Adept s650H Quattro - Manual (Page 65)

Using the Brake Release Button
Adept Quattro s650 Robot User’s Guide, Rev B 65
5.3 Using the Brake Release Button
Brakes
The robot has a braking system which decelerates the robot in an emergency condition,
such as when the emergency stop circuit is open or a robot joint passes its softstop.
The standard braking system will not prevent you from moving the robot manually, once
the robot has stopped (and High Power has been disabled).
In addition, the motors have electromechanical brakes. The brakes are released when
High Power is enabled. When High Power is disabled, the brakes engage and hold the
position of the robot fixed.
Brake Release Button
Under some circumstances, you may want to manually position the platform without
enabling High Power. For such instances, a Brake Release button is located above the
robot status panel (see
Figure 5-1 on page 63 ). When system power is ON, pressing this
button releases the brakes, which allows movement of the arms and platform.
If this button is pressed while High Power is ON, High Power will automatically shut
down.
NOTE: 24 Volt robot power must be ON to release the brakes.
5.4 Connecting Digital I/O to the System
You can connect digital I/O to the system in several different ways. See Table 5-3 and
Figure 5-2 .
CAUTION: When the Brake Release button is pressed, the
end-effector platform may drop to the bottom of its travel.
To prevent possible damage to the equipment, make sure
that the platform is supported when releasing the brake
and verify that the end-effector or other installed tooling is
clear of all obstructions.
Table 5-3. Digital I/O Connection Options
Product I/O Capacity For more details
XIO Connector on Robot 12 inputs
8 outputs see Section 5.5 on page 67
XDIO Connector on
SmartController 12 inputs
8 outputs see Adept SmartController
User’s Guide
Optional sDIO Module,
connects to controller 32 inputs, 32 outputs per module;
up to four sDIO per system see Adept SmartController
User’s Guide