WAM Arm – User’s Manual
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1.1.5 Power
Supply
The WAM system generally requires an input voltage of 48 VDC. However, if you require an
alternate input voltage, contact Barrett Technology. The power requirements for both 4-DOF and
7-DOF WAMs are summarized in Section 3.6.1. Any DC power sources may be connected
directly to the WAM. Improper grounding can cause severe damage to the WAM electronics. If
you are concerned that your voltage source may damage the WAM electronics, do not hesitate to
contact Barrett for technical guidance.
The Power Supply that ships with the WAM, shown in Figure 7, can be plugged into any regular
AC power source. It provides up to 10A of direct current at 48V. This Power Supply switches
automatically to local voltage standards (100-120 & 200-240 VAC at 50-60Hz) around the globe
and contains built-in surge protection.
Figure 7 – Power Supply
1.1.6 Safety
Pendants
The WAM Arm system comes with two safety pendants: a control pendant and a display pendant
(shown in Figure 8). Both pendants show the present safety status of the WAM Arm, with status
lights for the velocity, torque, voltage, and heartbeats of the robot. There is also a 7-segment LED
single-character display which shows additional information related to any existing errors. Each
pendant has a large mushroom-type emergency stop button, which can be reset (popped up) by
rotating the button clockwise for one quarter of a full turn. The control pendant has three
additional buttons: Shift, Reset/Idle, and Activate.
Figure 8 – Safety Pendants
Display Pendant
Control Pendant