My stop video doesn't show what support needs

MayaChen1171 · 25 Jan 2025, 03:17 UTC

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MayaChen1171
Our FR5 tray cell stops after lifting a connector body, intermittently. I sent the seller we bought through on Alibaba a video, but the screen is unreadable. What should I capture next without just sending a longer useless clip?

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MiaChan1079
Replying to MayaChen1171

Start with the exact displayed message and the point in the sequence. Also say what remains active after the stop. A phone view of a stationary arm tells support very little about why it stopped.

17 points
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MayaChen1171
Replying to MiaChan1079

The arm holds the part above the tray. The application says waiting for inspection, and the controller screen has no visible fault message. I called it a robot fault in the ticket.

15 points
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MiaChan1079
Replying to MayaChen1171

Describe it as a sequence waiting condition for now. No visible controller fault narrows the observation, but it doesn't establish the cause. Does the application show whether an inspection request was sent?

16 points
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MayaChen1171
Replying to MiaChan1079

There's a request indicator lit. I can't tell whether that means it sent a request or simply entered the request step. The screen labels aren't explained anywhere.

21 points
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MiaChan1079
Replying to MayaChen1171

That distinction belongs in the ticket. Ask for the indicator definition and the corresponding log entry. A light can show the program's intention without showing that another component received anything.

4 points
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FionaAllen0325
Replying to MayaChen1171

Get the versions too. Application build, controller software and the interface library version used by this installation. Otherwise support may explain a screen from a different release, and everyone loses another afternoon.

8 points
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MayaChen1171
Replying to FionaAllen0325

I've added the installed versions and corrected the fault description. The ticket now says the cause is unknown. The seller has asked for the application log around the wait.

20 points
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MiaChan1079
Replying to MayaChen1171

Include the lead-in to that wait, not just the last line. If the system has separate logs, identify their sources and whether their clocks are aligned before combining them.

11 points
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NinaCarter1023
Replying to MayaChen1171

We spent ages chasing a stop that only followed a tray refill. What happened immediately before yours? Same part position each time, or just the same message?

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MiaChan1079
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Good distinction. A repeatable sequence state and a repeatable physical position are different clues. Both can be recorded without assuming either is the cause.

7 points
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NathanChen1156
Replying to MayaChen1171

Do not change several settings to make the next video interesting. Give support one failing example and one successful example from the same configuration, if you already have them. State any differences you know about.

10 points
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MiaChan1079
Replying to NathanChen1156

Existing examples are enough to start. I wouldn't manufacture more stops just to fill a comparison table. Ask which additional evidence the responsible engineer needs after reading the logs.

11 points
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MayaChen1171
Replying to MiaChan1079

Two saved logs cover a success and a wait on the same tray. The stopped attempt follows a camera-service reconnect. That's an observation, not a diagnosis; I've sent both files.

22 points
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MiaChan1079
Replying to MayaChen1171

That gives them a specific boundary to inspect. Have them explain how outstanding inspection requests are treated across a reconnect, including whether a response can be lost or attached to the wrong attempt.

22 points
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FionaAllen0325
Replying to MayaChen1171

And ask who owns that part of the software. 'We sent it to technical' isn't a handover plan. You need the person reviewing it to know which two logs you're talking about.

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MayaChen1171
Replying to FionaAllen0325

The seller named an application engineer and confirmed receipt of both logs. They are reviewing reconnect handling. No fix yet, but the ticket finally describes a testable problem.

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MiaChan1079
Replying to MayaChen1171

Before accepting a fix, ask what changed and how they checked both the normal inspection sequence and the reconnect case. You'll need that explanation when someone else maintains this cell.

4 points

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