what is the best way to make the xrc controller communicate with a PLC? by using the rs 232 in the cpu board or trying to get my hands on a XFB01B dvicenet?
are there any more options and which do you guys use?
what is the best way to make the xrc controller communicate with a PLC? by using the rs 232 in the cpu board or trying to get my hands on a XFB01B dvicenet?
are there any more options and which do you guys use?
The RS232 port on the processor is for data (jobs, parameters, alarm history...) there is no connection to I/O in this port.
Yes you can get a XFB01B board. This is known as an any buss card and can be adapted to work with Divice-net, CC-Link, Profi Buss and some others I don't remember off the top of my head. Or you can hard wire the I/O points from the robot to the PLC. Depending on how many I/O points you want or need it may be cheaper to go with this option than buying, installing and configuring a XFB card
I did read the Data Transmission function manual for XRC controllers UP robots and they talk about the use of the PLC with rs232 as a Host controller. According to what i read i can change/create jobs, control the robot and start/stop/pauze the job with the PLC. I don't need to use any of the I/O ports for my project so does this mean i can use just the rs232?