2F-85 Gripper with Denso Robot

BenjaminK 2018-10-22

Hi,
A customer asked the possibility of gripper using with Denso Robot. I said, basically 'YES' but came back here to get your confirmation.
The communication interface of their Denso Robot is EtherCAT. But I'm not sure it works or not if they add the EtherCAT fieldbus option on gripper.
Besides, should they make a specific gripper coupling for Denso Robot?
What do you think?

David_Levasseur 2018-10-22

Hello @BenjaminK, The Robotiq 3-Finger gripper has an EtherCAT option. For the 2-Finger gripper or the Hand-E gripper, an EtherCAT - Modbus RTU gateway is required. The Robotiq Universal Controller is perfect for that purpose. As for the mechanical installation, we have a few different adapter plates and couplings available, including a blank one. If you tell me the bolt pattern of the flange of your robot, I could tell you if we have an appropriate coupling for it.

BenjaminK 2018-10-23

Then I may order 2F-85 along with EtherCAT fieldbus option(UNI-CTR-001-ECAT) to mount on Denso, right?
Sometimes, confused which gripper model should I order for any other robot brands such as Denso, Yaskawa and so on.

For the above case, should I order 2F-85 UR Kit(AGC-UR-KIT-002), EtherCAT Fieldbus option(UNI-CTR-001-ECAT) and coupling(AGC-CPL-063-002) for Denso VS-087? Or, should I choose 2F-85(AGC-GRP-002)?

Advise me, please.

David_Levasseur 2018-10-23

@BenjaminK, For any Robotiq 2-finger gripper on a robot different than UR, you should order everything separately:

Gripper: 2F-85 (AGC-GRP-2F85), 2F-140 (AGC-UR-KIT-140), Hand-E (HND-GRP)
Appropriate coupling (AGC-CPL-063-002)
10 meter cable (CBL-COM-2065-10-HF)
EtherCAT controller (UNI-CTR-001-ECAT)

Remember that the controller does not come with its power source. You will need an external 24V DC power adapter as stated in this section of the instruction manual.