SETUP CELL SCREEN


SETUP CELL SCREEN

The Cell Communication SETUP screen provides a way of setting up the general features of the cell interface. Most items on this screen require their own I/O signals. Only the signals required for the current Cell Communication SETUP screen will appear on the Cell I/O screen. This means that if there is a change in the Cell Communication SETUP screen there will also probably be a change in the Cell I/O screen.

Table 1.  Cell Communication SETUP Items

CELL COMMUNICATION SETUP ITEM DESCRIPTION

Robot State Reporting

default: DISABLE

If this is ENABLED, Robot State Reporting will cause the following digital output signals to appear on the Cell Output screen:
  • POWER ON Robot has successfully turned on

  • ROBOT READY Robot is ready for the next job

  • CLEAR OF TRANSFER Set ON by the CLEAR OF TRANSFER macro

  • NO FAULTS IN JOB There were no problems in this sealing job

  • HEARTBEAT Alternates between ON and OFF every 896 ms while the system is running

  • PROCESS DATA CTRL Control codes for process data

  • PROCESS DATA Processes input data

Hold Cycle Complete High

default: DISABLE

If this is ENABLED, the CYCLE COMPLETE signal will stay ON from the end of one job until the start of the next one. If DISABLED, the CYCLE COMPLETE signal will be pulsed for the length of the Pulse Signal Width item on the Cell Communication SETUP screen.

Test Run Fault Handling

default: ENABLE

If this is ENABLED, the DispenseTool enhanced error handler will be active during testing as well as production runs. The error handler could, if the appropriate options are enabled, do the following during a SOP or teach pendant initiated execution:
  • Report all errors which occur to the cell controller.

  • Force the TP fault recovery screen to activate if the program is paused.

  • Allow the cell controller fault recovery to be active if the robot remote lamp is ON. production runs.

If DISABLED, the DispenseTool enhanced error handling mechanism and fault recovery screens will be active during

TP Fault Recovery

default: ENABLE

If this is ENABLED, the robot will display the Fault Recovery Menu on the teach pendant screen when the robot encounters an error severe enough to stop production. You will then be able to select the desired fault recovery option from the teach pendant keypad to resume or abort production. If this is DISABLED, you will still be able to reach the Recovery screen through the ALARMS screen.

PLC Fault Recovery

default: DISABLE

When this is ENABLED, the following signals will appear on the Cell I/O screen:

Cell Output screen:

  • WAITING FOR PLC The robot is waiting for the PLC to respond

  • PROGRAM ABORTED The program has been aborted

  • BOOTH RESET REQUEST Robot requests that the entire cell (booth) be reset (normally done to clear cell E-Stops)

Cell Input screen:

  • CONTINUE WET Robot should continue with dispensing material

  • CONTINUE DRY Robot should continue without dispensing material

  • ABORT JOB Robot should abort this job The robot uses these I/O signals to allow the cell controller to lead the robot through fault recovery remotely, independent of the teach pendant. It is possible to have both teach pendant and cell controller fault recovery ENABLED, in which case the robot will accept fault recovery instructions from either source.

PLC Fault Reporting

default: DISABLE

When this is ENABLED, the following signals will appear on the Cell I/O screen: Cell Input Screen:
  • FAULT ACK STROBE Pulsed by the cell controller to acknowledge that a fault has been received These signals are used to report all errors to the cell controller in the order in which they occur.

Degrade/Backup Groups

default: DISABLE

This causes the BACKUP STYLE SELECT group input and (if the Acknowledge Style Data item in the Cell Communication Setup screen is set to TRUE) the BACKUP STYLE ACK group output to appear on the Cell I/O screens. DispenseTool will take no action based upon these signals, but will echo the data from BACKUP STYLE SELECT onto BACKUP STYLE ACK after the STYLE SELECT group is read, at the start of style handshaking.

Number of User DINs

default: 0

min: 0

max: 10

This allows you to indicate how many user inputs, for use in teach pendant or KAREL programs, should appear in the Cell Input screen.

Number of User DOUTs

default: 0

min: 0

max: 10

This allows you to indicate how many user outputs, for use in teach pendant or KAREL programs, should appear in the Cell Output screen.