3. Updating the robot’s firmware#

Make sure that you have the latest firmware installed on the robot and that you read the manuals corresponding to that firmware. Go here, and download the latest firmware (a zip file). Unzip it. Then, once you have followed the procedures of Installing the robot system, First-time use (not applicable to the PS200NB), and Power-up procedure of your robot user manual, proceed to updating the robot firmware as follows:

  • First, take control of the robot using the connection menu button ../_images/control.svg.

  • Then, open the configuration menu ../_images/burger.svg and navigate to the “Update firmware” section.

  • Browse and select the file mcs500*.update that you just extracted.

  • Finally, click on the Upload button.

A pop-up window will appear, showing the progress of each step in the process. Wait a few minutes for the update to complete. Once finished, the robot will reboot, and the new web interface will reload.

Now that you have installed the latest robot firmware, make sure to read the documentation that corresponds to that firmware. You are currently reading the documentation for firmware 11.3.

Next, you need to activate the robot by selecting the ../_images/deactivate.svg button. A list with two options will unroll. Click the ../_images/activate.svg icon to activate the robot. (In case you are familiar with our Meca500 six-axis robot, note that the MCS500 does not need homing, contrary to the Meca500.)