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Contents
Revision History Table ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2 How Can I Get Help? ......................................................................................................................................... 10
2. Safety Information ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.9 Movement without Drive Power ......................................................................................................................... 13
3. Transportation and Storage......................................................................................................................................... 17
4. System Hardware ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
4.2 System Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 18
4.2.1 Robot Arm ................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.2.1.1 Dimension Drawings of Robot .............................................................................................................. 19
4.2.1.3 Range of Motion ................................................................................................................................... 27
4.2.1.4 Robot Hazard Zone Diagram and Operator Position Diagram ............................................................. 30
4.2.1.5 Payload and Torque .............................................................................................................................. 32
4.2.1.6 Robot Arm Installation .......................................................................................................................... 34
4.2.2 Robot End Module....................................................................................................................................... 36
4.2.2.1 End Module Components ..................................................................................................................... 36
4.2.2.2 End Flange Surface .............................................................................................................................. 38
4.2.2.3 End Mounting Caution .......................................................................................................................... 39
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4.2.2.4 End Indication Light Ring Table ............................................................................................................ 39
4.2.3 Control Box .................................................................................................................................................. 39
5.2 Electrical Warnings and Cautions ...................................................................................................................... 47
5.3 Control Box ........................................................................................................................................................ 47
5.3.2 Power Connector ......................................................................................................................................... 53
5.3.3 Digital In/Out ................................................................................................................................................ 53
5.3.3.1 Digital Input ........................................................................................................................................... 53
5.3.3.2 Digital Output ........................................................................................................................................ 55
5.3.4 Analog In ..................................................................................................................................................... 57
5.3.5 Analog Out ................................................................................................................................................... 58
5.3.6 System Remote Power ON/OFF ................................................................................................................. 58
5.3.7 EtherCAT: For EtherCAT Slave I/O Expansion ........................................................................................... 59
5.3.8 USB Port ..................................................................................................................................................... 59
5.4 Tool End I/O Interface ........................................................................................................................................ 59
5.4.2 Connecting Tool End Digital Output ............................................................................................................ 61
5.4.3 Connecting Tool End Digital Input ............................................................................................................... 62
5.4.4 Connecting Tool End Analog Input .............................................................................................................. 62
5.5 Control Box Interfaces ....................................................................................................................................... 63
5.6 Control Box Power Interface and Robot Interface ............................................................................................. 65
5.6.1 Control Box Power Interface ....................................................................................................................... 65
6.2 Inspecting the Equipment .................................................................................................................................. 69
6.2.1 Before Unpacking ........................................................................................................................................ 69
6.2.2 Upon Unpacking .......................................................................................................................................... 69
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6.3.2 Contents of Each Carton ............................................................................................................................. 70
6.4 Installing Your Robot .......................................................................................................................................... 73
6.4.1 Remove the Control Box ............................................................................................................................. 74
6.4.2 Verification Before Removal of the Robot Arm ............................................................................................ 75
6.4.3 Removal of the Robot Arm and Tightening ................................................................................................. 75
6.4.4 Connect the Robot and the Control Box ..................................................................................................... 77
7. Maintenance and Repair ............................................................................................................................................. 78
Appendix A. Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................................. 80
Tables
Table 1: Manual Title & Description .................................................................................................................. 10
Table 2: Danger, Warning, and Caution Symbols ............................................................................................. 11
Table 3: Denotation of Labels ........................................................................................................................... 16
Table 4: Rated Torque and Limit for Repeated Peak Torque of Regular Payload Robot Series ...................... 34
Table 7: Reference of the Symbol and Unit in Calculation the Torque Load of the Light Module .................... 42
Table 8: Electrical Specification of the Light Module ........................................................................................ 43
Table 9: The Relation between the Working Distance and the Field of View ................................................... 46
Table 10: Definitions of Safety Connectors....................................................................................................... 48
Table 11: Analog In & Analog Out ..................................................................................................................... 58
Table 12: 8-pin Digital I/O Connectors of Cable ............................................................................................... 60
Table 13: 8-pin Digital I/O Connector of Robot ................................................................................................. 60
Table 14: 5-pin Analog I/O Connector of Cable ................................................................................................ 61
Table 15: 5-pin Analog I/O connector of Robot ................................................................................................. 61
Table 16: Analog Input Range .......................................................................................................................... 62
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Figures
Figure 1: References of Joints by Models ........................................................................................................ 14
Figure 2: Reference of Brake Solenoid by Joints ............................................................................................. 15
Figure 3: Locations of Labels ........................................................................................................................... 16
Figure 4: System Overview............................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 5: Dimension of TM12 / TM12M ............................................................................................................ 19
Figure 6: Dimension of TM14 / TM14M ............................................................................................................ 20
Figure 7: Dimension of TM12X ......................................................................................................................... 21
Figure 8: Dimension of TM14X ......................................................................................................................... 22
Figure 9: Assembly of TM12 / TM12M .............................................................................................................. 23
Figure 10: Assembly of TM14 / TM14M ............................................................................................................ 24
Figure 11: Assembly of TM12X ......................................................................................................................... 25
Figure 12: Assembly of TM14X......................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 13: Side View of TM12 / TM12M / TM12X Movement Range Diagram ................................................ 27
Figure 14: Pictorial view of TM12 / TM12M / TM12X Movement Range Diagram ........................................... 28
Figure 15: Top view of TM12 / TM12M / TM12X Movement Range Diagram .................................................. 28
Figure 16: Side view of TM14 / TM14M / TM14X Movement Range Diagram ................................................. 29
Figure 17: Pictorial view of TM14 / TM14M / TM14X Movement Range Diagram ........................................... 29
Figure 18: Top View of TM14 / TM14M / TM14X Movement Range Diagram .................................................. 30
Figure 19: Robot Hazard Zone Diagram and Operator Position Diagram of TM12 / TM12M / TM12X ........... 31
Figure 20: Robot Hazard Zone Diagram and Operator Position Diagram of TM14 / TM14M / TM14X ........... 32
Figure 21: Relationship between Payload and the Center of Gravity Offset in TM12 / TM12M / TM12X ........ 33
Figure 22: Relationship between Payload and the Center of Gravity Offset in TM14 / TM14M / TM14X ........ 33
Figure 23: Bottom View of Robot Base ............................................................................................................ 35
Figure 24: Securing the ground wire with the robot .......................................................................................... 35
Figure 25: References of TM12 / TM12M / TM14 / TM14M End Module Components ................................... 36
Figure 26: References of TM12X / TM14X End Module Components ............................................................. 37
Figure 27: References of End Flange Surface ................................................................................................. 38
Figure 28: The Exterior and Diagram of the Control Box ................................................................................. 39
Figure 29: Securing the ground wire with control box ...................................................................................... 40
Figure 44: Power Connector ............................................................................................................................. 53
Figure 45: Digital Input ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Figure 46: Set to Sink Input Type ..................................................................................................................... 54
Figure 47: Set to Source Input Type ................................................................................................................. 55
Figure 48: Digital Output ................................................................................................................................... 55
Figure 49: Set to Sink Output Type .................................................................................................................. 56
Figure 50: Set to Source Output Type .............................................................................................................. 57
Figure 51: Analog In .......................................................................................................................................... 57
Figure 52: Analog Out ....................................................................................................................................... 58
Figure 53: System Remote Power ON/OFF ..................................................................................................... 58