Boot Robot Using Robot Tools

Description

UR Disk Utility is a pre-boot tool for managing robot images and the data on the robot.

UR Disk Utility can only use a USB drive to manage robot images. Other types of storage media are not supported.

 

You can use UR Disk Utility to install a robot image, create or restore a backup of the robot disk, or erase the robot disk.

Install, restore, and erase operations overwrite data on the robot disk. Back up any data that you want to keep before you continue.

  • Robot images are only supported on USB drives of 32 GB and larger.

  • Universal Robots recommends obtaining a pre-made USB drive from Universal Robots Service, a Universal Robots integrator, or your Universal Robots contact person. Although you can create one with UR Disk Utility, a supplied drive is verified and ready to use, which eliminates creation errors.

  • Do not keep URUP files on a UR Disk Utility USB. Keep your robot images on the UR Disk Utility USB and keep URUP files on a UR Disk Utility USB that you created yourself.

  • UR Disk Utility is only supported on Control Boxes with an internal disk.

 
Install without a Teach Pendant

UR Disk Utility can install PolyScope X without a Teach Pendant (TP7). If no Teach Pendant is attached to the Control Box and the storage on the Control Box is blank, you can use UR Disk Utility to install PolyScope X.

 

Make sure that the storage is blank.

  1. Insert the UR Disk Utility USB into the Control Box.

  2. Start the Control box.

  3. Wait until the Control Box shuts down.

PolyScope X is now installed.

 
Start the robot with UR Disk Utility

To start UR Disk Utility:

  1. Turn off the robot.

  2. Insert the UR Disk Utility USB into the Control Box.

  3. Turn on the robot.

  4. Wait until the UR Disk Utility main screen appears.

    UR Disk Utility Main Screen
Main screen

  • Install Robot: Install a compatible robot image from the UR Disk Utility USB. Installing an image overwrites the robot disk.

  • Backup Robot: Save a backup of the robot disk to the UR Disk Utility USB.

  • Restore Backup: Restore a backup from the UR Disk Utility USB to the robot disk. Restoring a backup overwrites the robot disk.

  • Erase Robot: Erase all data from the robot disk.

  • About: Scan the QR code to view the UR Disk Utility version and the Open Source Software Licenses.

Do not remove the UR Disk Utility USB or turn off the robot while an operation is in progress.

 

 

Install Robot

Description

Use Install Robot to install a compatible robot image from the data partition of the UR Disk Utility USB.

Insert the UR Disk Utility USB into the Control Box, then start UR Disk Utility.

When you copy a robot image from your PC to the UR Disk Utility USB, you do not need to modify the image file.

Installing a new image overwrites all data on the robot.

Install Image Screen

 
Install Image

  1. On the main screen, select Install Robot.

  2. Under Select an image to install on the robot, open the drop-down menu and select the image that you want to install.

  3. Select Start Installation.

  4. If prompted, confirm that you want to overwrite the robot disk.

  5. Wait until the installation is complete. You cannot cancel the installation after it starts.

  6. When the installation is complete, select Shutdown.

  7. You can now remove the UR Disk Utility USB.

    Successful Installation Screen

Before the installation starts, select Cancel to return to the main screen without changing the robot disk.

 
Automatic installation

If the robot disk is blank and the UR Disk Utility USB contains one compatible robot image, the installation screen can open automatically and display a countdown. Select Start Installation to start immediately, or select Cancel to stop the countdown and return to the main screen.

You can only install images inside the installer folder in the UR Disk Utility USB, which also contains a file named autoinstall.

In this file, you can configure which image to install first during an automatic installation. If you delete the autoinstall file, automatic installation does not work.

Automatic Robot Installation

 

For a comprehensive guide to using UR Disk Utility in PolyScope X, see Boot Robot Using UR Disk Utility.

 

 

Clone Robot

Description

Use Backup Robot to create an image of the robot's internal storage on the data partition of the UR Disk Utility USB. You can use this image to restore the robot to the saved state.

Make sure that the UR Disk Utility USB has enough free space for the backup. Do not remove the UR Disk Utility USB drive while the backup is in progress.

Rules for naming the file:

  • A backup name can be up to 64 characters long.

  • A name can contain any characters, not only the letters A-Z and the numbers 0-9. Letters from other alphabets are also allowed.

  • Special characters are allowed, including but not limited to - . + ? ! @.

  • A slash (/) or a backslash (\) is not allowed anywhere in the name.

  • A space is allowed in the middle of a name.

Backup Robot Screen

 
Backup Robot

  1. On the main screen, select Backup Robot.

  2. In the Filename field, enter a name for the backup image.

  3. Select Backup.

  4. If a backup image with the same file name already exists, confirm that you want to overwrite it.

  5. Wait until the backup is complete. You cannot cancel the operation after it starts.

  6. When the operation is complete, return to the main screen.

Before the backup starts, select Cancel to return to the main screen without creating a backup.

A robot backup is for backup and recovery. Do not use Backup Robot to manage software across a fleet of robots.

 

Restore Robot

Description

Use Restore Backup to restore a backup image from the UR Disk Utility USB to the robot disk.

Restoring a backup image overwrites the robot disk. All current data on the robot is lost.

Restore Backup Screen

 
Restore Backup

  1. On the main screen, select Restore Backup.

  2. Under Select a backup image from the UR Disk Utility, open the drop-down menu.

  3. Select the backup image that you want to restore.

  4. Select Restore.

  5. If prompted, confirm that you want to overwrite the robot disk.

  6. Wait until the restore operation is complete. You cannot cancel the operation after it starts.

  7. When the operation is complete, tap Shutdown, and remove the UR Disk Utility USB.

Before restoring starts, select Cancel to return to the main screen without changing the robot disk.

 

 

Erase Robot

Description

Use Erase Robot to erase all data from the robot disk. Erase the disk when decommissioning the Control Box or before returning a compatible Control Box to removable-storage operation.

All data is erased. The robot cannot start from the robot disk after the erase operation.

Erase Robot Screen

 
Erase Robot

  1. On the main screen, select Erase Robot.

  2. Select Erase.

  3. If prompted, confirm that you want to erase the robot disk.

  4. Wait until the erase operation is complete. You cannot cancel the operation after it starts.

  5. When the operation is complete, return to the main screen or turn off the robot.

Before erasing starts, select Cancel to return to the main screen without changing the robot disk.

If you start the robot again with the UR Disk Utility USB inserted while the robot disk is blank, automatic installation may start.