Controls
Teach Pendant (iPendant)
Provides manual jogging, program editing, and safety interlock control for the operator at the robot.
The teach pendant connects to the controller through a dedicated port and gives the operator manual control of the robot through jog keys, a deadman switch, and an emergency stop button. On most current FANUC controllers this unit is called the iPendant and includes a color touchscreen.
Internally the pendant carries its own small circuit board, display, and cable assembly, and it reports its status continuously to the controller so the safety circuit knows whether the deadman switch is held and whether the enable switch is in the correct position.
Because the pendant is handled constantly and dropped often, its cable and connector are frequent wear points, while the deadman and enable switches wear out from repetitive use.
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Common questions
- What does the Teach Pendant (iPendant) do?
- Provides manual jogging, program editing, and safety interlock control for the operator at the robot.
- How does the Teach Pendant (iPendant) fail?
- Common failure modes: Cracked or unresponsive touchscreen, Worn deadman switch causing intermittent hold-to-run faults, Broken cable strain relief or connector pins, Stuck or non-responding keypad buttons.
- What fault codes relate to the Teach Pendant (iPendant)?
- Related codes include SRVO-002, SRVO-003, TPIF.