Hmm I see what you mean but I think it's not what I want to do 
but thanks !
Maybe you guys know if I can access to real robot's file using my PC (with TCP/IP or USB idk) to have access in real-time to these file to be able to send a .txt file to the robot in the right file that it can read it and move according to what he reads ?
Hi everyone !
My question is simple, is it possible to link real robot FANUC (LR Mate 200i) with the software Roboguide ?
I mean like, when I start a program on Roboguide and the robot move on my PC, the real robot move too.
Thanks in advance ! Have a good day ! 
Ok guys well, I found the solution, matlab updates a .txt file and I succeeded with the KAREL to read or write in this file what allows me to launch a robot program according to what roboguide reads !
Now I hope it will work in real-time ! 
Thanks you guys, you help me a lot !
Display MoreOk. I misunderstood your goal.
"Stream Motion" or "Dynamic Path Modification" is mostly for Option 2.
If you only need Option 1, then the link below shows the typical way of starting programs remotely (PROGRAM NUMBER SELECT PNS). However, that requires a PLC.
https://www.onerobotics.com/po…ing-fanuc-robots-in-auto/
You can also create your own custom version of this using Karel and User Socket Messaging. Which is how you started before I got you off on a tangent. Sorry.
Don't worry it's my bad.
But yeah I think i can do it using Karel and User Socket Messaging but the connection didn't work and there is not a lot of documentation about that ... 
What are you guys meaning with HTTP ? I saw on the "Fanuc documentation for network" an option for HTML program but it's not what i want it's only to build new interface for the teach pendant.
Display MoreFanuc has an add-on software package for nearly everything. This includes packages for sending motion instructions from external sources.
"Stream Motion
Streaming motion option allows for an external device to perform path trajectory planning, streaming the path trajectory to the robot in near-real time, allowing for highly flexible and dynamic applications."
There is another package named Dynamic Path Modification.
Dynamic control of FANUC Robot in Run-Time
I am mentioning this because using a software add-on like this would be the standard way of accomplishing your goal. So if you have access to help from Fanuc as a training cell, maybe they would give you the software. That would combine the communication and motion into one. Otherwise you need to figure out the communication first. Then how to take the input and convert it into motion.
I guess its important to know what your goal is for the motion. The options are:
1. Matlab sends commands to robot to run a motion program. That means the robot program has positions recorded in it that do not change. All you are doing is deciding which program to run.
2. Matlab sends positions to the robot and the robot moves to those positions.
Ok thanks, i will contact FANUC to know more about "Stream Motion" or "Dynamic Path Modification"!
My goal is the one you said : Matlab sends commands to robot to run a motion program. Because i meant to have like 4 or 5 differents program and I just want to decide which program to run using matlab.
First, I have to warn you that this will not be easy. You will need to commit time to reading Fanuc manuals on Karel and User Socket Messaging just to get the communication working. To initiate robot motion from an external source is another entire challenge that you will need to tackle.
Since you have a training cell from Fanuc, I would recommend trying to get as much help as possible from them. For example, they have software add-ons that provide "motion streaming".
Also, RoboGuide is a simulation of a real robot. So you mentioned the possibility that RoboGuide could read motion commands from a file, thats not really possible. You have to approach it like an actual robot.
Actually, I have already read the manual from FANUC on KAREL programmation but it didn't really help me for now, I saw things on KAREL Server/Client but they are only giving us a program and the program didn't work when I put it in on Roboguide, there is some issues when I try to switch it from .kl to .pc with roboguide
And they are not explaining what all functions on the program are doing..
And yes, the problem is that i can't setup the communication, i'm trying to use User socket messaging but, didn't found how..
What do you mean about "motion streaming" ? Can you tell me more about it ?
And about your last sentence, I though maybe like an actual real robot, it can read a file like if it was an I/O from a PLC and then it's starting a program ?
Hi jmd2777,
I tried to connect Matlab and Roboguide with a program I found on internet. Roboguide create a server and Matlab is the client that communicate with the server but Matlab cannot connect to Roboguide.
Here is my KAREL program to create the server :
PROGRAM TestServer
%STACKSIZE = 4000
%NOLOCKGROUP
%NOPAUSE=ERROR+COMMAND+TPENABLE
%ENVIRONMENT uif
%ENVIRONMENT sysdef
%ENVIRONMENT kclop
%ENVIRONMENT bynam
%ENVIRONMENT fdev
%ENVIRONMENT flbt
%INCLUDE klevccdf
%INCLUDE klevkeys
%INCLUDE klevkmsk
VAR
file_var : FILE
tmp_int : INTEGER
tmp_str : STRING[128]
status : INTEGER
entry : INTEGER
loop1 : BOOLEAN
BEGIN
SET_FILE_ATR(file_var, ATR_IA)
SET_VAR(entry, '*SYSTEM*','$HOST_CFG[1].$SERVER_PORT',8000,status)
WRITE(' VAR status = ',status,CR)
-- Connect the tag
MSG_CONNECT('C1:',status)
WRITE(' Connect status = ',status,CR)
MSG_DISCO('C1:',status)
WRITE('Disconnect status=',status,CR)
--loop1 = TRU
END TestServeur
I'm not sure if I have to do it like that or if I can just create a file .txt or an excel file and read informations on that excel file with Roboguide (maybe with a karel program or just with roboguide function, I don't know) but the thing is that I have to read these informations in real time. And I didn't found a function on roboguide to read file from my PC.
Also just to be more precise, what I want to do is to move my robot with voice.
Hello everyone,
For my engineering school project I have to create a communication with MATLAB and ROBOGUIDE to be able to send informations from MATLAB to ROBOGUIDE so that the robot (i have an educational cell from FANUC with an LR Mate 200i) can move. I know that it is possible to do it with KAREL programmation and using TCP/IP connection between them but for now, i don't really know how. I heard some solutions with creating server with KAREL and client on matlab but it didn't work.
Can someone help me for that ?
Thank you by advance !
