Cognex camera installed on a Universal Robot UR10 communication problem

    Hello Forum,


    I have a Universal Robot UR10 and I am trying to connect a Cognex 7905 camera to the robot. I have the camera mounted next to the end effector focused at the gripper TCP. I am trying to establish the connection using TCP/IP with a socket port. I have set up the camera in the Cognex Insight Explorer. I am not able to get the camera and the robot communicating. I have the correct IP addresses and I have tried different socket ports. I have tried 30001, 30002, 30003 and a bunch of others.

    I have tried checking to see if the ports were sending any data using Socket Test Tool and it could not establish a connection to the sockets.

    I have the URCap installed. I am not using a PC or PLC in the system. I am trying to connect the camera directly to the UR10.


    I have reached out to Cognex, UR, robot integrators and searched online. I find information that is helpful but nothing that has solved my connection problem.


    Any help is GREATLY appreciated.


    Thank you and stay safe.

    Hello!


    I remember attempting TCP/IP a couple months back and I remember it working. I forget the specifics of what I was doing in the program as it has been some time, but I figured some screenshots of my program might help you nonetheless.


    I ended up phasing out the TCP/IP because I am using a PLC with Ethernet/IP protocol now. EIP covers my bases, so I did not develop TCP/IP any further than this.


    I have a UR5e so I am not sure if this will help you on your UR10.


    - Vin

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