USB backup and recovery of Stäubli robot system maintenance

By backing up and restoring the Stäubli robot system with a USB disk, you can effectively protect data security and quickly restore system operation when problems occur. Be sure to follow the correct steps and settings during the backup and recovery process to ensure data integrity and system reliability.
This article applies to backing up and restoring the robot system with a USB disk. It is recommended to use a USB disk to back up the system before modifying the robot controller content (such as recalibration, modifying communication configuration, etc.). When the robot system is working normally, it is also necessary to use a USB disk to back up the system regularly. When the system crashes, you can use the previously backed up system to restore the robot system with a USB disk.

For Staubli robot system maintenance, USB backup and restore are crucial. To backup, first, insert a formatted USB drive into the robot controller. Then, access the system’s backup menu through the teach pendant. Select the data you want to backup, such as programs, configurations, and parameters. Initiate the backup process, and the data will be saved to the USB drive. For restoration, insert the backup – containing USB into the controller. Navigate to the restore option in the system menu. Choose the backup file and confirm the restore operation. This ensures the robot system can quickly recover in case of data loss or system issues.

1. Tools required
   Stäubli robot backup and recovery USB disk, the USB disk has the MST toolkit (Maintenance Software Toolkit) installed. When there is a problem with the controller system, you can use this USB boot disk to start the controller. It also contains a program that can restore the system from the robot backup file.
2. System backup
3. Prepare the Staubli robot backup and recovery USB disk
4. Insert the USB disk into the USB port of the CS8C controller
   CPU model: MM1 (all 4 USB ports can be used)
   CPU model: MEN007 or MEN07N (use the 2 USB ports on the left) Note: The CPU model can be viewed in Control Panel -> Controller Configuration -> Version Information -> CPU. But it is always correct to insert the USB disk into the USB port on the left side of the controller.
5. Open Control Panel -> Controller Configuration -> Click F8 Backup
6. Press Enter to select the export target as USB and click OK
7. Wait for the scroll bar in the upper left corner of the teaching box to disappear, which means the backup is complete. This may take a few minutes
8. Unplug the USB disk from the robot controller and insert it into the computer
   Backups will appear in the root directory of the USB disk. The second-level directory is the name of the robot and the third-level directory is the backup time. Therefore, the same USB flash drive can be used to back up different robots, and the same robot can be backed up multiple times.
   Note: When the folder named with the backup time has the suffix “.OK”, it means that the backup is available. If it does not appear, it means that the backup is incomplete and needs to be backed up again.
9. For the accuracy of the backup time, please modify the control panel (Control panel) -> controller configuration (Controller configuration) -> Date (Date) & Time (Time)
   III. System recovery
10. Copy all files in the MST toolkit to the root directory of the USB flash drive to complete the production of the robot controller universal boot disk. This USB flash drive also needs to contain the backup of the robot controller to restore the system.
11. Turn off the power of the robot controller, insert the boot disk, and restart the controller power
12. Wait for 2-3 minutes, and the words Maintenance Software Toolkit will appear on the teaching box.
    If the WMS work mode selector is used, click the keyboard w and press Enter to continue. The boot page will show /sys, /usr, /log mounted on usb device.
13. Run the application to restore the backup Application manager—>Open—>RestoraeBkp
14. According to the software wizard, select a backup you want to restore, and choose to restore the USR drive letter or SYS drive letter or ALL
15. Turn off the controller power, remove the U disk, and restart the controller to complete the controller recovery