XRC 2001 FTP server with FileZilla via ethernet

    Hello, I am trying to connect my XRC 2001 controller to a FTP server hosted by FileZilla server software via Ethernet. I have enabled Ethernet through the maintenance mode. Though i don’t know what to set the IP address/subnet mask/etc to in the maintenance settings. The next thing I’m not sure what to do is how to set up FileZilla to work with the XRC controller? And is this the best way to do this? The other thing I’m not sure about is what to set the FTP profile too? Do i set this after i have a FTP server on my PC? This next part confuses me, in the FTP function manual it shows this image

    . Do i have to do this? This looks like a command prompt section. But i have tried doing what it says and it doesn’t work. I have tried to follow the manuals to get what i need. But i find them very vague and sometimes convoluted.

    If someone could give me a walk through on how to set this up properly, that would be great. I am unfortunately on a time crunch and need this going ASAP.

    Thanks.

    Starting out, do you have the required hardware (XCP02 and XIF02) boards installed? What color are the lights on the XIF02 board, green or red?

    Has Yaskawa turned on the correct parameters for Ethernet/Data Transmission?

    The IP address can be whatever you want. The manual shows using 192.168.10.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Same network address as the pc with the last octet changed.

    The XRC uses ports 10000 to 10008 for TCP/IP.

    I know a thing or two, because I’ve seen a thing or two. Don't even ask about a third thing. I won't know it.

    i do have the xcp02 and xif02 boards. The lights are green for run on the board. I set the parameters to what the motoman manual for ethernet/data transfer says to set them too.

    Okay I will set the IP address to those values. By octet, do you mean the last number? So 192.168.10.1 on the robot, would be 192.168.10.2 on the PC?

    he said that xrc controllers could never connect to FTP and that the xif02 board only takes ethernet and converts it to rs232. I think he said that my best bet would be to use the rs232 on the xcp01 board and then buy software from them, I think it was called VDE or something. I can't remember. But that just sounds like he doesn't want to promote FTP because he doesn't gain any money from us then.

    At first thought I would have said the same. There is a manual for XRC Ethernet and FTP showing XRC. There was a product called FMS years ago. This could use the Ethernet board or a Lantronix adapter that converted Ethernet to serial and used the port on the XCP01.

    VDE is visual data exchange. Another product is Visual DCI which will push/pull jobs and variables to/from the robot controller.

    I know a thing or two, because I’ve seen a thing or two. Don't even ask about a third thing. I won't know it.

    Looking at the documentation, I'd say yes. I have never actually done this on an XRC, newer yes. To me there is no bang for the buck. I'd rather walk to the cell and backup the controller myself on this old of a controller. There is at least one file that I didn't want to back up while in production and if I screwed up I wanted to be there to reset the machinery.

    The parameters Yaskawa would have to turn on are paid options if these aren't turned on already.

    I know a thing or two, because I’ve seen a thing or two. Don't even ask about a third thing. I won't know it.

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