Important: Before continuing further check that the default motion files and positions have been loaded correctly.

Press [Current Commands] and then go to the Devices->Robot Motions Setup tab [1].

To determine if the default values were loaded from the configuration, check the following places on the window:

• The Job field will be empty and the Active Frame will show "Error" [2].
• All the values for the positions in the table [3] will be empty. 

Note: These are both indicators that the values were not loaded. Refer to the Chapter 12 - Troubleshooting for how to get the default values onto the control.

There are two parameters that need to be set:

1. Parameter 1.310 - X-Axis Pallet Offset
2. Parameter 7.310 - C-axis Pallet Offset (UMC machines only)

Note: You can set Y-axis Pallet Offset and Z-axis Pallet Offset as well if needed for your application.

Parameter 1.310:

Jog the X-axis all the way to the left of the machine near the tool changer. Record the value for the X-axis position.

Navigate to P1.310 in the Factory tab [1]. Find 1.310 and enter the value that was recorded and press [Enter] to set the parameter.

Note: This is the position the X-axis will move to when a pallet change is commanded.

Parameter 7.310:

Jog the C-axis so that the back of the zero point receiver is pointed away from the auto window.

Note: The back of the zero point receiver [1] can be found by the deepest slotted bore [2] out of the 4 slots. The deepest bore is where the dowel pin on the pallet will sit when a pallet is clamped in the zero point receiver.

Set the parameter in the same way as P1.310.

Note: This value should be close to 90.0 or -90.0 Deg depending how the pallet receiver was mounted to the table.

There are two parameters that may need to be set:

1. Parameter 1.310 - X-Axis Pallet Offset
2. Parameter 2.310 - Y-Axis Pallet Offset

Parameter 1.310:

Jog the X-axis all the way to the right of the machine near the auto window. Record that position value for the X-axis.

Navigate to P1.310 [2] in the Factory tab [1]. Find 1.310 and enter the value that was recorded and press [Enter] to set the parameter.

Parameter 2.310:

Jog the Y-axis so that the table is centered with the auto window. Record the position for the Y-axis.

Navigate to P1.310 [3] in the Factory tab [1]. Find 2.310 and enter the value that was recorded and press [Enter] to set the parameter.

Set the parameter in the same way as P1.310.

Note: These are the positions that the X and Y axes will move to when a pallet change occurs.

Parameter 3.310:

This is the position that the Z-axis will move to during a pallet change. It should not need to be changed from it's default value of zero.

The Work Station initial pickup location [1] will need to be set at installation since the placement of the RPL pallet will vary in relation to the machine.

This is the location to the robot goes to pickup and drop off pallets in the machine's zero point receiver.

This section will show how to record the pickup location.

Press [CURRENT COMMANDS] on the Haas control and then navigate to the Robot Motions Setup tab.

Highlight the Initial Pickup Location option [1] under the Work Station [2] section.

Press [Alter] [3] to open the slider window.

Check if the Active Frame is set to "Work Station" [4]. If it is set to a different frame, press [F3] [5] to change the Active Frame to "Work Station."

Make sure the Active Frame is "Work Station" before continuing.

Note: you can also change the active frame by navigating to the Robot tab and then the Frames tab on the Haas control or by entering Recovery.

Press [HANDLE JOG] on the control so that you can jog the C-axis to the pallet change offset (P7.310) value. This should be close to either 90.0 degrees or -90.0 degrees [1].

Press [CURRENT COMMANDS] and then go to the Robot tab [2].

Got to the Jogging window [3].

Use the Remote Jog Handle [4] to jog the robot into the machine.

Jog the robot near the platter.

Place a pallet [1] in the zero point receiver [2] with the pull stud [3] facing the robot [4].

Note: The pallet should not be clamped when trying to set the reference position for the grippers. Make sure the pallet is unclamped.

Jog the robot so that the dowel pins on the gripper [5] sit inside the alignment bores in the pallet.

See the next step for more detail on where to jog the robot.

The face of the gripper [1] needs to be as parallel as possible to the face of the pallet [2].

Make sure that the gripper isn't twisted around the x-axis and z-axis as shown in images 3 and 4.

Jog the robot until the gripper is aligned as shown in image 5.

Important: Do not jog the robot in the U, V, or W directions while the dowels are inside the pallet. If the face of gripper and pallet aren't parallel and adjustments need to made, back the gripper out of the pallet and adjust the grippers by jogging with the RJH. Rotating the gripper while inside the pallet could put a load on the robot causing an alarm state.

