Remote Start: Siemens PLC S1500 / Fanuc R30iB : Profinet Comm

Hello everyone,

Would someone please tell me how to start the robot remotely from PLC?

The PLC is Siemens S1500 communicated by profinet with the robot. communication is established.

Thank you in advance

Quote from HawkME

Use UOP signals. Do you have a manual?

Unfortunately no, but I have access to crc fanuc if needed.

Thanks

Quote from neighbour1

So download eg. Handling Tool manual, and then read about UOP signals, finally configure IOs over Profinet.

Hello,

I didn't find any thing with that name.

Could you please give

the direct link on fanuc website?

Many thanks

Quote from DS186

Search for the manual B-83284EN.

I only found a manual named "R-30iB_AuxAxis_Setup_Manual_part_of_R-30iB_basic_operator_manual_B-83284EN_04.pdf" and there is nothing about UOP signals on it.

Thanks for your help

Hello,

If I understood, here is how I mapped the IO and UOP.

In System/Config I have

- 7 Enable UI Signales: False

- 42 Remote/Local Setup: Local

Is this correct?

After that what should I do to start robot from Siemens PLC?

Thank you

I have already configured the Profinet Molex Card.

And mapped the signals on rack 102.

Remote is already set.

I'll set UI signals to true.

How to set the program selection?

Aside question: How to make pictures shown directly on topic and no as attachements?

Thanks

Hello again,

Here's what I did for now:

- Mapped DI/DO and UI/UO => connection OK with TIA portal, when I force DI1 to True, UI becames True and so on.

- Robot Mode: Remote

- Enable UI Signals: True

With TIA portal, I set this signals to true:

IMSTP (UI1) = true

HOLD (UI2) = true

SFSPD (UI3) = true

ENBL (UI8) = true

I tyied with Start Signal((UI6) to true and then to false, but the robot doesnt do anything, the same with (UI18)

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you very much

Quote from DS186

What is your program selection method? In case of e.g. PNS you have to send the appropriate program number via the PNS1 - 8 UIs. You also have to create a main program, e.g. PNS0001 for program number 1.

Check if there are any errors on the robot side.

Also check the system config under Menu > System > Config. Send a screenshot if you are not sure with the configuration.

Thank you,

Program selection wasn't configured, now it is working with "OTHER".

Now I want to selection and start a program from plc? how to do that?

Thanks

Quote from DS186

Did you create your main program and also set it under the detail screen of OTHER or via system variable $SHELL_WRK.$CUST_NAME?

Is your start method under program selection method UOP or Other? If UOP you can start the program with UI6 or UI18. For Other you have to define it with $SHELL_WRK.$CUST_START.

I created a program an set it under detail screen of OTHER,

Start Method: UOP

And now I can start the robot from TIA Portal with UI6.

Now I would like to be able to choose which program run from the PLC, is that possible?

Thanks

Quote from DS186

In case of OTHER it will always start the main program set under $SHELL_WRK.$CUST_NAME. You can then create some kind of a job handler inside that main routine to call different programs. To select these subroutines you can e.g. send a number to a GI via the PLC.

Understood,

How can I create a generic Main Program,

I want to be able to add new programs without modifying the MAIN program

Let's say I have this Programs

MAIN, Prog1, Prog2, Prog3 and so on,

In MAIN Program I want something like this

If GI1 Call Prog1

If GI2 Call Prog2

If GI3 Call Prog3

...

And so on,

If in a add a Prog99 and GI 99 is true I want it to call Prog99

Thank you