Answered Couple of Questions related to Payload

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Dear Chang!

I am glad to tell you that "Yes", you will be able to set the payloads anytime and to any extent you like but 0 will not be a correct value until and unless you are having nothing on the robot. 

You need to have some weight on the robot all the time. I have been doing this all time in pallet world. I have been doing it based on the weight of boxes and as the weight was changing based on the number of parts to be picked up.

Here is the way to do it. I had to go just about the pickup point of the respective part. 

Use the following code: 

!Payload w/Prod ;

201: PAYLOAD[2] ([2] could be number of your choice, this is basically the payload number)

202: WAIT .50(sec)

Wait till there are no moves or jerks and then it will do its function with best capability. 

Good luck

Hi Howard,

Can you please break down your answer to a further easy level? Actually i am not able to get it yet and I am figuring out how it would work.

Therefore, I am requesting you to please specify the payloads from 1 to 10 that are able to be activated.

Moreover, what code am I supposed to set for a specific weight such as for 3KG or 32KG etc?

waiting to hear from you again.

For the specification of the payload settings, you have to follow:

• Go to Menu
• Click Next
• Click System
• Select Motion

Here you will be able to enter the details of payload settings.

Here you will see different numbers from 1-xx etc. All these numbers are correlating to the number in [x].

Hi,

Can you please guide me how heavy is the sheet that you are trying to pick up? The robots are generally not sensitive for the detection of differences in parts to be picked. I am going to recommend you to use some double blank indicator for your purpose. 

If you are interested to do it through a program then you need to edit the payload directly using variables of system.

I am giving you its code.

For example, you are required to set payload 2 to 5 KG.

$PLST_GRP1[2].$PAYLOAD=(5)

This is how you do it.

Good luck,

Hi all,

The information of payload is very important for the improvement of movements, basically it is helping in keeping the TCP over a specific programmed path. 

If the weight of the part is negligible when compared to the weight of tool of robot then it is not necessary for redefining it. Therefore, it is important that when carrying a huge load, if sheets to be lifted are sticking together, you are required to make a pickup strategy or lift up the slight bend sheets.

Wishing you good luck.

Dear Chang,

There are various devices which you can use for measuring the weights of parts to be lifted. 

Personally, I am using a sick transducer for checking the size of different parts and PLC is sending the signals to the robot and telling the parts of robots whether to pick or not?

I am using the MLG-2 Pro sick transducer. Please go with this way as it is implemented.