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Installation on an Adept Cobra i600/i800 or s600/s800 System
Adept IO Blox User’s Guide, Rev B 13
2.3 Installation on an Adept Cobra i600/i800 or s600/s800
System
Mechanical Mounting
The IO Blox device can be mounted to the robot in two locations, see Figure 2-4 and
Figure 2-5 . Up to four IO Blox devices can be mounted on a robot. The user needs to make
an adapter plate to go between the external mounting holes on the robot and the bolt
flanges on the IO Blox.
Use your web browser to go to the Adept Download Center on the Adept website. Search
for Download ID 500009 and download this file. The file contains the drawings showing
mounting brackets for Cobra robots. The table below shows the drawing numbers for the
base and plate brackets required for mounting onto the robot’s outer link (Joint 2) cover
and inner link (Joint 1) cover.
Figure 2-4. External Mounting Locations on Robot
The IO Blox can also be mounted on a DIN rail - see “Mounting on a DIN Rail” on
page 12 .
Table 2-5. IO Blox Bracket Drawing Numbers
Mounting on Outer Link (Joint 2) Cover Mounting on Inner Link (Joint 1) Cover
IO Blox # Base Drawing
Number Plate Drawing
Number Base Drawing
Number Plate Drawing
Number
1 04852-000 04853-000 04852-010 04853-010
2 04852-000 04853-020 -- --
3 04852-030 04853-030 -- --
4 04852-030 04853-040 -- --
Inner Link
External Mounting
Location
Outer Link
External Mounting
Location