Checking the robot status and log

 

 

About the robot status and log

Information in the Robot Status and log areas can provide helpful information when you are trying to troubleshoot and resolve problems. The Robot Status and log areas are not tab-dependent and are always visible.

The Robot Status area tells you the current position of the robot, whether the robot is in its home position, whether the motors are enabled, and whether a labware is in its grippers. The log area provides a detailed list of commands and actions the robot has executed.

Checking the robot status

To check the robot status:

View the Robot Status area in BenchBot Diagnostics. The Robot Status area displays the following information:

 

 

Label	Description
Robot homed	Indicates that the robot has homed successfully.
Robot enabled	Indicates whether the robot motors are enabled.
Teaching mode	Indicates if the robot is in the teach mode.
Plate gripped	Indicates if a labware is in the robot’s grippers.
Speed reduced	Indicates that the robot is moving in the reduced-speed mode.
X (mm)	Displays the current x-axis coordinate of the center of the labware, in millimeters.
Y (mm)	Displays the current y-axis coordinate of the center of the labware, in millimeters.
Z (mm)	Displays the current z-axis coordinate of the center of the labware, in millimeters.
Yaw (°)	Displays the angle between the grippers and the x-axis, in degrees.
Gripper (mm)	Displays the current distance between the inside surface of the grippers, in millimeters.
Wrist (°)	Displays the angle between the robot hand and the forearm, in degrees.
Status message	Displays the robot status, including: • NOT CONNECTED. The robot is not initialized or is not connected to the controlling computer. • IDLE. The robot is initialized and is in the ready state. • HOMING. The robot is in the process of homing. • UNWINDING. The robot is in the process of homing the wrist.

Checking the log

To check the log:

View the log area at the bottom of the BenchBot Diagnostics dialog box.

 

The log area shows the status of the commands or actions issued while you are working in the dialog box.

 

 

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Homing the robot	Homing the robot and grippers
Moving the robot into the robot zone	Retracting the robot into the robot zone
Disabling and enabling the robot motor	Disabling and enabling the robot joint motors
Stopping the robot motors	Stopping the robot motors
Changing the robot speed	Changing the robot speed
Changing the robot speed definitions	Changing the robot speed definitions
Jogging the robot	Jogging the robot
Opening and closing the robot grippers	Opening and closing the robot grippers
Changing the gripper settings	Changing the gripper settings
Updating the firmware	Updating the firmware
Backing up the robot firmware	Backing up the robot firmware
Installing new or restoring existing firmware	Installing new or restoring existing firmware