im in the process of designing my own robot to use the ar2 programming software. all the electrical components have arrived besides steppers. I have designed an end effector to hold a modified welding torch. I have designed to be very similar to a touch probe to prevent hard crashes. my concern is the possibilities of the welder interfering with the electronics. im more of a mechanical type of guy so im still learning but would shielding cables etc.. prevent this? thank you for any assistance you may provide. I work with fanuc weld cells on the daily so I thought it would be fun to have something to play with in my home shop.
I am not sure what electrical interference issues you may have, but I would be concerned with that as well. I know that the solenoid valve for the pneumatic gripper can interrupt the USB communication to the Arduino and I have to use a flyover diode to remedy that. I’m not sure what shielding or precautions need to be taken with a welder but I am very interested to know what is needed. I had planned on trying to do some robotic welding wi in the future I just haven’t gotten to it yet.
