Hi
I have KUKA_ArcTech_Basic_15 and I want to connect LORCH Power source V40 to KRC4 controller .
But in work visual I can not add this type of controller.in my work visual I have just S8 power source controller belongs to LORCH brand.
Is there any way to add V40 to the work visual ?
it depends to the version of AtcTech that I am using at the moment ?
Does any body has some more information to help me?
If you don't find that type which is identical to your welder, then just take the general one in which you can configure it.
You'll have to examine the documentation of the I/O for your specific Lorch unit, and compare it to the I/O of the "universal" one. If they match, then yes, you can probably use it.
Note, at this level of setup, the only thing that really has to match is the total number of Input and Output bytes on the bus. If they match, it should be possible to establish a bus connection.
Then, each byte will need to be connected to a $IN or $OUT byte in the KRC4, and which $INs/$OUTs is completely up to you. Then, whatever software you are running in the KRC4 to control the Lorch will have to be set up to use the correct $INs and $OUTs for specific functions.
For example: in the Lorch, the Weld On signal might be on input Byte 1, Bit 3 (1.3). In WV I/O Mapping, you might connect this to $OUT[27]. Then, in your program, you would use $OUT[27] to control Weld On. Or, more likely, you would do a SIGNAL declaration to give a name to the output, like so:
SIGNAL WeldOnOutput $OUT[27]
And then, throughout your program, use WeldOnOutput instead of $OUT[27].
It's essentially a chain of connections: From WeldOnOutput to $OUT[27] to the Lorch's Byte 1, Bit 3.
