USB to Floppy Disk Drive Converter Unit - S4 Controller Version (M94 -M96)
(NOTE: To download software & manuals for this product, please visit www.globalrobots.net)
At last ABB S4 robots can finally move away from the Floppy Disk!
This extremely popular item is a direct replacement for your standard S4 floppy disk drive. 3.5” Floppy disks are obsolete technology and are a common cause of data loss - they also have very slow transfer rates compared to modern formats. The sensitivity to magnetic fields and dirt mean floppies are not suited for many industrial environments. The life expectancy of a FDD unit is 30,00 hours, this is under a third of the rest of the robot system meaning it often the first thing to go wrong, possibly taking your programs with it. Finding supplies of floppy disk media can be a problematic and very few PC’s are now fitted with a 3.5” drive. Given that programs and data are among the most valuable part of a robot system this upgrade makes a lot of sense.
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Supplied with a USB memory stick formatted and ready for use – equivalent to 100 floppy disks.
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Each virtual disk is simply selected by changing the channel on the unit, this is displayed on a digital readout from 00 to 99.
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Ideal for cold booting, simple program selection and running multiple large programs.
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Simple and fast data transfer between PC and Robot using supplied software (Win XP only).
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No more need for 3.5” drives or boxes of disks.
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Faster transfer time and much less risk of data loss due to dirt and magnetic corruption.
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Completely plug compatible - supplied with a bracket set suitable for S4 controllers
For extra formatted and compatible USB sticks click here
For S4C version please click here
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 21 January, 2009.
