Kinova Gen3 lite - Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................6
Welcome................................................................................................................................................................... 6
About this document............................................................................................................................................6
Normal use definition.......................................................................................................................................... 6
Risk assessment.................................................................................................................................................... 7
Safety directives and warnings........................................................................................................................ 7
Warranty...................................................................................................................................................................9
Disclaimer...............................................................................................................................................................10
Acronyms and abbreviations............................................................................................................................11
Robot components............................................................................................................................................... 13
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................13
Base...........................................................................................................................................................................13
Base connector panel............................................................................................................................ 14
Base joystick / expansion connector pinout..................................................................................14
Base LED indications...............................................................................................................................15
Base mounting accessories............................................................................................................................. 16
Quick connect system............................................................................................................................ 16
Mounting plate......................................................................................................................................... 18
Table mounting clamp (optional)....................................................................................................... 19
Actuators................................................................................................................................................................20
Robot structure and skin................................................................................................................................. 20
Wrist and Gripper................................................................................................................................................20
Robot communications and network interfaces.......................................................................................21
Getting started..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Overview.................................................................................................................................................................23
What's in the box?..............................................................................................................................................23
Manipulating the robot joints when the robot is powered o............................................................25
Robot mounting options................................................................................................................................... 25
Securing the mounting plate on a table with the table mounting clamp............................ 26
Attaching the mounting plate to a surface with screws...........................................................27
Mounting plate bolting pattern......................................................................................................... 28
Installing the robot on the quick connect base............................................................................29
Installing the quick connect system................................................................................................ 30
Attaching the robot base to the mounting plate......................................................................... 32
Mounting the robot directly onto a surface.................................................................................. 33
Base underside bolting pattern......................................................................................................... 35
Robot power adapter.........................................................................................................................................36
E-stop (optional)................................................................................................................................................. 36
Powering on the robot...................................................................................................................................... 37
Power-up, booting, and initialization sequence....................................................................................... 37
Operating the robot............................................................................................................................................38
Overview of operating the robot.......................................................................................................38