CIMEL-115: Error Codes and Troubleshooting

School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Adv Manufacturing/Fabrication
Department
Electrical Engineering Technol
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Electricity/Electronics
Course Number
115
Course Title
Error Codes and Troubleshooting
Credit Hours
1.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
23.50 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
23.50 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
CIMEL-114 or Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description

Examines the basic recovery procedures needed to interpret robot error codes and perform a safe recovery start-up procedure on robotics equipment.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Goal Statement

To provide students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Error Codes and Troubleshooting, utilizing digital learning materials and hands-on labs.

Core Course Topics
  1. Use of the controller’s maintenance manual
  2. Alarms and recovery actions
  3. Error codes and recovery actions
  4. Robot and robot cell safety
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Implement all steps necessary to recover from a faulted condition using the robot controller maintenance manual and given an alarm fault. 2. Recover from a fault condition including fuses and circuit boards using robot controller maintenance manual and a list of error codes.* 3. Draw a flow chart illustrating the sequence of actions to place the system into Automatic Mode recovering from a safety signal. 4. Demonstrate all required safety practices when working with a robot in both simulator mode and active production cell environments.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

• Pre and Post exams
• Completion of all assigned labs evaluated using standard rubrics (see Division).

Texts

See Division for required texts/materials

Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other
Other Details

Successful completion of current Post Assessment (85%) and instructor assessment of lab activities.

Effective Term
Winter 2014