About this manual#

This manual describes how to use MCS500 industrial robot system (revision R1). It will guide you through the steps required for setting up your MCS500 and for using it in a safe manner. You must read this user manual thoroughly during the unpacking and first use of your MCS500.

Symbol definitions#

The following table lists the symbols that may be used in Mecademic documents to denote certain conditions. Particular attention must be paid to the warning and danger messages in this manual.

Note

Identifies information that requires special consideration.

Warning

Provides indications that must be respected in order to avoid equipment or work (data) on the system being damaged or lost.

Danger

Provides indications that must be respected in order to avoid a potentially hazardous situation, which could result in injury.

Revision history#

Revision

Date

Comments

2025.A

November 17, 2025

First standalone version. Recent changes include:

  • User manual no longer dependant on firmware version.

  • Revision of Sections 2 and 5. Replaced references to “Power supply” with “MSIPS module”.

  • Added Letter of volatility.

  • Added EU DOI, EMC test results, RoHS and REACH statements, information on battery replacement, reformatted presentation of LED pattern sequences.

The document ID for each user manual in a particular language is the same, regardless of the revision number.