igus ReBeL - Switch On; Connecting and moving the robot

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5 QUICK START GUIDE

5.2 Switch On

Danger of Electric Shock! Before commissioning the components, make sure

that all cables and control cabinet components are properly connected. Check

all cables for tight ﬁt and make sure that there are no loose cables in the control

cabinet.

1. Connect the robot to your power supply using the enclosed power cable.

2. Switch on the robot using the On/Off switch on the control cabinet.

3. The green light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the modules will now light up, as will most of the red

LEDs and possibly some of the yellow LEDs.

4. After the control computer has ﬁnished booting (after about 60s), the green LEDs will start

ﬂashing. This indicates communication with the modules. Now the robot controller is in oper-

ation. If available, you can now move the robot via the optional handheld operating device (see

section ??).

5.3 Connecting and moving the robot

5.3.1 Preparation with the integrated computer

The following steps establish the LAN connection between the robot controller and the Windows PC.

1. Connect your PC to the robot controller using an Ethernet cable. Use the Ethernet port located

right next to the USB socket on the integrated computer of the robot.

2. Set the IP address of the PC to: static and 192.168.3.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

Instructions for changing the IP address of your computer can be found on the Internet under

the keyword "Change IP address Windows 10"..

5.3.2 Moving the Robot for the First Time

1. Install the iRC software on your PC.

2. Start the iRC software. At startup, you can select the project that applies to your robot. Please

refer to the product number or product name, the project names are based on these (see Fig.

1).

3. You can now activate the robot by pressing the following buttons in the given order (see also

Fig. 2):

3.1 "Connect"

3.2 "Reset"

3.3 "Enable"

4. Now the status LED light on the left in iRC should be green and the status should show "No

Error".

5. You can now move the robot’s joints using the buttons on the "Jogging" tab (see Fig. 2).

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