Problem
The robot cell had recurring safety stops and motion alarms that needed to be separated from PLC conditions and normal sequence stops.
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ABB Robot – SafeMove, Motion & Path Troubleshooting
Production troubleshooting of an ABB robot cell with safety stops and motion alarms where robot logic, path behaviour, and SafeMove conditions had to be analysed together.
ABB IRC5RAPIDSafeMovePLC signalsEvent logsMotion diagnostics
Anonymized technical flow
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Event log
Motion pointer
RAPID path
SafeMove conditions
Controlled change
Onsite test
PLC wait state
Diagnosis
Event logs, motion pointer, RAPID logic, and the robot motion sequence were checked step by step to locate where the stop occurred.
Action
Controlled changes were made to the robot movement and path, focusing only on the affected part of the sequence.
Verification
During the onsite test, the same SafeMove alarm did not return and the robot continued to the next PLC waiting state.
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