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Glossary
GLOSSARY (Cont)
I/O
Electrical inputs and outputs.
JOINT MOTION
A method for coordinating the movement of the joints such that all joints arrive at the desired location
simultaneously.
LIMITING DEVICE
A device that restricts the maximum envelope by stopping or causing to stop all robot motion and is
independent of the control program and the application program.
MAIN ROUTINE
The routine that usually starts when the Start key is pressed.
MAINTENANCE
The act of keeping the robot and the robot system in their proper operating condition.
MANUAL MODE
The applicable mode when the operating mode is set to F.
MECHANICAL UNIT
A group of external axes.
MODULE
A group of routines and data, i.e. a part of the program.
MOTORS ON/OFF
The state of the robot, i.e. whether or not the power supply to the motors is switched on.
OPERATOR
The person designed to start, monitor, and stop the intended productive operation of a robot or robot
system. An operator may also interface with the robot for the productive purposes.
OPERATOR'S PANEL
The panel located on the front of the control system.
OPTICALLY ISOLATED
A way to protect internal electronics from external electronics by running signals through light sensitive
devices.
ORIENTATION
The direction of an end effector, for example.
PARAMETER
The input data of a routine, sent with the routine call. It corresponds to the argument of an instruction.
PENDANT
Any portable control device, including teach pendants, that permit an operator to control the robot
within the restrictive envelope of the robot.
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