Hello, more of a general question about mxAutomation. I am looking to use mxA in a hybrid capacity, meaning the programs would be made on the teach pendant and called via a PLC. For simple applications I could just use the cell.src file and just call programs that way, but I would like to have more control and visibility from the PLC in this complex application. Looking through the Logix Library manual I do not see a function block that appears to call a program directly, is there a sequence of function blocks that would call programs? Or would I have to implement the cell.src program with this hybrid setup?
Calling a program on the robot via mxAutomation
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that would be case of cell without mxAutomation.
if using mxAutomation, robot programs are in the PLC.
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with MXA installed, several things get tied into system behavior. to make it hybrid, one would need to work through code and make changes that allow new behavior. i am afraid you are on your own here.
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There are functions called KRC_writesysvar() within the MxA library, you have to define the index number for this function and then write your own case switching code inside mxa_sysvar.src on you robot controller to call out specific modules.
Of course, you also need to reset the trigger signal for KRC_writesysvar() on your PLC(or anything else) to make it run after activation.
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There are functions called KRC_writesysvar() within the MxA library, you have to define the index number for this function and then write your own case switching code inside mxa_sysvar.src on you robot controller to call out specific modules.
Of course, you also need to reset the trigger signal for KRC_writesysvar() on your PLC(or anything else) to make it run after activation.
Could you give more details about it? We are also recently need to use this feature. Thank you.
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