About this manual

This user manual describes how to install Mecademic’s MVK01 vacuum and I/O module underneath Mecademic’s MCS500-R1 SCARA industrial robot arm and how to use it. You must read this manual thoroughly before installing or operating the MVK01.

Navigation

Mecademic’s documentation is organized by robot models. The various manuals for your robot can be accessed from the header above. For the selected manual, the main sections are listed in the left sidebar, and any subsections are shown in the right sidebar. Clicking on the Mecademic logo in the upper-left corner brings you to the main documentation page, with the list of Mecademic robot models.

User manuals are independent of the robot firmware version. The Programming and the MecaPortal manuals, however, are specific to a given firmware version. For these two manuals, different versions can be selected from the dropdown menu at the top of the left sidebar.

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 (no longer tied to the firmware version).

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