How to connect the kuka robot with PC

[kanna]

I think we are making some mistake in setting the IP address with standard windows interface. Let me tell you the procedure we did.
- We went into kuka controller's control panel-lan-properties and we copied the IP address (for e.g. 192.68.2.1)
- In the PC side we went to control panel-lan-properties and we wrote this IP address here.
- While running the Example. programme of imaging lab. There i gave the kuka controller ip address(192.68.2.1)

and while running the progamme. Its showing network connection error.
Can you please help with this. Eagerly waiting for your reply.

[TygerDawg]

Isn't it like this?  IP addresses should be unique for each device.
If your KRC has IP addr 192.68.2.1, then your PC should be given IP addr 192.68.2.<some other unique number 0<=n<=255>, with subnet mask 255.255.255.0.

[kanna]

I went to kuka controller-start-controlpannel-network-lan.rightclick-status-i noted the ip address as 169.254.25.16

then i went to pc-start-controlpanel-network-lan-rightclick-propties-TCP/IP4-there i enter the IP address as 169.254.25.52 with submask 255.255.255.0

but still its showing network not identified  

Can you please tell me where am i making the mistake and how to make the connection

[levi_zhang]

As i know, kuka has two network connection in control panel.
One is physical, and one is virtual in vxwork system.
Make sure you change the right connection.

[MeanRobot]

Just as TygerDawg stated, you can't have the same IP address on both machines.

Change the IP address of your PC from 169.254.25.16 to something like 169.254.25.17.

Also make sure you disable the firewall on the KRC (assuming it is not connected to the internet).

After that, do a ping test, to confirm the two can see each other.

[kanna]

I went to kuka controller-start-controlpannel-network-lan.rightclick-status-i noted the ip address as 169.254.25.16

then i went to pc-start-controlpanel-network-lan-rightclick-propties-TCP/IP4-there i enter the IP address as 169.254.25.52 with submask 255.255.255.0

but still its showing network not identified   

Can you please tell me where am i making the mistake and how to make the connection

[MeanRobot]

Did you disable the firewall on the KRC?

Did the ping test fail as well?

How are the KRC and PC connected?  (Through a switch, crossover cable, or something else?)

[kanna]

-i have diabled firewall test
-ping tesk is showing 4 sent and 4 recieved(ping test shows ok)
-connected through ethernet-RJ45

[MeanRobot]

If the ping was successful, then the problem is in the software.

Since I have not heard of this "imaging lab" software, I am not sure where to advise you to look next.

What does this "imaging lab" do?  And how does it communicate?  I would assume some dll.  But if it say OPC, do you have the OPC server installed?

[kanna]

imaging lab is software from ni Labview. For connection KUKA robot with labview. We can run, read, write parameter between labview and robot. I have installed imaging lab in kuka controler also. It communicates with ehternet card connected via RJ45.
http://www.imaginglab.it/eng/KukaLib_DataSheet.php

[SkyeFire]

So, ImagingLab is supposed to provide a LabView GUI for interfacing with the KRC.  But the website has no details on how this is accomplished.

The two halves of the KUKAbot's brain (the Windows side and the VxWorks side) operation in substantial isolation from each other.  They communicate through a virtual network connection (the VxWIN RTACC Shared Memory Driver, which must NEVER be tampered with in the Windows control panel).

Simply setting up the IP address will not be enough.  The ImagingLab software must include elements to be installed on the KRC, to act as a communication bridge between the KRC and the external PC.  The KRC does not support external applications like ImageLab natively.

The ImagingLab documentation should include a list of what hardware/software options on the KRC are required to support the use of ImagingLab, and the Install instructions should describe how to install the additional ImagingLab-specific software onto the KRC.

[kanna]

Thanks for your reply. ya they gave the  software pack for KRC side. I have installed in it.

I Think it might be problem with OS. Rite now am using win7 64bit. Let try to change to win XP 32bit. It might sole te problem . Lets see.

[kanna]

Finally we have solved the connection problem. Thanks a lot for your help. The problem was The imaging lab software in the KRC didnt start. Then we re installed and started and now its working.