READY FORGE Station User guide

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General Application Guide 
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The documentation, best practices, and recommendations provided by
READY Robotics do NOT constitute safety advice. Products sold through
READY Robotics are not by themselves a fully integrated workcell. As
required in ISO 10218-2, READY Robotics strongly recommends performing
a complete risk assessment of the integrated workcell per ISO 12100. You
may wish to use the methodology found in the ANSI/RIA TR R15.306 Task-
based Risk Assessment Methodology.
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Contents
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Uncrating procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Opening the crate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Removing your Forge/Station from the crate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Uncrating documentation and peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Preparing the crate to ship back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Startup the Forge/Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Overview of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Forge/Station 2.0 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Forge/Ctrl components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting the Forge/Ctrl to power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting the Forge/Ctrl to air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting the READY pendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Startup procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Turning ON the Forge/Ctrl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Turning OFF the Forge/Ctrl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Forge/OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Initial configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Edit initial configuration details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steps for moving a Forge/Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Moving your Forge/Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Positioning your Forge/Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using your Forge/Station's leveling feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Anchoring your Forge/Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Mounting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Robot Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
UR degrees of freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
UR technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Moving the robot arm using Guide Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
oint limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Moving the robot arm using the Robot Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
ogging your robot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
umping your robot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Version
Version Release Date Change Log
1.1 10/12/2020 Initial Release
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Uncrating procedure
The Forge/Station 2.0 ships in a crate that you will return to READY. The design of the crate is sophisticated
enough to keep the system secure during transport but simple enough that uncrating the system is quick and
easy.
Overview
▪ Open your crate
▪ Remove your Forge/Station 2.0 from the crate
▪ Prepare the crate to send back
IMPORTANT: Before opening the crate, ensure that the ground is level and that the front side of the crate
has at least 10 feet of open space in front of its door and 4 feet of open space on the side with the trap
doors
TWO PEOPLE REQUIRED: Some of the steps in this uncrating section require two
people to safely complete. Attempting these steps without the aid of another individual
can pose a significant risk of injury or death.
Opening the crate
To the left and right of the front of the crate are butterfly latches. Follow these steps to release the latches and
open the crate.
TWO PEOPLE REQUIRED: When releasing the butterfly latches, have one person hold
the crate door closed so that it does not fall. Allowing the door to fall could result in
injury.
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Have one person hold the door shut (the door is hinged at the bottom).
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Lift each latch and turn it a full rotation counterclockwise to unlock it. Follow the order in the picture in the
image from Step 1.
Opening the butterfly latch
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Lower the door of the crate so that it rests on the floor. This will act as a ramp for removing your Forge/
Station.
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Flip down the hinged steel plate at the end of the ramp.
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Removing your Forge/Station from the crate
Remove the bottom block of wood using the attached handles. Set it aside somewhere where it will not
create a trip hazard. Do not throw it away, as all wood blocks and components of this crate must be sent
back to READY.
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Release the ratchet strap by pressing in on the release lever and then unfolding it.
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