Hi all,

My company recently bought UR 10 and would like to integrate with Mori Seiki NL2500. The NL2500 have its own set of code which run in a loop and there is a automatic bar feeder. I would like to know if I want to do a pick and place with UR 10 do I connect the output signal of the end program from NL2500 to the Remote ON/OFF control of the control box?

Thanks in advance for any advice and feedback.

I wouldn't make that connection, it will turn off your robot, or at least generate a dialogue asking you if you want to. Instead, I'd wire into a standard digital input, you can then use it in your program. Consult with an electrician before connecting anything though, you don't want to burn out either of you pieces of equipment. I'd also put some thought into how you are going to synchronize the operation of the cobot and machine, you will need a signal to let the robot know a part is finished, and a sign to start your machining process once the UR has closed the door. We used the light tower on on CNC before, a couple of relays in series with the bulbs and some program logic allowed us to recognise when the machine was running, in error, or finished. Bit of a hack, but it worked.

Yes that was what I was trying to do find the light tower signal and trace the PLC, what I did was finding the end program signal located at the output and measure the voltage difference between start and end cycle. And got a output of 24V and from there I connected the output signal to the config input 4 of the UR control box and it work.