ROBOTIQ HAND-E - Setup and Control

Robotiq Hand-E Gripper Instruction Manual
1.3. Setup and control
The Gripper is powered and controlled directly via a single device cable that carries a 24V DC supply and Modbus RTU
communication over RS-485. Refer to the Electrical Setup section for wiring information and the Control section for control of the
gripper (software packages are available for control via some types of robotcontrollers).
A gripper coupling is required for using Hand-E; the coupling will provide mechanical and electrical connectivity. Please refer to
the Mechanical Installation section for installation of the coupling, to the Specifications section for technical drawings, and to the
Spare Parts, Kits and Accessories section for available couplings.
The Hand-E Gripper has an embedded object detection feature using indirect sensing methods. When picking an object with the
"go to" command, the gripper status will allow you to know if an object is picked or not via a simple object detection bit (0 or 1).
When an object is detected, the gripper will stop. If the object is being dropped, the gripper will automatically close to keep the
object until the object is detected or until the position target from the "go to" command is reached. For details on object
detection, see the Control section.
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