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New YouTube robot channel from the founder of the Robotforum

Since 29.05.2020 there is the brand new channel around (industrial) robotics by and with Werner Hampel.
A lot of cool content around robots, their planning, programming and maintenance as well as interesting product presentations.
Be part of it and help to let the channel grow fast to keep getting fresh news about industrial robots.
As soon as the German channel has 1,000 subscribers, I will start shooting English language videos.
Until then you can check out our playlist of videos with English subtitles.
Subscribing, linking and commenting helps for rapid growth.
Werner Hampel
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Robots vs. Corona

If we could, we would probably skip this time and move on to a time after Coronavirus, where not every conversation is about this pandemic, where the ones of us who are locked in can finally go out and see their friends again.
COVID-19 will certainly remain a big topic in the months to come because we need to find solutions, and we need to talk about how to better react when the next pandemic happens.
So in this article, we want to discuss one possible solution for preventing a catastrophe like this.
Werner Hampel
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What exactly does a robot programmer do and what does he earn?

Robot programmer certainly is a job with great perspectives.
But what does a robot programmer do and is that a job suitable for me?
Read on!
Werner Hampel
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What do I have to pay attention to when buying a used robot?

Used industrial robots can be bought on Amazon, eBay or from various merchants, sometimes at excessive prices.
But are they worth it?
What are points that I have to keep in mind when buying a used robot?
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  • TSGIR

    Replied to the thread Send data from camera to robot.
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    Yes we have pc and will integrate vision codes in our pc but we don't know how the data (position of workpieces) can send to the robot,
    We don't know it need any active option for use it on the robot.
    Where the data from camera can go? It go to variables…

  • SkyeFire

    Most helpful post
    Just run into interesting situation with OL running KSS8.5.8.
    Several TechPackages were already installed then new project was deployed that contained subset of those options (no EtherentKRL), plus one new option - SafeOp V3.4.4.
    Everything went as planned…

  • SkyeFire

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    "Ethernet" is not a protocol -- it's a cable. Lots of different protocols can transmit across ethernet, including Ethernet/IP, ProfiNet, EtherCat, TCP/IP Socket Messaging, UDP, and many more.

  • TLM

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    You can generate .ls program, test it in roboguide quickly and then sent same .ls to real robot. But of course it's not the same of what you were asking. But you can try to play with ethernet ip and somehow synchronize real and virtual robot trough DO/DI…

  • xerim

    Has marked the post RE: Communication with the SMB by Skooter, on topic Communication with the SMB as helpful.
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    The loss of the rev. counter is a symptom. Verify the cause is still the 20477 error.
    Are there any additional axes besides the 6 on the robot where a second SMB is being used?
    Are the ground (earth) connections in the robot making good connection? These…

  • RaphaelDaSilva

    Now follows panic mode.
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  • Skooter

    Replied to the thread Communication with the SMB.
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    The loss of the rev. counter is a symptom. Verify the cause is still the 20477 error.
    Are there any additional axes besides the 6 on the robot where a second SMB is being used?
    Are the ground (earth) connections in the robot making good connection? These…

  • xerim

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    (Quote from SomeTekk)


    No hardware errors, always resolver values lost and SMB communication errors

  • SomeTekk

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    Have you examined the event log for hardware errors?

    There MAY be a problem with the internal cable harness.

  • Lemster68

    Replied to the thread Send data from camera to robot.
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    Have you looked into the integrated vision option? You might need the PC interface option if you want to use TCP/IP protocol or you could do socket messaging. If you have to write, develop and debug your own code then it could be very expensive in…