ABB Setup Instructions

This section introduces the process of loading the robot full-control program onto an ABB robot.

The process consists of 4 steps:

• Check Controller and Software Compatibility

• Setup the Network Connection

• Load the Program Files

• Test Robot Connection

Please have a flash drive ready at hand.

Check Controller and Software Compatibility

• Controller: no requirement

• Controller system software version: RobotWare 6.02 or above

• Additional controller software options: 623-1 Multitasking and 8616-1 PCInterface

• Mech-Center: latest version recommended

1. Tap and then go to System Info‣ System properties to check the Robotware version.

   

   

2. Go to System properties‣ Control Module‣ Options to check whether the necessary options are installed.

   

Setup the Network Connection

Hardware Connection

Plug the Ethernet cable of the IPC into the X6 (WAN) port of the robot controller, as shown below.

Hint

If you only need to load the full-control program via RobotStudio, you can use either LAN port or WAN port to connect the robot controller. However, in order to enable visual communication, the Ethernet cable can only be connected to the WAN port.

IP Configuration

You can set the IP on the teach pendant or via RobotStudio.

• Set the IP on the teach pendant

  1. Tap and select Restart.

     

  2. Select Advanced…

     

  3. Select Start Boot Application and tap Next.

     

  4. Select Start Boot Application to confirm.

     

  5. After restarting, you will see the interface as shown below. Tap Settings.

     

  6. Select Use the following IP settings and configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default gateway. Tap OK after configuration.

     

  7. Tap Select System.

     

  8. Select the system name in Installed Syetems box and then tap Select. Tap OK after configuration.

     

  9. Select Restart Controller.

     

  10. Tap OK to proceed.

      

• Set the IP via RobotStudio

  1. Follow the steps as shown below to configure the robot IP, and restart the robot after configuration.

     

• Go to Sytem Info‣ Network connections‣ WAN to check if the IP configuration was successful after restarting.

  

  

Load the Program Files

Prepare the Files

1. Copy the program files into an USB flash drive. Please locate the folder where Mech-Center is installed and the files are stored in XXXX/Mech-Center/Mech_RobServ/install_packages/abb/server on ABB/config.

   

2. The config file should be compatible with the I/O Unit in use. Please choose the right config file according to the table below:

I/O Unit	config file
DSQC 652	D652.cfg, SYS.cfg
DSQC 1030	DSQC1030.cfg, SYS.cfg
Other I/O Units or the program is only used for auto-calibration	EIO.cfg, SYS.cfg

Load the Files to the Robot

1. Open RobotStudio on the IPC and connect to the controller.

   • If the robot controller is connected via the LAN port, click on One Click Connect….

   

   • If the robot controller is connected via the WAN port or a switch, click on Add Controller and then select the controller and click on OK.

     

2. Import the config files as shown below. Click on Confirm in the pop-up windows.

   

   

3. Copy the whole MM folder and paste it to the HOME directory of the robot system, as shown below. Restart the controller to complete loading the program files.

   

4. Modify the safe zone threshold (in mm) in the safe_area.mod program according to the actual on-site work space of the robot.

   

Run the program

1. Move the PP of tasks T_ROB1 and safe_area to Main respectively.

   
   

2. After selecting PP to Main, if a window as shown below pops up, please tap Yes to confirm.

   

3. Run the program manually or automatically. The program pointer is as shown below.

   

Test Robot Connection

Please refer to Test Robot Connection for detailed instructions.