FAQ

The problem may come from the “Arm Up” sensor (badly adjusted or defective), or from excessive slack on the Z arm (adjustment of prestress, section I in the customer file).

Change the P447 value to 128 for non-axial robots.

Adjust switch SW3-6 inside the pendant (this determines the communication speed).

The XQP connector at the end of the arm is missing or the 24V1 is missing.

Reset Flags using the PC2 robot software.

Reset Flags using the PC2 robot software. Make regular backups of your robots using the SEPRO editor. A robot without a PC option (DNC) can communicate with the PC Editor if the pendant cable on X4 is disconnected from the CPU board.

For all functional faults, check the power supply and control voltages, and particularly the 5V voltage on the back of the electronic boards rack (the voltage must be between 5.1V and 5.2V).

The CPU board needs to be replaced (the board manages axis displacements) Please use the Helpdesk contact form to contact our spare parts department

Recalibrate the touch screen by moving the switch in the pendant to position 3 and then follow the instructions given on the screen.

Position 9 : Pendant CAN active (CAN Robot and Speed driver CAN deactivated) Position A : Pendant CAN and speed driver CAN active (Robot CAN deactivated) Position B : Pendant CAN and Robot CAN active (Speed driver CAN deactivated)

You can check the functioning using the troubleshooting LED’s : - Power up - Wait until the board is properly started up (about 2 minutes).

The problem may come from a short circuited sensor (XQP connector at the end of the Z arm, rotation sensors, etc.).

Make regular backups of your robots using the SEPRO editor.

Connect a wire mouse to the USB and restart the cabinet

Remember to regularly backup your robots on a USB stick. After swapping pendants between two robots for troubleshooting, each pendant must be returned to its original robot because the serial numbers are fixed on the pendant.

We now support services on a normal level, in compliance with Governments’ health and safety recommendations. With the return to a normal level of activity, all sectors are now supported. If needed, we will prioritize the health and medical sectors, as well as food industry and all other industries that are strategic in this context of sanitary crisis.

In France, training sessions are available again, in compliance with the measures established by the French Government. For other Countries, please contact your usual Sepro contact for more information.

Our teams are available to intervene on your premises in compliance with the health measures and restrictions imposed by the local authorities. Our service Hotline remains of course available. Any delivery of parts will be subject to prior confirmation with the customer and the carrier. You can also contact us by using the dedicated form on our website. We thank you for informing us without delay of any measure taken by your company, in particular due to the current epidemic of covid-19, likely to impact the delivery of spare parts and / or the carrying out of interventions by our teams.

Sepro’s production lines are working at a normal level, as lockdown softens in France. If needed, we will keep you informed of any further developments.

The interventions will be scheduled by the local Sepro teams, depending on the emergency type (in particular for vital industries) and on the means and logistics available. For any detailed information, please contact your usual local service contact. Training at all of our facilities are postponed for the month of April. In Warrendale, PA we have move as many team members to home office. In addition, we have taken special pre-cautions with a minimum staff in Warrendale to ensure operations and spare parts shipments. The deliveries in the USA, Canada and Mexico (robots and parts) may be delayed due to the current difficulties in supply, production and international deliveries. We will contact each impacted customer as soon as possible. For spare parts in USA and for emergencies in Canada, we will ship from our current stock in USA, subject to prior approval by your company and by local logistics suppliers. The local hotline is organized to give support regarding deliveries and service: - 1-877-737-7610 (USA and Canada, 24/7) - (81) 8421-0201 (Mexico)

Delivery of our products We are operating almost back to normal, in line with government health and safety recommendations. With the return to normal levels of activity, all areas are now operating again. Customer Service Our teams are again available for service calls, in compliance with the health measures and restrictions imposed by the local authorities. Our service hotline is of course available for you. Any delivery of parts requires prior confirmation with the customer and the carrier. Training In Germany, training is again being provided in accordance with the measures laid down by the authorities. We will of course apply strict distance rules and provide masks for the participants. Should training courses have been postponed due to the crisis, we will contact you shortly to arrange a new date for your training.