Product documentation, M200493HAC030005-001 Revision: -© Copyright 2006 ABB. All rights reserved.Product documentation, M2004GeneralThe robot documentation is divided into a number of categories. This listing is based on thetype of information contained within the documents, regardless of whether the products arestandard or optional. This means that any given delivery of robot products will not contain alldocuments listed, only the ones pertaining to the equipment delivered.However, all documents listed may be ordered from ABB. The documents listed are valid forM2004 robot systems.Product manualsAll hardware, robots and controllers, will be delivered with a Product manual that contains:• Safety information• Installation and commissioning (descriptions of mechanical installation, electricalconnections)• Maintenance (descriptions of all required preventive maintenance proceduresincluding intervals)• Repair (descriptions of all recommended repair procedures including spare parts)• Additional procedures, if any (calibration, decommissioning)• Reference information (article numbers for documentation referred to in Productmanual, procedures, lists of tools, safety standards)• Part list• Foldouts or exploded views• Circuit diagramsTechnical reference manualsThe following manuals describe the robot software in general and contain relevant referenceinformation:• RAPID Overview: An overview of the RAPID programming language.• RAPID Instructions, Functions and Data types: Description and syntax for allRAPID instructions, functions and data types.• System parameters: Description of system parameters and configuration workflows.Application manualsSpecific applications (for example software or hardware options) are described inApplication manuals. An application manual can describe one or several applications.An application manual generally contains information about:• The purpose of the application (what it does and when it is useful)• What is included (for example cables, I/O boards, RAPID instructions, systemparameters, CD with PC software)• How to use the application• Examples of how to use the applicationContinues on next page
