Epson RC180 User Manual

Appendix. Alarm
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Appendix. Alarm
When the batteries (lithium batteries) for the controller and the manipulator drain, an
alarm warning voltage reduction occurs. However, the alarm does not guarantee the
battery lives until replacement, and it is necessary to replace the batteries immediately.
If you run out the batteries, the robot parameters will be lost and recalibration of the
robot will be required.
In addition, the parts for the manipulator joints may cause accuracy decline or
malfunction due to deterioration of the parts resulting from long term use. If the robot
breaks down due to deterioration of the parts, it will take significant time and cost for
repair.
The following sections describe the alarm function which announces the following
maintenance timings in order to perform maintenance well ahead of time before the
warning error.
Controller firmware Ver.
Maintenance items
Ver.1.16.4.x or later
Ver.1.24.4.x or later
- Controller battery replacement
- Robot battery replacement
- Grease up
- Replacement of the timing belt
- Replacement of the motor
- Replacement of the reduction gear unit
- Replacement of the ball screw spline unit
1. Parts Consumption Management
The recommended replacement time can be configured for the controller batteries, robot
batteries/grease, timing belts, motors, reduction gear units, and ball screw spline units.
The parts consumption management is available for the following Manipulator types:
G series (G1, G3, G6, G10, G20)
RS series (RS3, RS4)
CAUTION

Make sure that the date and time on the controller are set correctly. The
parts
consumption management
cannot function properly with improper date and time
setting.

If the CPU board or CF is replaced, the maintenance
information may be lost.
When you replaced these parts, confirm the date and time of the controller and
the maintenance information.
When installed to the firmware version 1.16.4.x, and 1.24.4.x or later, the parts
consumption management will be disabled (default).
For details for enabling or disabling the parts consumption management, refer to the
EPSON RC+ 5.0 User’s Guide 5.12.2 [Controller] Command (Setup Menu) -
[Setup]-[Controller]-[Preferences] Page.
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Epson RC180 Specifications

General

Brand	Epson
Model	RC180
Category	Controller
Language	English