Siemens and AB PLC: The Fault Diagnosis System Used by 98% of Engineers in the USA

Siemens and AB PLC: The Fault Diagnosis System Used by 98% of Engineers in the USA

Introduction Hello everyone, I am Engineer Li. I have been working in the automation industry for 15 years, mainly focusing on the design and maintenance of industrial automation control systems. Over the years, I have visited many factories and dealt with various PLC faults. From initially being flustered to now handling issues calmly, I have … Read more

Terrifyingly Ingenious: DIY Robot Opens Safe in Just 15 Minutes

Terrifyingly Ingenious: DIY Robot Opens Safe in Just 15 Minutes

The founder of Niwot, Colorado-based company Seidle received a gift from his wife last Christmas—a fireproof safe. Since it was a second-hand item, the safe had been locked by its previous owner, who had forgotten the password. Seidle decided to open the safe himself. After some effort, Seidle and his colleagues DIYed a fully automated … Read more

Fundamentals of PLC Programming: A Beginner’s Guide to Address Allocation

Fundamentals of PLC Programming: A Beginner's Guide to Address Allocation

It’s unbelievable, I see someone asking about PLC address allocation again. It’s already 2024, and people are still struggling with this issue, which is a common problem for field electricians. What is there to discuss? Alright, for the sake of all the newcomers, I will talk about it today to save you from stepping into … Read more

Ten Key Industrial Control Devices for Automation

Ten Key Industrial Control Devices for Automation

Industrial automation is the wave of future industrial development. Only by keeping up with this trend can China’s automation industry flourish. The key to factory automation lies in the application of industrial control devices, and I will briefly introduce several essential industrial control products for the automation industry. 1. The brain of factory automation, the … Read more

Components of ABB Robot Systems

Components of ABB Robot Systems

◆ ◆ ◆ This teaching course Industrial robots generally consist of three parts: the robot body, controller, and teach pendant. This course uses the ABB typical product IRB120 robot as an example for related introduction and application analysis, with its structural composition shown in Figure 2.11. 01 Robot Body The robot body, also known as … Read more

The Brain of Robots

The Brain of Robots

If humans only had senses and muscles, their limbs could not move. This is because, on one hand, the signals from the senses have no organs to receive and process them, and on the other hand, there are no organs to emit nerve signals that drive the muscles to contract or relax. Similarly, if a … Read more

Detailed Explanation of Robot Controller Types

Detailed Explanation of Robot Controller Types

The robot controller, as one of the core components of industrial robots, has a decisive impact on the performance of robots, influencing their development to a certain extent. As the core part of a robot, the robot controller is one of the key components that affect robot performance, and it has a significant impact on … Read more

Industry Research on Robot Controllers: The Brain of Humanoid Robot Motion

Industry Research on Robot Controllers: The Brain of Humanoid Robot Motion

(Report produced by: Shenwan Hongyuan Research) 1. Controllers: The “Brain & Cerebellum” of Humanoid Robots 1.1 Controllers: The Core Foundation of Humanoid Robots The framework of humanoid robot controllers typically includes perception, voice interaction, motion control, and other layers. 1) Visual perception layer: Composed of hardware sensors and algorithm software, it achieves functions such as … Read more

KUKA Robot TCP/IP Connection EKI00006 Error

KUKA Robot TCP/IP Connection EKI00006 Error

EKI00006: Configuration failure explained Error Effects: Emergency stop of the track Inputs for activated commands (robot movement, program start) are disabled. Cause: Framework error in the XML file containing the connection configuration. The XML file containing the connection configuration may be unreadable due to framework errors. Ethernet KRL uses the XPath framework. The syntax specified … Read more