Comparison between Communication Modes

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This document compares the functions supported by the communication modes from several aspects.

Item Master-Control Standard Interface Adapter

Start Mech-Vision project

Support

Support

Support

Get vision target(s)

Support

Support

Support

Set Mech-Vision step parameters

Support

Not support

Support

Switch Mech-Vision recipe

Support

Support

Support

Get custom output data from Mech-Vision

Support

Support

Support

Check Mech-Vision result

Support

Support

Support

Start Mech-Viz project

Support

Support

Support

Stop Mech-Viz project

Support

Support

Support

Pause Mech-Viz project

Support

Not support

Support

Read Mech-Viz Step parameter

Support

Support

Support

Set Mech-Viz Step parameter

Support

Support

Support

Select branch

Support

Support

Support

Set move index

Support

Support

Support

Get planned path

Support

Support

Support

Get DO list

Support

Support

Support

Set DO signal mask

Support

Not support

Support

Read Mech-Viz Step parameter

Support

Support

Support

Set Mech-Viz Step parameter

Support

Support

Support

Set point cloud collision parameters

Support

Not support

Support

Set global velocity

Support

Not support

Support

Get move target with vision planning result

Support

Support

Support

Call vision agent in Mech-Viz

Support

Not support

Support

Input object dimensions to Mech-Vision

Support

Support

Support

Input TCP to Mech-Viz

Support

Support

Support

Customized notify

Support

Support

Support

Automatic hand-eye calibration

Support

Support

Not support

Manual hand-eye calibration

Support

Support

Support

Get software status

Support

Support

Support

Item Master-Control Standard Interface Adapter

Move robot

Support

Support

Support

Pause robot

Not support

Support

Support

Set DO signals

Support

Support

Support

Set tool ID

Support

Support

Support

Set blend radius

Support

Support

Support

Set TCP

Support

Support

Support

Set payload

Support

Support

Support

Get robot status (DI signal, current JPs, status of immediate stop, power-on and running)

Support

Support

Support

Robot’s own collision detection function

Compatible

Compatible

Compatible

Other robot functions

Not support

Support

Support

  • For Master-Control communication, the robot functions supported in the preceding table are controlled by the vision system.

  • For Standard Interface or Adapter communication, the robot functions supported in the preceding table are the self-functions or settings on the robot side.

Communication Capability

Item Master-Control Standard Interface Adapter

Communication with robot

Support

Support

Support

Communication with PLC

/

Support

Support

Communication with host computer

/

Support

Support

TCP/IP Socket

/

Support (vision system as server)

Support (vision system as server or client)

UDP

/

Support (vision system as server)

Support (vision system as server or client)

PROFINET

/

Support (vision system as slave device)

Support (not recommended)

EtherNet/IP

/

Support (vision system as slave device)

Support (not recommended)

Modbus TCP

/

Support (vision system as slave device)

Support (vision system as slave device)

Siemens PLC Snap7 (only for PLC)

/

Support (vision system as client)

Support (vision system as client)

Mitsubishi MELSEC Communication (MC)

/

Support (vision system as client)

Support (vision system as client)

HTTP

/

Not support

Support

WebSocket

/

Not support

Support

Other communication protocols

/

Not support

Support

Connection with multiple TCP clients

/

Support

Support

Application Scenarios

Item Master-Control Standard Interface Adapter

Workpiece loading scenarios

Support

Support

Support

Palletizing & depalletizing scenarios

Support

Support

Support

Locating & assembly scenarios

Support

Support

Support

Piece picking scenarios

Support

Support

Support

Quality inspection scenarios

Not support

Not support

Support

Gluing scenarios

Support

Not support

Support

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