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Settings on the Slave Controller

Enter a license necessary for the cooperative control function, and then perform cooperative control function-related settings on the slave controller.

The license for the cooperative control function on the slave controller is free of charge.

For the way of obtaining a license, refer to "Optional Function and License".

Adding a License for Cooperative Control Function

Operation path:[F6:Setting]-[F8:Option]-[F1:Extension]

Add a license for cooperative control function to the controller.

For details, refer to “Registering License” in OPTION.

Controller Settings

Operation path: [F6:Setting]-[F9:Cooperation]

To perform this operation, set the user level "Maintainer".

When you manipulate a teach pendant according to the above operation path, the following Cooperation setting window appears.

Configure the following settings on the Cooperation setting window.

Cooperative Controller Configuration

Set a controller number of a slave controller.
This number will be used as a part of robot name which connects to the robot controller.
The following table shows the correspondence between controller number and robot name.

Controller number Robot name
Slave controller 1 : 2 Robot1
Slave controller 2 : 3 Robot2
Slave controller 3 : 4 Robot3

For example, if a controller is set to "Slave controller 1 : 2", the name of robot connected to this controller will be "Robot1".

Cooperative control communication mode

Selects a method of communicating between robot controllers. The setting values are as follows.

Ethernet only 0
Both Ethernet and EtherCAT (Defalt setting) 1

When the robot controller software version is 2.3.* or higher, 1: “Both Ethernet and EtherCAT (Defalt setting)" is set as a default.

If you use Ethernet only, please change the value of the cooperative control communication mode to "0".

Disconnect the Teach Pendant and Reboot the Controller

Once the setting has been completed, turn OFF the controller, and then connect a Pendant-less connector (Dummy connector). When you have finished a master controller's necessary settings for cooperative control function, turn ON the master and slave controllers simultaneously.

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