User Manual
Figure 2: When the Meca500 is activated, keep away from the zones labeled with the pinch-
point warning sign, to avoid injuries.
4.1 Power supply and stopping functions
To power your Meca500 robot arm, you can only use the intelligent power supply provided by
us. If you use one of our older power supplies or your own 24 V DC source, the robot would
not function. Our new power supply has an integrated safety module, including a button for
emergency stop (Stop Category 1), a reset button, status LEDs, and a D-SUB 15-position
interface for connecting an external emergency stop (Stop Category 1), a protective stop 1
(Stop Category 1), and a protective stop 2 (Stop Category 2). The emergency stops and the
protective stop 1 are designed as PL=d with Safety Category 3.
To start using your robot immediately, connect the dongle provided to the D-SUB 15-
position interface. This would deactivate the additional protective stops and emergency
stop. Read section 9.2 if you want to remove the dongle and install such additional stops.
Furthermore, to connect the power supply to the robot, you must use the DC power cable
provided and never modify it.
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CAUTION
Never install an emergency stop or any kind of on/o switch on the DC side of
the power supply.
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