Thanks, I ended up using the call program feature.
How it works is after every point P [#] I have a line of code underneath it that calls a program named "counter".
Counter just takes register 4 and adds 1 to it. R [4] +1=R [4] this way after every point in the program it updates register 4. It worked well.
I have a robot that has around 100+ points per program.
A peripheral system using LabView needs to know what point the robot is currently at.
For example, on P[1] after it executes a joint move, I add another line below that and move a 1 into a register.
and when the robot goes to P[2] I add another line below the move and move a 2 into the same register.
This essentially tells the LabView system what point the robot is on. However, this is very monotonous work, and I was wondering if there is already a system variable that updates a value for whatever P[#] the robot is on.
Any help would be appreciated.
gpunkt I agree, I was just worried because the UF I made in RoboGuide was done by the 3-point method not direct entry which would maybe make it easier to manipulate on the real robot if I had to shift everything. I ended up loading the UF and TCP into the robot with no issues.
You would need to export that UF and UT from RG to the real robot, but that should be the only real issue.
How do you export the UF and UT from the RG to the real robot?
I copied the SYSFRAME.SV and FRAMEVAR.VR files from a AOA backup on the virtual machine and am going to attempt to import them into the real robot today.....fingers crossed.
I called Fanuc and they said they don't recommend doing that. They insisted I create the UF and TCP on the actual machine and use them on the virtual machine.
Have you personally had success with creating a UF and TCP on the virtual machine which then was used on a real machine?
I used this YouTube video to learn how to get the files from the virtual to a USB TRANSFER FROM REAL, TO VIRTUAL, BACK TO REAL - YouTube. FYI.
Thanks for the response.
I have created a cell in RoboGuide from an AOA backup of an actual robot. After that I did the usual and added the CAD models of the machine and EOAT. Then I created a new TCP and new UF. With the new TCP and UF I utilized the feature in RoboGuide called CAD to path which generated an awesome set of points for me that would have been extremely difficult to teach. However, since I am referencing a TCP and UF that I made in RoboGuide am I screwed? Or is there a way to import a UF & TCP from RoboGuide into a real robot.
