Old Fanuc Robot issues thread277-1671 revisited
Old Fanuc Robot issues thread277-1671 revisited
(OP)
I have an s500 Fanuc Robot runing version 2.22P Rev A. Never touched one before in my life. The only manuals I seem to be able to come up with are versions for the RJ3, which does not seem to be compatible. I am in the same situation as BobM3 had several years back in the threads. I sure would like to get into a dialog with him. . .





RE: Old Fanuc Robot issues thread277-1671 revisited
RE: Old Fanuc Robot issues thread277-1671 revisited
I have an S-500R-6FA robot connected to a Karel R-H Controller running Software version 2.22P-Rev A, enhanced and absolutely no manuals. The controller is loaded with a program from a previous owner of the robot. I can jog the robot in manual without a problem. Since I have never worked with a Fanuc robot, I thought I would run the old robotprogram just to see how it behaved. Start it up, go to automatic and nothing happens. I don't get any errors, no messages, and I don't hear the brakes release like they do when I am in manual and pull the dead mans switch. I suspect that I am not meeting some external enable function, maybe a gate switch or an input, but have no schematic to start looking for something.
Any ideas where to start? I have a good working knowledge of ABB Robots, but as I mentioned earlier, I have never played with a Fanuc.
Do you know a source for manuals?
Is it worth it to buy the Kfloppy software you mentioned in the original thread?
Thanks for any help you can give me.
RE: Old Fanuc Robot issues thread277-1671 revisited
Kfloppy is a great tool. The editor in Karel is no where near as good as Wordpad. It was worth it for me.
One guess is that the program you are running is in a loop waiting for something to happen. Have you figured out how to run in debug mode yet? You can then watch the program run line by line and see where it is hanging up.
RE: Old Fanuc Robot issues thread277-1671 revisited
RE: Old Fanuc Robot issues thread277-1671 revisited
RE: Old Fanuc Robot issues thread277-1671 revisited