Overview
53HAC18154-1 Revision: F
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Overview
About this manual
This manual explains the basics of when and how to use the following RobotWare options:
• Collision Detection
• Sensor Synchronization
• Analog Synchronization
Usage
This manual can be used either as a reference to find out if an option is the right choice for
solving a problem, or as a description of how to use an option. Detailed information regarding
syntax for RAPID routines, and similar, is not described here, but can be found in the
respective reference manual.
Who should read this manual?
This manual is mainly intended for robot programmers.
Prerequisites
The reader should...
• be familiar with industrial robots and their terminology
• be familiar with the RAPID programming language
• be familiar with system parameters and how to configure them.
Organization of chapters
The manual is organized in the following chapters:
References
Chapter Contents
1. Describes the option Collision Detection.
2. Describes Machine Synchronization (the options Sensor Synchronization and
Analog Synchronization).
Reference Document Id
Technical reference manual - RAPID overview 3HAC16580-1
Technical reference manual - RAPID Instructions, Functions and
Data types
3HAC16581-1
Operating manual - IRC5 with FlexPendant 3HAC16590-1
Technical reference manual - System parameters 3HAC17076-1
Product manual - IRC5 3HAC021313-001
Application manual - DeviceNet 3HAC020676-001
Product Specification - Controller Software IRC5, RobotWare 5.0 3HAC022349-001
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