After the gripper face is properly aligned to the pallet, jog the robot using Cartesian coordinates.

Jog the robot so that there is almost contact between the grippers and the pallet. There should be less than 0.002" gap between the gripper and the pallet. 

Note: A shim can be used if needed to verify the gap.

It is OK for there to be contact between the gripper and pallet, but make sure the gripper isn't pushing against the pallet with excess force that will cause misalignment when loading and unloading pallets.

With the robot in the same position as the previous step, navigate to the Robot Motions Setup page by pressing [CURRENT COMMANDS] and then going in the "Devices" tab [1].

Highlight the "Initial Pickup Location" [2] inside the Work Station table.

Check that the Active Frame is "Work Station" [3]. 

Press [F2] to set the current robot position as the recorded value for the "Initial Pickup Location."

Note: This is the position the robot will go to when dropping off or picking up pallets from the machine. The other positions on the Robot Motions Setup page should not need to be altered. 

The RPL setup should now be complete. See the operation section for setting up a program to verify the system is working properly.

The load station initial pickup location [1] may need to be set as well.

This is the position the robot will go to when grabbing a pallet from the load station.

Go to the Robot Motions Setup tab under current commands and highlight the initial pickup location line on the control. This is the position that may need to be adjusted.

Use the foot pedal to unclamp the load station zero point receiver.

Place a pallet inside the load station receiver and use the foot pedal to clamp on the pallet. This will be used to help align the grippers to the pallet to set the pickup location.

Turn the machine to 25% rapid.

Go to the Pallet schedule table and press [F4] to pickup the pallet from the load station. As the grippers get close to the pallet watch how the dowel pins are aligned to the pallet.

When the gripper is close to the pallet press the [E-Stop] button to stop the robot. You can then continue jogging the robot to finish aligning the gripper to the pallet.

WARNING: Make sure that the gripper and load station are unclamped. If either are clamped then the robot could get servo overload alarms.

On the control switch the the Robot Motions Setup tab.

Press [Handle Jog] and use the RJH to jog the robot.

Note: Since the gripper is already close to it's pickup position use Cartesian motion to jog the robot. Make sure that the active frame is set to Load Station.

Jog the robot close to the pallet. Check to make sure that the gripper is parallel to the pallet before you fully engage the pallet.

Make sure the gripper is not twisted compared to the pallet. Use U, V, and W to rotate the grippers.

Important: Do not jog the robot in the U, V, or W directions while the dowels are inside the pallet. If the face of gripper and pallet aren't parallel and adjustments need to made, back the gripper out of the pallet and adjust the grippers by jogging with the RJH. 

Make sure the active frame is the Load Station frame.

Once the gripper is parallel to the pallet, jog the robot in the Z-negative direction so that it moves directly towards the pallet.

Watch the height of the dowel pins to make sure they are aligned to the holes in the pallet. You can make small adjustments in the X and Y directions to fix alignment.

Jog the gripper in until there is almost contact between the gripper [1] and the pallet [2].

Note: To test whether you are in a good location, clamp and unclamp the grippers to see how the arm and pallet move or twist. This can help indicate the direction of misalignment.

Once the robot is in the correct position, highlight the position on the Initial Pickup Location [1] row for the Load Station.

Press [F2] [2] on the control to set the current position of the robot as the initial pickup location.

The robot will go to this position when grabbing a pallet from the load station. You can test this by going the Pallet Schedule Table [3] tab and pressing [F3] [4] to have the robot grab a pallet from the load station.

Note: In order to use the Pallet Schedule Table all pallets must be assigned a position. Refer to Section 10.2 Pallet Schedule Table for how to use this tab.

Warning: When running the robot to pickup a pallet for the first time, it's recommended to pick it up at 5% rapid.

Before continuing with this section, the pallet shelf grid needs to be configured in the control.

Go to the Pallet Station Setup window in the CURRENT COMMANDS on the control. Configure the grid according to the desired job. 

Note: The RPL comes with 3 pallets as standard. Up to 15 pallets can be used on the RPL system. 

Refer to Section 10.1 Setup Pallet Shelf Grid for more information on how to configure the pallet shelf.

To set all the pallets in the correct positions on the shelf, navigate to the Pallet Shelf Setup tab on the control.

