Hi everybody,
I spent days trying to figure out how to control our fanuc roboter but it is really tricky...
Manipulator: LR Mate 200iD/7L
Controller: R-30iB Mate
Options: ASCII program loader; profinet-interface
Software: RoboGuide, current version
I would like to know if it is possible to get the following features somehow to work:
a) start the execution of a TP-program from a PC; in step mode
b) if step-mode is possible: polling the information "robot busy" on the PC
c) if step-mode is possible: go to next step
d) receive error information on the PC
e) set UFRAME from the PC
The issue is that we don't have the PCDK, socket messaging nor PC interface option.
I already talked to the fanuc support and I was told there is another option to control the robot from the PC... tcp/ip packets in combination with a BGLogic program.
I tried my best to find any clues in that direction, on how to receive some kind of string in the BGlogic, but no luck.
We have a profinet-option but I guess we are not using it, I guess it is supposed to be an interface to some PLC, but the project changed requirements and now we only have a computer connected to the R30iB-mate through an ethernet-cable.
Is it possible to get that much control without a communication option?
Many thanks for any hint!