
INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS:
startZ Universal Robots
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10.2
Overview of generated robot commands
The following table shows all gripper commands available in the robot program sequence (automatic mode).
Note that not all commands are available to the gripper after a successful configuration.
The commands are generated according to the connection mapping in 9.3.4 and 9.3.5.
Command name
Description
Gripper family
Z_Release
Moves the gripper jaws to release a workpiece.
All grippers.
Z_Grip
Moves the gripper fingers to grip a workpiece.
All grippers.
Z_MotorOn
This command switches the motor on if all necessary preconditions
are met.
All advanced grippers.
Z_MotorOff
This command switches the motor off.
All advanced grippers.
Z_Homing
This command moves the gripper jaws to the reference position.
All advanced grippers.
Z_Reset
This command sets the direction marker in the gripper to FALSE.
This is helpful if you want to move the gripper twice in one direction
or after a workpiece profile change.
All IO-Link grippers.
Z_ChangeWp
This command sets the WP_Bit outputs so that the corresponding
workpiece profile is used.
All IO-Link grippers in a
single gripper scenario.
Z_IsOpened
This command checks the status signal IsReleased and sets the
result variable Z_IsOpened1_Result for gripper 1 and tool IO gripper
or Z_IsOpened2_Result for gripper 2.
The result variable is TRUE if the gripper is open and ready to grip a
workpiece.
All grippers.
Z_IsClosed
This command checks the status signal IsClosed and sets the result
variable Z_IsClosed1_Result for gripper 1 and tool IO gripper or
Z_IsClosed2_Result for gripper 2.
The result variable is TRUE if the gripper is closed.
All grippers.
Z_IsOnTeachPos
This command checks the status signal IsGripped and sets the
result variable Z_IsOnTeachPos1_Result for gripper 1 and tool IO
gripper or Z_IsOnTeachPos2_Result for gripper 2.
The result variable is TRUE if the gripper jaws are in the teach
position of the workpiece profile used.
All grippers.
Z_IsOnUndefPos
This command checks the status signal OnUndefinedPos and sets
the result variable Z_IsOnUndefPos1_Result for gripper 1 and tool
IO gripper or Z_IsOnUndefPos2_Result for gripper 2.
The result variable is TRUE if the gripper fingers are not in teach
mode or in the open or closed position of the workpiece profile
used.
All grippers.
Z_IsError
This command checks the error status signal and sets the result
variable Z_IsError1_Result for gripper 1 and tool IO gripper or Z_
IsErrorPos2_Result for gripper 2.
The result variable is TRUE if the gripper is in the error state.
All IO-Link grippers.
Z_IsMotorOn
This command checks the status signal MotorOn and sets the result
variable Z_IsMotorOn1_Result for gripper 1 and tool IO gripper or
Z_IsMotorOn2_Result for gripper 2.
The result variable is TRUE if the motor is switched on.
All advanced grippers.
Z_IsHomingOk
This command checks the HomingOk status signal and sets the
result variable Z_IsHomingOk1_Result for gripper 1 and tool IO
gripper or Z_IsHomingOk2_Result for gripper 2.
The result variable is TRUE if the gripper has a valid reference
position.
All advanced grippers.