Adept EX SmartContoller - Manual (Page 43)

Chapter 3: Operation
CAUTION: If you want the cell gate to always cause a robot shutdown,
wire the gate switch contacts in series with the user E-Stop inputs. Do not
wire the gate switch into the muted safety gate inputs.
Remote Manual Mode
The Front Panel provides for a Manual Mode circuit. See Remote High Power On/Off Control
and your robot manual for further details about the customer Remote Manual Mode circuitry.
The Adept Front Panel, or the user-supplied panel, must be incorporated into the robot work-
cell to provide a “Single Point of Control” (the pendant) when the controller is placed in Man-
ual mode. Certain workcell devices, such as PLCs or conveyors, may need to be turned off
when the operating mode switch is set to Manual mode. This is to ensure that the robot con-
troller does not receive commands from devices other than from the pendant, the single point
of control.
If the user needs to control the Manual/Automatic mode selection from other control equip-
ment, then a custom splitter cable or complete replacement of the Adept Front Panel may be
required. See Front Panel Schematic on page 41. In this situation, a pair of contacts should be
wired in series with the Adept Front Panel Manual/Automatic mode contacts. Thus, both the
Adept Front Panel and the customer contacts need to be closed to allow Automatic mode.
WARNING: Do not wire user-supplied Manual/Automatic contacts in par-
allel with the Adept Front Panel switch contact. This would violate the
“Single Point of Control” principle and might allow Automatic (high-
speed) mode to be selected while an operator is in the cell.
User Manual/Auto Indication
Two pairs of pins on the XUSR connector (pins 9, 22 and 10, 23) provide a voltage-free
contact to indicate whether the Front Panel and/or remote Manual/Automatic switches are
closed. The user may use these contacts to control other mechanisms (for example, conveyor,
linear modules, etc.) when Manual mode is selected. The load on the contacts should not
exceed 40 VDC or 30 VAC at a maximum of 1 A.
User High Power On Indication
In the Adept SmartController EX motion controller, eV+ controls a normally-open relay contact
on the XDIO connector (pins 45, 46, see the table XDIO Digital I/O Connector Pin Assignments
on page 49), that will close when high power has been enabled. The user can use this feature
to power an indicator lamp or other device, that signals High Power is On. The limit on these
contacts is 1 A at 30 VDC or 30 VAC.`
Remote High Power On/Off Control
The easiest and most effective way to provide the high power on/off control in a remote loca-
tion is to mount the Adept Front Panel in the desired location with an extension cable.
However, if the user needs to control high power on/off from other control equipment or from
a location other than the Adept Front Panel, then a custom splitter cable will be required. See
the Front Panel schematic (Front Panel Schematic on page 41) for details of the Front Panel’s
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