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9
Control of the Gripping Module
The gripping module is controlled via a standardized data format according to IO-Link specification V1.1 (IEC
61131-9). This is a powerful point-to-point communication in which the process data is exchanged cyclically
between the IO-Link master and the gripping module.
The gripping module is also parameterized via IO-Link and can either be configured using the project planning
software of the IO-Link master or using the separately available GRIPLINK-U1 device configurator from Weiss
Robotics.
The device description file (IODD) file required to configure the gripping module can be found on
our website at https://www.weiss-robotics.com/clg/
A configuration example based on Siemens TIA Portal can be found in chapter 12
9.1
Gripping Commands
The movement of the base jaws is controlled via the command bits of the cyclic process data. The following
commands are available:
ENABLE
The gripping module is activated and the drive is switched on. The selected GRIP, RELEASE or REFERENCE
command will be executed.
DISABLE
The gripping module is deactivated and the drive is switched off. The base jaws are force-free.
RELEASE
The jaws are opened and the workpiece will be released.
GRIP
The jaws are closed and the workpiece will be gripped.
HOME
The gripping module will be referenced
The direction of movement of the base jaws when gripping and releasing is determined by the pa-
rameterization of the grip preset.
After starting the gripping module, the drive is initially deactivated and the base jaws are force-free. To move
the base jaws, the gripping module must be activated and referenced. Only then can the gripping and releas-
ing commands be executed.