How to Transfer Path Points Calculated in C++ to Staubli Robot and Read from TXT File in VAL3?

Hello, everyone!

I am currently working on a project using a Staubli robot. I have calculated the robot's path points using a C++ program on my computer. Now I need to transfer these points to the robot and execute the path. However, I encountered some issues while referencing the VAL3 programming manual.

Specifically:

1. How can I transfer the TXT file containing the path points to the Staubli robot?
2. I could not find any file-related instructions in VAL3, such as fileOpen or similar commands, to handle reading a TXT file.
3. How can I program the robot to read a TXT file containing the path points, parse the data, and execute the trajectory?

If anyone could guide me on the correct approach to transfer the file and implement this in VAL3, or share a code snippet/example, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your help! 😊

Quote from klausi

Hi Lucien

1) For transferring a file to Stäubli robot, you may use FTP protocol. You may login with credential default/default to /usr remote dir.

2) fileOpen does not belong to VAL3 language standard set of instructions. You need a so called 'add-on' called expansion. This is downloadable from Stäubli web site (Technical support library)

3) once installed you can open and parse your text file

best regards

Hi klausi,

Thank you very much for your help and detailed instructions! I appreciate the suggestions for transferring the file via FTP and the clarification regarding the fileOpen function. I will download the "expansion" add-on from the Stäubli support site and follow your advice to parse the text file.

Thanks again for your valuable input!

Best regards