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Level 13 of 13 · Robotics lab

Fault-find the cell

Level 13 of 13 in the Robotics lab: a free robot programming exercise at Intermediate level, which takes about 35 minutes. A loading cell has three faults from air, sensor and drive. Find each where it really is, isolate, repair, restore, and run the job.

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Goal

A loading cell has three faults from air, sensor and drive.

Done when

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

  • Air loss
  • Reed and part sensors
  • Servo drive alarms
  • Isolating before repair

Skills

  • Air loss
  • Reed and part sensors
  • Servo drive alarms
  • Isolating before repair

Before you start

Level 12, Prove the safety circuit, comes first. Do it first if the ideas are new to you.

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13 levels

Levels in the Robotics lab

Teach a robot arm a pick and place job and prove its handshake with the PLC.

Foundation

Levels 1 to 3
  1. Start Safe start
  2. Start Jog
  3. Start Teach and run

Programming

Levels 4 to 6
  1. Start Pick and place
  2. Start Palletising
  3. Start Machine tending

Safety and faults

Levels 7 to 13
  1. Start Safety validation
  2. Start Fault finding
  3. Start Commission a servo axis
  4. Start Meet the robot cell
  5. Start Set up the gripper air
  6. Start Prove the safety circuit
  7. Start Fault-find the cell
Previous level 12Prove the safety circuit

Part of the Robotics lab

Teach a robot arm a pick and place job and prove its handshake with the PLC.

Feeds these internships (training, not employment): PLC Programming, Commissioning and Maintenance.

About the Robotics lab

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