Dobot MG400 Hardware User Guide
Issue V1.1 (2021-04-06)
User Guide
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Installation
Installation Environment
To maintain the controller and robot performance and to ensure the safety, please place them
in an environment with the following conditions.
Install indoors with good ventilation.
Keep away from excessive and shock.
Keep away from direct sunlight.
Keep away from dust, oily smoke, salinity, metal powder, corrosive gases, and other
contaminants.
Keep away from flammable.
Keep away from cutting and grinding fluids
Keep away from sources of electromagnetic interference.
When the robot is installed, corresponding measures should be taken for positioning. You
must use four hexagon socket bolts M5 (GB/T 3098.1-2010) and tighten the base of the
robot with 9 N • m torque.
When the robot is installed, the robot must be fixed on a sufficiently strong base. The base
must be able to withstand the reaction force of the robot during acceleration and
deceleration and the static weight of the robot and the workpiece.
Installation Location
The stability of a robot depends on the installation. You can design the platform according to
the size of the hole of the base and the real environment for mounting a robot. And the installation
height of the robot should be above 0.6 meters. The platform must not only bear the robot but also
bear the dynamic force by the maximum acceleration. Note the following before mounting the robot.
Design the platform according to the robot’s workspace, and ensure that the robot moves
without interference.
Keep the platform level which is used to mount a robot.
Figure 4.1 Robot base size
