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Revision as of 13:58, 11 April 2018
Contents
1. Prerequisities
Locator ABB Interface is compatible with RobotWareOS versions 5.13 and higher.
System options required for Locator ABB Interface: (616-6) PC Interface Module
NOTE: Use of Robot Studio v.6.06 or higher is highly recommended for Locator ABB Interface setup.
2. ABB Controller setup
The following tutorial gives a step by step guide of how to configure your ABB IRC5 controller and install RAPID files to get the interface up and running.
This tutorial was originally written using the latest RobotWare v.6.06, however it should be compatible with older versions with minor changes.
2.1 Network configuration
NOTE: The network configuration procedure described below only works with RobotWareOS v.6 or higher. If you have an older version of RobotWareOS and need to change an IP address, please contact local ABB support.
Turn on the IRC5 Controller, wait for the Initialization Screen to appear, open the Menu screen and select the Control Panel option:
In the Control Panel pane, select Controller Settings:
Select Settings and choose the Network option:
The Network Settings window should now appear. Use the Touch Panel Keypad to set the IP address of the IRC5 WAN port:
Choose OK button and restart the Controller to apply the new settings:
3 Robot Studio Setup
3.1 Connect to IRC5 Controller from Robot Studio
Set your local PC network settings to DHCP, plug an Ethernet cable into the Service Port of the IRC5 Controller and launch Robot Studio.
For a direct connection to the Robot Controller, select the Controller tab and select the One Click Connect option:
If everything is configured properly, Robot Studio should connect to the IRC5 controller and you should see the content of "Current Station" in the left pane.
NOTE: As you can see, for the purpose of writing this tutorial, an ABB IRB1200 7kg was used.
Now we need to upload PhotoneoLocatorModule to the controller. Right Click on T_ROB1 task and select Load Module option. Browse to the PhotoneoLocatorModule.mod and hit Open.
You should see that PhotoneoLocatorModule has appeared in the T_ROB1 module list.
If Synchronize to Station dialog panel appears, just click Cancel, we will synchronize later.
In case you are working with a clean system and you do not plan to make use of default Module1 feel free to delete it.
Now we need to set PhotoneoLocatorModule to become the main program. On the left pane, select Controller -> Configuration -> Task
Now double click on T_ROB1 task. Instance Editor dialog screen should appear.
Here change Main Entry to Locator main fucntion which is called locatorMain and Hit OK.
Since this is a major change to the system, a restart is needed in order to take effect. Hit OK here, we will restart system later on.
Now open PhotoneLocatorModule in the left pane to see the RAPID code. Adopt first three constants to meet your application requirements and network configuration.
Click Apply button when finished
Now it is the time to Restart the system. Use Restart button in Robot Studio or directly on the Pendant.
After system reboot open the Production Window and hit PP to Main button.
You should see the PhotoneoLocatorModule being properly loaded with the Program Pointer set as shown in the figure below:
Before we can play the program, we need to Reteach Start and End positions to meet your application requirements. From the Main menu select the Program Editor tool.
Switch to the Manual mode, jog the robot to your desired start position, select the asterisk at the locator_start_robtarget line and hit Modify Position.
Repeat the same procedure for locator end position.
Now you are ready to run the program. Switch back to Auto mode, Plug Ethernet cable to pre-configured WAN port and due to safety reasons select 10% speed. Open Production Window, PP to Main and hit Play.
Make sure that you are ready to stop the motion execution immediately in case if something goes wrong.
If everything was configured and calibrated properly, robot should trigger a first scan, wait for the result and move to towards the first localized object (if returned pose is reachable).
You can monitor program steps directly on info log panel directly using pendant.
If you are satisfied with the basic locator functionality, feel free to adopt the RAPID code to meet your application requirement, change speed, precision or the order of the steps in the main loop.