Epson RC700 Series Original Instructions

Table of Contents
RC700 Series Rev.3 ix
Installation
1. Safety 3
1.1 Conventions .............................................................................................. 3
2. Installation 4
2.1 System Example ....................................................................................... 4
2.2 Unpacking ................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Transportation ........................................................................................... 5
2.3.1 Transportation Precautions ........................................................... 5
2.3.2 Number of people and position to hold, when transporting
manipulator. .................................................................................. 6
2.4 Manipulator Installation ........................................................................... 10
2.4.1 Transportation Precautions ......................................................... 10
2.4.2 Environment ................................................................................ 10
2.4.3 Noise level ................................................................................... 11
2.4.4 Base Table .................................................................................. 11
2.4.5 Installation Procedure ................................................................. 14
2.5 Control Unit and Drive Unit Installation .................................................. 27
2.5.1 Environment ................................................................................ 27
2.5.2 Installation ................................................................................... 28
2.5.3 Wall Mounting Option .................................................................. 30
2.6 Designing a Safe Robot System ............................................................. 31
2.6.1 Environmental Conditions ........................................................... 31
2.6.2 System Layout ............................................................................ 31
2.6.3 Disabling Power to the System using lock out / tag out ............. 32
2.6.4 End Effector Design .................................................................... 32
2.6.5 Peripheral Equipment Design ..................................................... 33
2.6.6 Remote Control ........................................................................... 33
2.6.7 Emergency Stop .......................................................................... 33
2.6.8 Safeguard .................................................................................... 35
2.6.9 Presence Sensing Device ........................................................... 36
2.6.10 Resetting the Safeguard ........................................................... 37
2.6.11 Robot Operation Panel ............................................................. 37
2.7 Connecting .............................................................................................. 37
2.7.1 Connection to EMERGENCY Connector .................................... 37
2.7.2 Power Supply .............................................................................. 48
2.7.3 Connecting Control Unit and Drive Unit ...................................... 51
2.7.4 Drive Unit Setup .......................................................................... 52

Epson RC700 Series Specifications

General

Model	RC700 series
Category	Controller
Programming Language	SPEL+
Safety Standard	ISO 10218-1
Type	Robot Controller
Communication Interface	Ethernet, RS-232, USB
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)
Humidity	20% to 80% (non-condensing)
Number of controllable robots	4