWare Arc desktop is loaded, all arc welding functions can be accessed. ![Image] en1200000516 Weld data tuning The welddata components weld_speed , weld_wirefeed , and weld_voltage can be tuned using the wel...
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5 Tap - or + to decrease or increase the value. Each tap will decrease/increase the value in increments. The tuning increment is preset. For adjustment of the increment see Data tuning on page 32 . 6 To reset the tuning value, tap Revert . The present value will be reset to the original value. To reset the origin...
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weaving height ( H ) Y W Z W xx1200000648 weaving bias ( B ) Y W X W xx1200000649 Process blocking Using this display, the operator has the possibility to block welding, weaving, tracking and/ or all. This may be useful during programming or testing phase. 1 Tap Blocking . 2 Tap the desired process icon to switch betw...
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Blocking that is activated in the above dialog, is active only in the Manual operating mode. It is, however, possible to allow blocking in Auto mode if the arc welding system parameter auto inhib is On . Note If more than one system is configured in the robot, blocking from the dialog will affect all systems. The di...
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Note If more than one system is configured in the robot, the dialog for selection of arc welding systems can be used to select the corresponding wire feed equipment. Manual gas purge 1 Tap Manual Functions . 2 Tap and hold the gas icon to purge gas. The gas valve will be open as long as the icon is pressed. 3 Tap Clo...
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3.3 Functions for arc welding during program execution General Arc welding functions during program execution: • Weld data tuning • Weave data tuning • Measured value display Data tuning During program execution only the present values can be tuned. The original values can only be tuned when the program is stopped. Not...
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If no arc welding instruction is executing, then the tuning window is blocked and a yellow label is displayed. ![Image] en1200000653 2 Select the data type to be tuned - Weld Tuning or Weave Tuning - by using the tabs in the tuning window. 3 Select the appropriate component in the welddata to be tuned, by tapping...
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This page is intentionally left blank 4 Programming RobotWare Arc systems with MultiMove 4.1 RobotWare Arc with MultiMove Introduction The RobotWare Arc functionality for MultiMove systems is similar to the functionality in single arc welding systems. Two or more welding robots are programmed in separate tasks running...
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4 Programming RobotWare Arc systems with MultiMove 4.1 RobotWare Arc with MultiMove Introduction The RobotWare Arc functionality for MultiMove systems is similar to the functionality in single arc welding systems. Two or more welding robots are programmed in separate tasks running independent or coordinated. The user i...
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4.2 Functions for arc welding during program execution Functions Arc welding functions during program execution: • Weld data tuning • Weave data tuning • Measured value display • Selecting active welding robot Data tuning The data tuning functionality is similar to the functionality described in Functions for arc weld...
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4.3 Configuration Introduction In a MultiMove system, the configuration parameter MotionTimeout is of great importance, especially when running in synchronized mode. The parameter should have a non-zero value to be able to shut down process equipment when one of the robots does not start the intended motion after a c...
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RestoPath; StartMoveRetry; Example 2 Automatic retry after cleaning the welding torch. The following is an example of an error handler with the possibility to move to a service position in the failing robot, clean the welding gun, go back to the error location and start welding again. The other robots will wait for the...
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RestoPath; StartMove; RETRY; ENDIF IF ERRNO=AW_WELD_ERR THEN ! Automatic move to cleaning position ! Move back to error position and start welding again. StorePath; errPos1:=CRobT(\Tool:=tErr); MoveL RelTool(errPos1,0,0,-50),v10,fine,tErr; TPWrite "Cleaning..."; WaitTime 1; MoveL errPos1,v10,fine,tErr; RestoPath; Start...
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Move instructions The following list shows the move instructions and the corresponding instruction to use in the non-welding motiontask. Arc instructions Move instructions ArcMoveJ MoveJ ArcMoveL MoveL ArcMoveC MoveC ArcMoveAbsJ MoveAbsJ ArcMoveExtJ MoveExtJ Configure error handling The error handling in terms of sever...
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4.4 Limitations Restart distance It is not possible to have different restart distances if running synchronized motions. Since it is not possible to determine which robot that controls the restart distance in this case, the recommendation is to have the same parameter values in each robot. Use of finepoint Finepoint mu...
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ENDPROC ENDMODULE MODULE MY_ARC (SYSMODULE, NOVIEW) PROC MyArcL () ArcL; ERROR TPWrite "MyArcL error handler!"; ENDPROC ENDMODULE If an error occurs in ArcL , the error handler of MyArcL is NOT executed (because MyArcL is part of a NOSTEPIN / NOVIEW module), but the error handler of main is executed. Missing inst...
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5 Weld Error Recovery 5.1 Weld Error Recovery and error handling Weld Error Recovery During robot production process errors sometimes stop the robot. The Weld Error Recovery feature provides several different solutions for process error recovery, which allows operators to automatically move the robot out from the error...
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If Abort is tapped the program execution will stop and the weld routine in the program editor window will be shown. If Move Out is tapped the robot will attempt to move out a small distance along the tool center line. The Error menu will be shown again. Move Out can be tapped repeatedly. If Recovery menu is t...
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5.2 Programming Weld Error Recovery Basic usage - Example The user programs a simple weld routine without adding any of the advanced tools provided by Weld Error Recovery. PROC WeldMyTruck () MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tWeldGun; MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tWeldGun; ArcLStart *,v500,sm1,wd1\Weave:=wv1,fine,tWeldGun; ArcL *,v500, sm1,wd1\We...
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The user can tap Move Out to extract the tool from the partially welded part in increments. Tapping Abort , stops execution. Tapping Recovery menu will bring up the Recovery menu. ![Image] en1200000692 When Resume is selected the robot executes a standard retry with the configured restart distance. If Skip Se...
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activation at that position. The forward skip distance is entered via the following user dialog. ![Image] en1200000695 Advanced usage - Example 1 By adding a recovery set point, escape is made possible. Consider this example: PROC WeldMyTruck() RecoveryPosSet; MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tWeldGun; MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tWeldGun; ArcLS...
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The instruction RecoveryPosSet is used to set the recovery set point. If an error occurs during the weld seam, the error menu will display an Escape button: ![Image] en1200000691 Tapping Escape causes the robot to retrace its path to the recovery position set by the RecoveryPosSet instruction. At that location ...
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MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tWeldGun; MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tWeldGun; ENDPROC This type of implementation also provides escape behavior for multiple part procedures shown in the test case logic above. Advanced usage - Example 2 Recovery positions may be set at any point in a weld sequence. In some cases it may be necessary to have an ...
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ArcLEnd *,v500,sm1,wd1\Weave:=wv1,fine,tWeldGun; MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tWeldGun; MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tWeldGun; ENDPROC PROC ServiceRoutine() MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tool0; MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tool0; MoveL pService,vmax,z10,tool0; RecoveryMenu; MoveL *,vmax,z10,tool0; MoveJ *,vmax,z10,tool0; MoveJ pSafe,vmax,z10,tool0; ENDPROC In this ex...
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RecoveryMenu is called. The Weld Error Recovery feature provides this instruction. RecoveryMenu is a RAPID instruction that launches the standard Recovery Menu. ![Image] en1200000692 After the operator makes the recovery choice, the robot executes the programmed moves back to the recovery set point location, in this ...