MCCCD Program Description

Robotics Operations and Programming

Course: ATP225

First Term: 2019 Spring

Lec + Lab 3.0 Credit(s) 6.0 Period(s) 6.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T - Lab Load

Description: This course is intended for an operator, technician, or programmer who must setup, record and/or troubleshoot programs on a Handling Tool software package. The course covers the Robot Operations intermixed with the tasks required to set up the Handling Tool application, test run, and refine the program and production setup.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Power up and jog the robot. (I) 2. Recover from common program robot faults. (II) 3. Create, modify, and execute a material handling program. (III-V, VIII) 4. Monitor, force, and simulate input and output signals. (VI) 5. Create and execute MACROs. (VII) 6. Execute production operations. (IX) 7. Backup and restore individual programs and files. (IX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Turning on and jogging the robot A. Safety B. Power up procedure C. Joint, world, and tool D. Power down procedure E. Manual jog motion of the robot II. Robot software limits A. Check/change software limits of the work envelope B. Recovering from common faults C. Recover from servo faults D. Locate error codes III. Set Up Frames A. Use SHIFT and COORD to access the current jog menu B. Setting user frame to zero C. Set a tool frame to zero D. Set a tool frame using 3 point method with 6 axis robot IV. Teach pendant program A. Create a teach pendant program B. Modify default motion instructions C. Teach motion instructions D. Teach a pre-defined position to a position register E. Test a program using SHIFT and FWD/BWD F. Write comments for programs, signals, positions and/or position registers G. Document a feature of the program in a REMARK V. Select/modify teach pendant program A. Select a teach pendant program B. Place a program into production C. Modify the logic of a program D. Use [INST] soft key to add program instructions E. Use [EDCMD] to modify line features in the program F. Touchup points G. Use SHIFT and POINT to replace an existing program line with a motion instruction H. Modify motion instruction components VI. Display and setup input/output (I/O) A. Use I/O instructions in an application B. Force I/O signals C. Simulate I/O signals D. Monitor I/O signals E. Configure I/O VII. Setup and execute MACROs A. Create a MACRO program B. Assign a MACRO instruction to a specific teach pendant C. Assign a MACRO execution to a method D. Execute a MACRO VIII. Program adjust utility A. Adjust a teach pendant program during setup B. Adjust a teach pendant program during production IX. Program and file manipulation A. Load programs/files from the default device B. Save programs/files to the default device C. Copy programs in active RAM to another name D. Copy files from one device to another E. Backup teach pendant program, application files or system files

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 26, 2018

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.