Product Details

FANUC A05B-2518 series is the iPendant handheld teach pendant platform for FANUC R-J3iC and R-30iA robot controllers, covering multiple suffix variants including C200 for arc welding, C204 for general handling, C370 for spot welding, differing in key overlay, firmware language and preset function shortcuts. It is a portable handheld HMI dedicated for on-site robot jogging, TP program editing, process recipe setup, alarm checking and system backup, widely deployed on the mature R-30iA robot generation before R-30iB series. It connects to the robot control cabinet via the matching dedicated teach pendant cable, allowing operators to move freely around the robot safety zone to perform manual teaching and trajectory adjustment.

This teach pendant is equipped with color LCD touch screen, tactile membrane key matrix, three-position deadman enabling switch and prominent red emergency stop button, complying with international robot safety standards. The three-position enabling switch acts as critical safety interlock: servo power is only enabled when held at the middle position. The robot will cut off servo power and stop motion immediately once the operator releases it fully or squeezes it too hard, effectively preventing unexpected robot movement during teaching work. Operators can jog axes under joint, world, tool and user coordinate systems, write and modify motion programs, adjust speed override, check servo load data, browse alarm history, back up system files, configure robot discrete I/O signals and complete iR Vision workpiece offset calibration. The built-in USB interface supports program import and export via flash drive, convenient for recipe backup and migration between different production stations.

The heavy-duty handheld housing is wrapped with shock-resistant rubber bumpers, resisting impact, scratches, welding fume, cutting oil mist and fine metal dust in stamping, welding and handling workshops. The membrane keys are optimized for long-time repeated operation, maintaining stable tactile feedback after frequent pressing. The internal communication circuit adopts FANUC proprietary teach pendant bus protocol for stable data exchange with R-J3iC and R-30iA controllers. Each suffix variant has a tailored key layout: arc welding versions provide quick access for weld schedule parameters, spot welding versions support one-click weld timer adjustment, and general-purpose variants focus on handling and machine tending logic. This series cannot be directly plugged into R-30iB robot cabinets without hardware adaptation.

It serves as a direct replacement spare part for original A05B-2518 teach pendants suffering from screen burnout, touch drift, key sticking, deadman switch malfunction, emergency stop failure and intermittent communication on R-J3iC and R-30iA robotic cells. Every unit will pass touch calibration, full keypad test, E-stop interlock verification, deadman safety logic test and robot controller communication matching inspection before shipment, ensuring all safety interlocks and operation functions run reliably. Replacing this teach pendant can quickly restore robot manual jogging and programming functions, avoid production halt caused by unavailable on-site debugging. It is widely used in automotive welding, press tending, bin picking, palletizing and machine loading and unloading automation stations.