Product Details

FANUC A05B-2518-C202 is a standard general-purpose iPendant teach pendant designed for FANUC R-30iA robot controllers, widely used for machine tending, loading unloading and general automation robot cells. It belongs to the A05B-2518 product family, different from the C204 variant, this C202 version adopts standard global symbolic keyboard layout, supporting multi-language system firmware and covering most common robot application scenarios without dedicated shortcut overlay for welding or palletizing. It connects to the R-30iA robot cabinet via the matching teach pendant cable, allowing operators to move around the robot safety zone to complete manual jogging, trajectory teaching, program editing and fault diagnosis.

This teach pendant is equipped with a 6.4-inch color touch LCD screen, membrane function keypad, three-position deadman enabling switch and prominent red emergency stop button, conforming to industrial robot safety standards. The three-position enabling switch is the core safety component: servo power is only enabled when held at the middle position. The robot will cut off servo power and stop immediately once the operator releases the switch fully or squeezes it excessively, preventing unexpected robot movement during teaching. Operators can jog axes under joint, world, tool and user coordinate systems, create and edit TP motion programs, adjust override speed, check servo load status, view alarm history, back up robot system files, monitor discrete I/O signals and perform iR Vision offset calibration. The built-in USB port supports program import and export via flash drive for quick recipe switching between different production stations.

The rugged handheld housing is fitted with shock-resistant rubber protective edges, resisting impact, scratches, cutting oil mist and fine metal dust in stamping, assembly and machine tending workshops. The touch panel and membrane keys are designed for frequent daily debugging, with stable feedback and long service life. The internal communication circuit uses FANUC proprietary teach pendant bus protocol, maintaining stable data communication with R-30iA controller. It cannot be directly compatible with R-30iB robot controllers, the interface and communication protocol are different from the later R-30iB iPendant series.

It serves as a direct replacement spare part for original general-purpose teach pendants with screen damage, touch drift, key failure, deadman switch malfunction, emergency stop fault and intermittent communication on FANUC R-30iA general robot stations. Every unit will pass touch calibration, full key test, E-stop interlock test, deadman safety logic verification and R-30iA controller communication matching inspection before shipment, ensuring all safety interlock and man-machine interaction functions work reliably. Replacing this teach pendant can restore robot manual jogging and programming functions rapidly, avoid production line shutdown caused by unavailable on-site debugging. It is widely deployed in CNC machine tending, parts handling, gluing, bin picking and other general FANUC R-30iA robot automation stations.