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, 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 meca500* .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.

Note

If you have the MEGP 25E or MEGP 25LS electric gripper or the MPM500 pneumatic module installed on your Meca500 during the robot’s firmware update, the firmware of your end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) will also be updated. Otherwise, you can update the firmware of your EOAT later, by following the same procedure but selecting the m500_exttools*.update file.

Next, you need to activate and home the robot by selecting the ../_images/deactivate.svg button. A list with three options will unroll. Click the ../_images/home.svg icon to activate and home the robot. During homing, all joints rotate slightly for approximately 4 seconds. Make sure the robot is not near an obstacle.