how to control kuka using python

On KRC (this side is server):

1. install KukaVarProxy server

2. make sure to open port 7000

3. make sure that server runs

4. Connect Ethernet cable to KLI port

On remote (this side is client):

1. Connect Ethernet cable to to your remote.

2. Make sure that your remote uses compatible network settings. ping KLI to verify.

3. Write and run python code. (or whatever language you choose to use)

Note, Your python code need to act as a TCP client, so...

1. Open connection to KukaVarProxy using KLI port address and port 7000.

2. Send message to KukaVarProxy. It need to follow correct format/structure.

3. Receive response from KukaVarProxy. Decode it and use received data as you please.

If you are writing your own client from scratch, it can be hard (ask me how i know), so use anything that will make the job easier. for example test it first with some other client (regardless what software it was written in). then if when you get stuck, use WireShark to confirm message and response are as expected. KukaVarProxy has simple client as well, but it is written in VB.NET so you will need to either translate or just write your own from scratch... unless of course you can find one created in python by someone else.

There is a similar product called C3Bridge that implements similar functionality and has quite nice documentation. it is backwards compatible with KukaVarProxy but it also adds more functions. you can still use this documentation as a reference but... to work with KukaVarProxy you only need to implement two functions (0 and 1) - ASCII read and ASCII write.

all other functions in that document use wide string and new format so they do not work with KukaVarProxy.

i do not have experience with those products and have no need to find out but you can try them and let us know how it went.

One thing to say:

when a robot program is running a lot of variables are write protected. In this case it looks like the system is not responding or you get a message like "variable is write protected"

The reason for that is "Single Point Of Control"

The idea behind:

It should not make your life harder (programming), it should make life easier (survive)

Good afternoon. Is it possible to use these programs on the KRC2.

should be.

Hello. Tell me in which line you need to change the IP address

Not in this file.

You have to check the windows network cards.

There should two of them

one shared memory (192.0.1.2 - leave this one untouched)

one physical network card (that is the one you need to talk to)

I installed a network card from Realtek. And I'm trying to connect through it.