How to differentiate between a UR CB3.0 and a UR CB3.1 Robot Controller.

Why this information is very important

Most of our URCaps are only compatible with the CB3.1 UR CB-Series controller. If one of our products fails to work properly after a URCap update on a CB-Series robot, this might be one of the reasons. There are two ways to differentiate the controller's version.

The First Way

The first (and easiest) way to find out if a UR robot has a CB3.0 or a CB3.1 controller is by asking yourself the following question:

"Is Polyscope installed on an SD card or a USB drive?"

Note:
Motherboard 3.0 uses a compact flash memory card. So, if Polyscope is installed on an SD card: This is a UR CB3.0 controller.

 


Note :
Motherboard 3.1 uses a USB memory stick. So, if Polyscope is installed on a USB drive: This is a UR CB3.1 controller.

 

The Second Way

Sometimes the robot controller cannot be accessed. In those cases, we can use the serial number of the robot. The robot is a CB3.0 if the serial number is between:

Robot From To 
UR5 2014350001 2016351863
UR10 2014300001 2016301178

 

Therefore, if your serial number is higher, you should have a CB3.1 controller.