Hello all,
I am working with a Fanuc robot that has essentially a "home gripper" TP program for the EOAT.
Is it possible/ would it cause issues if I changed this to a macro so I can trigger this from a PLC signal?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Hello all,
I am working with a Fanuc robot that has essentially a "home gripper" TP program for the EOAT.
Is it possible/ would it cause issues if I changed this to a macro so I can trigger this from a PLC signal?
Thanks in advance for any help!
For the most part, a Macro is no different than a TP program. it can still be called and run just like a TP program. So, no it shouldn't affect you., other than understanding whether you need your group mask or not.
i changed my group mask 1,*,*,*,*,* to *,*,*,*,*,* while changing the tp into macro. But i do it with the help of the online tutorial videos. Now anyone can explain the group mask or any source to understand the group mask properly. I didn't get the specific tutorial for group mask
Hi MANIKANDAN_S,
Check the Handling Tool manual
Your six axis "robot or manipulator" is connected to the controller.
This might be the first group.
When you have to control a couple of arms/manipulators with ONE controller these arm will be group2-group5 (or more).
Similar with rails or servo grippers. These can be configured to be a independet group.
Each group can contian up to 9 Axis.
--> group 1 is used by specific program 1,*,*,*,*,*
--> group 3 is used by specific program *,*,1,*,*,*
--> groups 1,3,5 are used by specific program 1,*,1,*,1,*
In this case used means locked or allocated by the program
So another program is not able to run alongside a program which allocates the same group.
When changing to *,*,*,*,*,* NO group will be allocated. So the program might be able to run alongside and/or in background.
In general you're not able to use Posregs inside the programs. Because the controller doesn't know which group the PR belongs to (this is more complex but for explanation it should be okay)
Best
The group mask is explained in the basic operation manual (e.g. B-83284EN/10).