Once on the page you will need to get the RPL-25KG Setup Pallet (30-14426) [1] that includes the pull stud [2] installed to setup each pallet location on the shelf.

Fasten the zero point gripper [3] and mounting plate [4] to the end joint 6 of the HRP-2 [5]. Use the SHCS [6] to mount the gripper to the plate if it isn't already installed.

With the pull stud installed on the setup pallet, place the pull stud [1] into the gripper and allow the gripper guide pins [2] to grab the setup pallet.

Once the pallet is fully pressed into the gripper, press [F2] [3] on the control to clamp the gripper.

Note: Make sure the air going to the gripper is on. Otherwise there will be no clamp force on the pull stud.

Note: The arrangement of pallets on the Pallet Shelf Setup page is determined by the information in the Pallet Station Setup tab [4].  Set the desired shelf configuration before continuing further. See Section 10.1 Setup Pallet Shelf Grid for details on that page.

To begin setting up pallet holders on the shelf, fasten the 4 slotted t-nuts [1] to each pallet holder [2] using the 4 M6 x 20mm SHCS [3].

Do not tighten the SHCS at this time. The slotted t-nuts should be barely threaded on the screw so that there is a gap [4] between the pallet holder and the t-nut.

The t-nuts need to be able to move and rotate so that they can get in the t-slot [5] of the shelf. 

After attaching the t-nuts to the pallet holders, place the pallet holder in the shelf so that the t-nuts fall into position.

Note: The alignment hole [6] is the rear of the pallet holder.  Make sure this hole is facing away from the robot

Make sure the gripper is clamped on the setup pallet and that the grid of pallets is configured correctly.

Note: If you are using just the 3 pallets that come standard with the RPL, you should only see squares for pallets A1, A2, and A3 on the shelf layout image.  

The example in this procedure shows an application using 10 pallet locations on the shelf. The setup is the same regardless of the number of pallets used.

The layout image on this page represents a front view of the shelf. Where spot A1 [1] is the top row left most pallet [2], and spot B4 [3] would be the right most pallet on the middle shelf [4].

With the setup pallet [3] clamped in the gripper, make sure that location A1 [1] is highlighted on the control.

Important: Set the control to 5% rapid and watch closely to prevent the robot from damaging anything. 

Pallet holders on the far left side [4] should be roughly 2.25 inches (57mm) from the inside edge of the left post (This is the default initial pickup location). The pallets after that point will be spaced out according to the distance between columns value set on the Pallet Station Setup tab.

Press [F3] on the control [2] to move the robot to the highlighted pallet location.

The robot will move to the shelf and then stop at where pallet 1 should be placed. 

Adjust the first pallet holder [4] under the setup pallet [3] so that the through holes in the setup pallet are directly above the SHCS in the pallet holder [4].

Note: If you want the first pallet to be placed further from the inside edge of the post, you need to change your initial pickup location for the shelf.

The pallet holder [1] should slide underneath the setup pallet [2].

The SHCS [3] need to be visible from a top down view as shown in the image. Center the slots on the pallet holder with the access holes in the setup pallet as much as possible. 

Torque down the M6 SHCS [3] fasteners so that the pallet holder is locked in place.

Torque the bolts to their required specs.

Note: This process will be repeated for the remaining pallet holders.

On the control, press [F4] [1] to have the robot move to the next location. For example, pressing [F4] on the control will move the robot from pallet A1 to pallet A2 [2] on the shelf.

The robot should now be at pallet location A2 [1].

Adjust the pallet holder [2] so that it is in the right place and then tighten the M6 SHCS so that the pallet holder is fixed in position.

Note: This is the same as step 6. Refer to that step for more details.

Press [F4] on the control to move to the next pallet location. Repeat this until all the pallet holders are fixed in location.

Once the last pallet holder [1] has been fastened, press [ALTER] on the control [2] to return the robot to the ready location.

Note: In this example with 10 total pallets, pallet location C2 [2] is the last pallet location.

Note: The ready location is the position where the robot is facing the machine in front of the side window. The ready location is shown in the bottom image.

With the robot in the ready position [1], press [F2] on the control to unclamp the zero point gripper so that you can remove the setup pallet.

See the next section for setting the pallet drop-off/pick-up locations inside the machine.

If the robot frames need to be changed, follow this section.

