MIR MIR500 User manual

Quick start (en)
Date: 07/2019
Revision: v.1.2

Table of contents
1. Getting started 3
1.1 In the box 3
1.2 Unpacking MiR500 4
2. Commissioning 7
2.1 Powering up 7
2.2 Connecting to the robot interface 9
2.3 Driving the robot in manual mode 10
2.4 Checking the hardware status 12
2.5 Shutting down the robot 14
2.6 Charging the robot 14
2.7 MiR500 control panel 15
2.8 MiR500 operating modes 17
2.9 Packing for transportation 19
3. Safety 22
3.1 Safety message types 22
3.2 General safety precautions 23
3.3 Intended use 24
3.4 Foreseeable misuse 25
3.5 Risk assessment 26
3.6 Residual risks 26
3.7 Safety-related functions and interfaces 27
3.8 Limiting safety-related functions 27
3.9 Safety-related electrical interfaces 28
3.10 Lithium battery 31

1. Getting started
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1. Getting started
This section describes how to get started with MiR500.
1.1 In the box
This section describes the content of the MiR500 box.
The box contains:
1. The MiR500 robot
2. MiR500 document folder containing the printed documents and the USB flash drive.
3. Printed documents:
•MiR500 Quick Start
•MiR username and passwords
•CE declaration of conformity
4. USB flash drive with the following content:
•MiR500 User Guide
•MiR Robot Interface 2.0 Reference guide
•MiR robot REST API reference
•MiRCharge48V Operating Guide
•MiR500Lift Operating Guide
•MiR500EUPalletLift Operating Guide
•MiR username and passwords
•CE declaration of conformity

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1.2 Unpacking MiR500
This section describes how to unpack MiR500.
Keep the original packaging for the future transportation of the robot.
The robot is shown with a EU pallet lift.
1. Place the box with the robot so that there is 3m of free space at the front or the back of
the box. This is necessary since the robot drives out of the box on the ramp.
2. Remove the screws that attach the walls of the box to the box lid and the base of the box.
3. Remove the lid from the box.

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4. Take the folder with the printed documents and the USB drive out of the box.
5. Remove the walls of the box and the protective foam blocks.
6. Cut the protective straps.

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7. Place the lid of the box so that you can use it as a ramp. Align the lid so that it is flush
with the base of the box.
8. Remove the wheel stop board from the pallet to let the robot drive on the ramp.

2. Commissioning
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2. Commissioning
This section describes how to get started with MiR500.
NOTICE
Read Safety on page22 before powering up the robot.
2.1 Powering up
Follow these steps to power up MiR500.
1. Open the rear maintenance hatch. To open the hatch, push two buttons on the hatch and
pull the hatch.
2. Turn the battery disconnect switch to position ON.
3. The On/Off button turns blue.
See MiR500 control panel on page15.

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4. Close the maintenance hatch.
5. Ensure that all four emergency stop buttons are in the released state. Turn an emergency
stop button clockwise to release it.
6. Press the On/Off button for five seconds.
7. The robot turns on the red indicator lights and starts the software initialization process.
When the initialization process ends, the robot goes into the emergency stop mode.

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8. Press the Restart button to clear the emergency stop. The robot is ready for operation,
the status lights turn constant red.
2.2 Connecting to the robot interface
When the robot is on, it enables the connection to its WiFi access point. The name of the
access point appears in the list of available connections on your PC, tablet or phone.
NOTICE
The username and password for the robot’s WiFi access point and for access-
ing the web interface are in the MiR username and passwords document. The
document is in the box with the robot.
Follow these steps to connect to the robot interface:
1. Using your pc, tablet or phone, connect the WiFi access point of the robot. The access
point name has the following format: MiR_UXXXX.

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2. In a browser, go to the address mir.com and sign in.
3. Switch to manual mode, and drive the robot down the ramp, see section Driving the
robot in manual mode on page1.
2.3 Driving the robot in manual mode
To drive the robot in Manual mode:
1. Put the Operating mode key into the Manual mode (turn to the right).
2. In the robot interface, select the joystick icon. The joystick control appears.
3. Select Manual control. The Restart button on the robot starts blinking.