Robostar N1 Series Option DeviceNet User manual

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N1 1 S Se er ri ie es s
U UN NI I- -H HO OS ST T M MA AN NU UA AL L
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
OPERATION MANUAL
PROGRAMMING MANUAL
UNI-HOST MANUAL
GAIN SETUP MANUAL
ALARM CODE MANUAL
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Robostar Robot Controller Manual

Copyright ⓒROBOSTAR Co., Ltd. 2012
Copyright of this manual is reserved to Robostar Co., Ltd.
Any part of this manual cannot be used as other forms or other means without permission of Robostar.
The specifications are subject to change without notice in advance.

About Product Warranty
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About Product Warranty
Products of Robostar Co., Ltd. are manufactured under the strict quality control. All the
Robostar products’warranty period is one year from the date of manufacture. In this period,
Robostar is only responsible for the mechanical failures due to negligence of Robostar, or the
problems on design and manufacture occurring during normal use, in which the service is
free of charge.
However, such free service is not possible in the following cases.
(1) after the warranty period has expired
(2) failures arising due to improper repair, alteration, redeployment, or other mishandling,
when, under the instruction of you or any third party
(3) failures as a result of using parts, grease, etc. which have not been designated by
Robostar.
(4) failures caused by accidents, such as fire, disaster, earthquake, storms, or other natural
disasters
(5) failures caused in manure, flooding, or other environment
(6) failure caused by the consumption of consumable parts
(7) failures arising when not being operated under the instructions listed in the user or
instruction manual and the maintenance manual
(8) damages in cost other than the cost of robot repairing
Address and contact points of Robostar Robostar Co., Ltd.
Head Office & Factory
119-38, Sasa-dong, Sangnok-gu,
Ansan-City, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of
Korea (426-220)
2nd Factory
960, Gosaek-dong, Gwonseon-gu,
Suwon-City, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of
Korea (441-813)
Request for service and
Inquiry of products
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Constitution of User Manual
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Co on ns st ti it tu ut ti io on n o of f U Us se er r M Ma an nu ua al l
The user manual for this product is constituted as follows. When using this product first,
please fully read all the manuals before use.
Instruction Manual
A controller is generally explained. Overview of the controller, installation, and interfacing
to peripherals are explained.
Manipulation & Operation Manual
As well as general use of the controller, parameter setup, JOB program editing, robot
operation, etc. are explained.
Programming Manual
RRL (Robostar Robot Language) which is the robot program of Robostar and how to
write a robot program by using RRL are explained.
Unihost Manual
‘Unihost’which is the on-line PC program of Robostar is explained.
Gain Setup Manual
How to set up the gain necessary for trial run, and the motor response performance
according to change in the gain value are explained.
Alarm Code Manual
Reasons for and countermeasures against the alarms which can occur while operating
the controller are explained.

Contents
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Contents
CHAPTER 1 USING N1 UNIHOST MANAGER..................................................................................................1-1
1.1 FIRST CONNECTION ..........................................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 DEFAULT SCREEN..............................................................................................................................................1-5
1.3 FILE MENU .......................................................................................................................................................1-6
1.3.1 Connect....................................................................................................................................................1-6
1.3.2 Disconnect ...............................................................................................................................................1-6
1.3.3 New Project..............................................................................................................................................1-7
1.3.4 Open Project............................................................................................................................................1-8
1.3.5 Option ......................................................................................................................................................1-9
CHAPTER 2 USING N1 FILE TRANSFER PROGRAM ....................................................................................2-1
2.1 DEFAULT SCREEN .............................................................................................................................................2-1
2.2 FILE MENU........................................................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.1 Transfer....................................................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.2 Copy.........................................................................................................................................................2-7
2.2.3 Paste ........................................................................................................................................................2-9
2.2.4 Rename ..................................................................................................................................................2-10
2.2.5 Delete.....................................................................................................................................................2-11
2.2.6 Select All ................................................................................................................................................2-12
2.2.7 Exit.........................................................................................................................................................2-12
2.3 VIEW MENU ....................................................................................................................................................2-13
2.3.1 Toolbar...................................................................................................................................................2-13
2.3.2 Status bar...............................................................................................................................................2-13
2.3.3 Large Icons ............................................................................................................................................2-14
2.3.4 Small Icons.............................................................................................................................................2-14
2.3.5 List .........................................................................................................................................................2-15
2.3.6 Details....................................................................................................................................................2-15
2.3.7 Arrange Icons by....................................................................................................................................2-16
2.3.8 Refresh ...................................................................................................................................................2-16
2.4 DISPLAY MENU ...............................................................................................................................................2-17
2.4.1 Error Log ...............................................................................................................................................2-17
2.4.2 Download Firmware..............................................................................................................................2-18

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CHAPTER 3 DESCRIPTION OF USE OF N1 ROBOSTAREDITOR................................................................3-1
3.1 JOB FILE EDIT SCREEN ....................................................................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 Compile....................................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2 POINT FILE EDIT SCREEN..................................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.1 Initialize...................................................................................................................................................3-4
3.2.2 Increase....................................................................................................................................................3-6
3.2.3 Parameter ................................................................................................................................................3-8
3.2.4 Coordinate .............................................................................................................................................3-10

Unihost Manager
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Chapter 1 Using N1 Unihost Manager
This Unihost Manager is for setup of the N1 robot controller-to-computer communication and
the basic environment.
1.1 First Connection
To execute this Unihost Manager, click Unihost Manager.exe file.
Fig. 1-1

Unihost Manager
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When Unihost Manager is executed, Project selecting screen (Fig. 1-2) appears.
Move to a folder in which the Project has been created, and select project file (*.prj).
If Cancel button is selected when there is no project file or in order to create a new project
instead the existing project, the following project creation dialog box (Fig. 1-3) appears.
When setting a project root and entering a project name, a folder with a project name is
created in the project root, with subfolders CH1, CH2 and CH3 created respectively below
the folder with a project name. The controller type to be selected should match the
controller type being used. If they are not consistent, a function such as a file transfer does
not work. Select ‘cancel’from project creation screen and the program is closed.
Fig. 1-2
Fig. 1-3
▶When the Controller Type is not consistent, a warning window Type Mismatch
comes up.
▶In new project creation, if there is no Project Root folder, Project cannot be
created. Make the folder in advance, using Windows Explorer or the like.
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Unihost Manager
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If the existing project has been selected or a new project is selected, a dialog box for
communication connection appears.
When a usable port and communication rate are set up and then Connect button is
selected, PC-to-controller communication starts. Communication rate is set to 115200 bps,
in default.
If connection is successful, the following screen appears. (Fig. 1-5)
Fig. 1-4
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Unihost Manager
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If connection is failed, Disconnected screen (Fig. 1-6) appears. At this time, check the
communication connected state, communication port, communication rate, and controller
mode.
(Unihost communication is supported in only Host mode of the N1 controller.)
Fig. 1-6
▶Unihost communication is supported only in N1 controller <MAIN MENU> →
3.HOST.
▶If communication connection is failed, check the followings.
①Check the communication port and the communication rate.
②Check whether the controller state is in Host Mode.
③Check a serial cable connecting the PC and the controller.
CAUTION