Troubleshooting
Atmospheric Single-Arm Robot
Frequently Asked Questions
User’s Manual
Brooks Automation
10-12
Revision 1
Frequently Asked Questions
The following are frequently asked questions (FAQs) about maintaining the robot or
robot system.
What do I do if I get a new robot?
To match the existing controller with a new robot:
1.
The robot is delivered with a diskette that contains the robot parameter file.
The parameter file is named xxxx.PAR, where xxx is the robot serial number.
Download the parameter file to the controller.
2.
To reset the controller, enter the command:
RES
Wait until the controller is ready.
3.
To read the robot serial number, enter the command:
RSRN
4.
Compare the serial number returned from the command with the serial num-
ber on the robot body.
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If they are the same, the correct parameter file is resident on NVSRAM.
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If the serial numbers are different, use a text editor such as Notepad to verify
that the parameter file on the diskette delivered with the robot is the same as
the serial number on the robot body.
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If the two serial numbers are the same, re-download the file from the
diskette.
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If the serial numbers are different, contact Brooks Automation Cus-
tomer Support.
What do I do if I get a new controller?
To make sure that the controller and robot are compatible, load the correct parameter
and macro files from the diskette that came with the robot or by uploading the files
from the original controller.
1.
To verify that the old controller is still communicating and the NVSRAM is
functioning, enter the command:
RNCS
The controller responds 0000 if there are no NVSRAM problems.
2.
Upload all files from the old controller to the PC for use or reference later.
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