Specifications

Safety
Adept MV Controller User’s Guide, Rev C 5
• Skilled persons have technical knowledge or sufficient experience to enable them
to avoid the dangers which electricity may create (engineers and technicians).
• Instructed persons are adequately advised or supervised by skilled persons to
enable them to avoid the dangers which electricity may create (operating and
maintenance staff).
System Safeguards
Safeguards should be an integral part of robot or motion workcell design, installation,
operator training, and operating procedures.
Adept systems have various communication features to aid in constructing system
safeguards. These include the emergency stop circuitry and digital input and output lines.
These features are described in Chapter 7 of this user’s guide.
Safety Features on External VME Front Panel (VFP)
The optional external VME Front Panel (VFP) has three important safety features, the
HIGH POWER
and
PROGRAM RUNNING
indicators, and the
EMERGENCY STOP
switch. If
you choose not to use the VFP, you should provide similar safety features by using the
Front Panel/MCP and Digital I/O connectors on the System I/O module. Refer to
Chapter 7 for more information, or call Adept Customer Service at the numbers listed in
section 1.5 on page 8.
WARNING:
Entering the workcell when either the
HIGH POWER
or the
PROGRAM RUNNING
light is on can result in severe injury. This warning
applies to each of the next three sections.
Computer-Controlled Robots and Motion Devices
Adept systems are computer controlled, and the program that is currently running the
robot or motion device may cause it to move at times or along paths you may not
anticipate. When the
HIGH POWER
light or the
PROGRAM RUNNING
light on the optional
VFP are illuminated, do not enter the workcell because the robot or motion device might
move unexpectedly. (The
LAMP TEST
button on the VFP allows these lights to be
periodically checked.)
Manually-Controlled Robots and Motion Devices
Adept robots and other motion devices can also be controlled manually when the
HIGH
POWER
light on the VFP is illuminated. When this light is lit, motion can be initiated from
the system keyboard or from the optional Manual Control Pendant (MCP). If you have to
enter the workcell when this light is lit, press the
MAN/HALT
button on the MCP. This will
prevent anyone else from initiating unexpected motion from the system keyboard.
Other Computer-Controlled Devices
In addition, Adept systems can be programmed to control equipment or devices other
than the robot or main motion device. The program controlling these other devices may
cause them to operate unexpectedly. Make sure that safeguards are in place to prevent
personnel from entering the workcell when a program is running.
Adept Technology highly recommends the use of additional safety features such as light
curtains, safety gates, or safety floor mats to prevent entry to the workcell while
HIGH
POWER
is enabled. These devices can be connected using the emergency stop circuitry.
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