Note: This should only be done in extreme cases.

There are 3 frames needed for the RPL to work:

1. Shelf
2. Work Station
3. Load Station

These frames are rotated 90 degrees from each other.

This section shows you how to set all of these frames to work with the positioning of the pallet shelf.

Note: The ready and pickup positions will need to be redone once the robot frames are altered.

Start by setting setting the frame for the pallet shelf. 

To set this frame use the setup pallet 25-10950 [1]. Clamp the setup pallet to the end of the zero point gripper [2].

Note: The setup pallet pull stud 59-2273 [3] needs to be attached to the pallet in order to clamp the pallet in the grippers.

Use the setup pallet to go through the 3-point method for creating a robot frame. 

Refer to section 11.1 - HRP Setup of the HRP manual for more details on the 3-point method for creating frames.

Note: The purpose for creating this frame is to have it match the orientation of the pallet shelf. Because of this the shelf will be used as reference for the 3-point method.

Use the bottom left [1], bottom right [2], and top right [3] corners of the pallet shelf as the reference positions for creating the frame.

On the Haas Control press [CURRENT COMMANDS].

In the Devices tab go to Robot tab [1] and then the Frames window [2].

In the User Frames table [3]  highlight the SHELF frame [4].

To begin the 3-point method press [INSERT] [5] on the control. This will now prompt you to record the positions needed to create the frame.

Jog the robot to the bottom left corner of the shelf as shown in the image.

Align the top of the setup pallet [1] with the top surface [2] of the bottom shelf.

Align the left side of the setup pallet [3] with the inside surface [4] of the shelf post.

Note: Make sure that the edge of the setup pallet is aligned with the edge of the shelf [5].

Make sure that setup pallet is flush with the front of the shelf [6]. Both edges of the setup pallet need to be touching the shelf to ensure there is no misalignment between the frame and the shelf.

Press [F2] once the robot is in the correct location to set this as point 1 for the 3-point method.

Jog the robot to the bottom right corner of the shelf as shown in the image.

Align the top of the setup pallet [1] with the top surface [2] of the bottom shelf.

Align the right side of the setup pallet [4] with the inside surface [3] of the shelf post.

Note: Make sure that the edge of the setup pallet is aligned with the edge of the shelf. This is shown in the image with the green line.

Make sure that setup pallet is flush with the front of the shelf [5]. Both edges of the setup pallet need to be touching the shelf to ensure there is no misalignment between the frame and the shelf.

Press [F2] once the robot is in the correct location to set this as point 2 for the 3-point method.

Jog the robot to the top right corner of the shelf as shown in the image.

Align the top of the setup pallet [1] with the top surface [2] of the bottom shelf.

Align the right side of the setup pallet [4] with the inside surface [3] of the shelf post.

Note: Make sure that the edge of the setup pallet is aligned with the edge of the shelf. This is shown in the image with the green line.

Make sure that setup pallet is flush with the front of the shelf [5]. Both edges of the setup pallet need to be touching the shelf to ensure there is no misalignment between the frame and the shelf.

Press [F2] once the robot is in the correct location to set this as point 2 for the 3-point method.

Once the shelf frame is set the work station [1] and load station [2] frames can be set using the direct entry method.

Take a picture of the shelf frame.

For the work station frame, enter the same values for X, Y, Z, W, and P.

Change the value for R by 90 degrees. For example if your shelf frame had an R value of -124.6461, the R value for the work station frame [3] would be -124.6461 + 90 = -34.6461

Repeat this step for the load station frame, by adding 90 to the R value of the work station frame.

The spacing between shelves needs to be consistent. 

The distance between the top of one shelf [1] and the top of the shelf above [2] should be 18in (457.2mm) [3].

The distance from the base plate [4] to the bottom of the lowest shelf [5] should also be 18in (547.2mm) [6].

If the robot position become inaccurate when moving to lower shelves, the posts holding the shelves might not be vertical.

Make sure that the posts holding the shelves [1] are vertical by placing a level along the front [2] of each post and verify that it is level.

Note: The shelf will only be vertical if the metal pallet is level horizontally. Before adjusting the shelf make sure that the metal pallet is level [3] by adjusting the leveling feet.

If the shelf posts are not vertical, loosen the SHCS [4] and then adjust the post until the level shows the post is vertical. Use a mallet to make adjustments on a post. Re-torque the SHCS with the posts level.