
Operating
Instructions
RI FB PRO/i
Operating Instructions
EN
42,0426,0217,EN 012-13022023

Contents
General 4
Safety 4
Device concept 4
Scope of supply 5
Environmental conditions 5
Technical data 5
Connection sockets and indicators on the robot interface 6
General 6
Connections for the power source and system components 6
Connection sockets for the robot control 7
Indicators on the interface 8
Installation variant 1: installing the bus module, installing the robot interface 9
Safety 9
Inserting the bus module in the robot interface and connecting it to the robot control 9
Fitting the robot interface and connecting it to the power source 10
Installation variant 2: installing the robot interface with integrated bus module 11
Safety 11
Installing the robot interface 11
DIP switch 13
General remarks 13
Example: setting the node address/IP address 13
Notes on the robot interface power supply 14
Notes on the interface power supply 14
Fault diagnosis 15
Safety 15
LEDs on the robot interface PC board 15
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General
(1) (2) (5)(3)
Robot
Control
(4)
(6)
(7) (8)
(9) (10)
Safety
WARNING!
Danger from incorrect operation and work that is not carried out properly.
This can result in serious personal injury and damage to property.
All the work and functions described in this document must only be carried
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out by technically trained and qualified personnel.
Read and understand this document in full.
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Read and understand all safety rules and user documentation for this device
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and all system components.
WARNING!
Danger from electric current.
This can result in serious personal injury and damage to property.
Before starting work, switch off all the devices and components involved and
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disconnect them from the grid.
Secure all the devices and components involved to prevent unintentional re-
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starting.
WARNING!
Danger from unplanned signal transmission.
This can result in serious personal injury and damage to property.
Do not transfer safety signals via the interface.
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Device concept The RI FB PRO/i robot interface serves as the interface between the power
source and standardised bus modules for a wide range of communication protocols (e.g. Profibus, ProfiNet IO, DeviceNet, CANopen, etc.).
The robot interface can either be fitted to the power source at the factory by
Fronius or at a later time by suitably trained technicians.
(1) Robot control (6) SpeedNet connection cable
(2) Robot control data cable (7) SpeedNet cable from inter-
connecting hosepack
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(3) Power source (8) Interconnecting hosepack
Scope of supply
(4) RI FB PRO/i robot interface (9) Wirefeeder
(5) Cooling unit (10) Robot
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Environmental
conditions
Technical data
CAUTION!
Danger due to unacceptable environmental conditions.
This can result in severe damage to the device.
The device must only be stored and operated in the following environmental
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conditions.
Ambient air temperature range:
During operation: -10 °C to +40 °C (14 °F to 104 °F)
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During transport and storage: -20 °C to +55 °C (-4 °F to 131 °F)
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Relative humidity:
Up to 50% at 40 °C (104 °F)
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Up to 90% at 20 °C (68 °F)
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Keep ambient air free from dust, acids, corrosive gases and substances, etc.
Can be used at altitudes of up to 2000 m (6500 ft).
Power supply internal (24 V)
Protection class IP 20
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Connection sockets and indicators on the robot
interface
General As a result of customer-specific requirements, you may find that your device has
certain connection sockets that are not described in these Operating Instructions, or vice versa.
However, this does not affect the basic functions of the device.
Connections for
the power source
and system components
(1) SpeedNet connection
For connecting the SpeedNet
connection cable - to connect
the power source to the robot
interface
(2) SpeedNet connection
For connecting the SpeedNet
cable from the interconnecting
hosepack - to connect to other
system components, e.g. the
wirefeeder
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