Epson RC700 Series User Manual

Maintenance 9. Troubleshooting
298 RC700 / RC700-A Rev.23
9.2 Cannot Connect the Development PC and the Controller
using the USB cable
CAUTION

Do not connect the USB cable to a PC
or a Controller without installing
Program Development Software EPSON RC+ 7.0 to the PC.
You must install EPSON RC+ 7.0 to control the Controller.
If the USB cable is connected to a PC or a Controller without installing Program
Development Software EPSON RC+ 7.0, the [Add New Hardware] wizard
appears. Click the <Cancel> button to close the [Add New Hardware] wizard.
- If the following error message appears when connecting the development PC and
Controller with the USB cable and connecting the Controller to EPSON RC+ 7.0,
Windows may not recognize the Controller properly. Refer to Maintenance 9.2.1
Confirmation Using Windows Device Manager to check the connection of the Controller.
“Cannot connect to controller
!! Error: 1805, Connection Failure. Check the controller startup and connection of
the communication cable.””
- Displayed driver name varies depending on the Windows OS.
Windows XP 32-bit version:
“EPSON Robot Controller RC170”
Other than Windows XP 32-bit version: “EPSON Robot Controller”
This section uses the dialogs and the driver name for Windows XP 32-bit version.

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