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Kuka 2.x manuals

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  • February 24, 2014 at 9:08 AM
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    • February 24, 2014 at 9:08 AM
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    Hello,

    I'm an Erasmus student from belgium at the university of Lyon, here i have to work with the Kuka robot but there are no manuals. The software (kuka sim pro, kuka office lite,...). Is there anyone with user manuals that can help me or knows where i can find them? I already know the basics but now its getting more complicated.

    Thx

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    • February 24, 2014 at 9:10 AM
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    I don't know if it's important but it's a Kr6 robot

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    • February 24, 2014 at 2:12 PM
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    Programming manual?
    KRL references?

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    • February 24, 2014 at 2:41 PM
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    My first problem is that the name of the Tools aren't the same in the software as on the robot, on the software (pc) it is "Tool[1]" on the robot it is "Tool[1] : outile de soudure". I don't really know what exact documentation i need to fix it.

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    • February 24, 2014 at 4:30 PM
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    Where is it that you see the command?

    Are you sure it's not Tool[1] ; outile de soudure

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    • February 24, 2014 at 5:14 PM
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    The tool names are normally irrelevant, although if the Sim is outputting full Inline Forms points, I imagine that it could create operator confusion. The TOOL_NAME variables in $CONFIG.DAT should be changed so that the name of each tool matches the tool of the same number in the Simulation setup.

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    • February 25, 2014 at 7:17 AM
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    Thx for the help, but it is not a ; it is : this doesn't mean it is commentary? And where and how can i chance this file $CONFIG.DAT? I'm just getting started on this project so i'm sorry if i ask noobish questions...

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    • February 25, 2014 at 10:45 PM
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    sounds like what you see is a part of inline form motion instruction (PTP, LIN,...)
    tool names can be edited of course, you can access it when teaching tool or by editing $config.dat:

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    DECL CHAR TOOL_NAME[16,24]
    TOOL_NAME[1,]="Case Gripper"
    TOOL_NAME[2,]="Beer Opener"
    TOOL_NAME[3,]="BBQ skewer"
    TOOL_NAME[4,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[5,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[6,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[7,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[8,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[9,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[10,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[11,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[12,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[13,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[14,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[15,]=" "
    TOOL_NAME[16,]=" "
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    • February 26, 2014 at 6:55 AM
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    And where can i change $config.dat in kuka office lite?

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    • February 26, 2014 at 8:19 AM
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    I found the map, thx for the help, i will try it right away. I also have another question, the home point in kuka office lite changes everytime when i reboot it, on the robot its an other point then in the software, so i have to change it every time, is there a solution for this problem?

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    • February 26, 2014 at 9:23 AM
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    you can make program that when executed will update home position to whatever you normally use such as

    xHOME = {A1 0, A2 -90, A3 90, A4 0, A5 0, A6 0}

    if position ever changes, just run program with such line to update it

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    • February 26, 2014 at 9:41 AM
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    And how can i make this program and where can i paste it?

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    • February 26, 2014 at 9:47 AM
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    The solution of changing the names in the $config.dat file did not work, it changed nothing, its still the same.

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    • February 26, 2014 at 11:13 AM
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    This is what i get on the robot, and i need to get it on the simulation software

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    • February 26, 2014 at 8:09 PM
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    You don't, really. The tool names are unimportant -- they only change how the program appears to the operator, they don't change anything about how the robot behaves. The tool number, now, that's important.

    But changing the TOOL_NAME values in $CONFIG.DAT in your OfficeLite should fix this discrepancy, either way. As for SimPro, I've never used it, so I can't speak to whatever issues it might have.

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    • February 28, 2014 at 8:12 AM
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    Thx, i will test it in one week, we now have a holiday in france, thanks for all the help

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    • February 28, 2014 at 9:20 PM
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    I would also teach base... (your screenshot shows base[0] which is nullframe or World).
    by using your own base, you can quickly recover from things like moved tooling for example, no need to re-teach all points.

    1) read pinned topic: READ FIRST...

    2) if you have an issue with robot, post question in the correct forum section... do NOT contact me directly

    3) read 1 and 2

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    • March 10, 2014 at 8:22 AM
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    Can you explain that last thing a little more please? Here they just always use base [0]

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    • March 10, 2014 at 5:58 PM
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    If you program everything in Base 0, and then the tooling or the robot are moved/altered, you will have to re-program everything from scratch. On the other hand, if you create a Base frame on every piece of tooling, and program the points for that piece of tooling with the associated Base frame, recovering your program after a hardware change becomes much easier. For example, I once had a complex program taught on a robot that later turned out to have been mounted 180deg incorrectly to the floor. Because I had set up a Base frame to the external tooling, and had taught my points in that Base, once the robot base had been moved I was able to completely recover my entire program simply be re-teaching the Base. If I had programmed everything in Base 0, I would have lost many days of work.

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    • March 12, 2014 at 8:12 AM
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    So i just always choose base [1] for example? I'll keep it in mind, thanks for the tip.

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