Stopping the robot motors

 

 

WARNING  Using the Stop Motors command is similar to pressing the red button on the emergency-stop pendant. Both the Stop Motors command and the emergency stop button stops the BenchBot Robot only. In an emergency, you should use the system-wide emergency stop button to stop all devices immediately. For more safety information, see the BenchBot Robot Safety and Installation Guide.

 

 

You can use the Stop Motors command to stop the motion of the robot. The Stop Motor command decelerates and stops the robot, and then cuts power to the motors.

IMPORTANT The Stop Motor command cuts power to the joint motors only. Therefore, you can move the robot by hand in the plane of the robot arm. The z-axis brake keeps the robot arm from falling.

To stop the robot:

In BenchBot Robot Diagnostics, click Stop Motors at the bottom of the dialog box. The robot stops immediately.

 

 

 

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Disabling and enabling the robot motor	Disabling and enabling the robot joint 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
View the Robot Status area	Checking the robot status and log
Viewing the log area	Checking the robot status and log
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