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Eyebolt
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« on: October 22, 2009, 08:41:32 PM »
I'm looking to implement DeviceNet communication into a machine vision guidance computer application. I have used it to communicate to other robots with the PC being the master and the robot being a slave. I was wondering what are the basics with working with DeviceNet on a Kuka robot in this fashion? What hardware or software options are needed on the robot for the robot to be a slave? Is there any special required card for the PC? What are the potential pitfalls?
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2009, 01:47:45 PM »
The KUKA KRC1 and KRC2 controller come with a built-in DN port, but that port acts as a Master only.  If you absolutely *must* have the robot act as a Slave, you'll need to buy one of the add-on LPDN two-channel DN cards from KUKA.  The ports on those cards can be software-configured as either Master or Slave.
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2009, 06:37:46 PM »
The KUKA KRC1 and KRC2 controller come with a built-in DN port, but that port acts as a Master only..
This is the MFC Card.
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