replace Staubli RX-robots floppy-drive
replace Staubli RX-robots floppy-drive
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We use some Staubli RX-robots. They have a disk-drive and a floppy-drive. I use the floppy to backup the programs.
I wonder if it's possible to use a usb-floppy emulator? That would be a good solution: the spare parts from Staubli are expensive... they say it is not a normal floppy-drive??
I wonder if it's possible to use a usb-floppy emulator? That would be a good solution: the spare parts from Staubli are expensive... they say it is not a normal floppy-drive??





RE: replace Staubli RX-robots floppy-drive
They're so cheap that you could just quietly install one, and see if the robot can deal with it.
While you've got the 'special' floppy drive out, photograph it, including the labels of course. They'd be crazy to use anything more special than an odd bezel color, but you never know.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: replace Staubli RX-robots floppy-drive
Spare parts for those systems are crazy expensive because they are obsolete and in short supply.
Short of calling Staubli Tech Support to confirm, you may want to try posting your question on the Staubli forum of robot-forum.com . JimC lurks on that forum and he's the man.
TygerDawg
Blue Technik LLC
Virtuoso Robotics Engineering
www.bluetechnik.com
RE: replace Staubli RX-robots floppy-drive
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I.e., it does not require USB support on the motherboard or in the OS; it just 'looks like' a floppy drive at the end of a floppy cable.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA