ELITE

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This guide shows you how to set up Master-Control communication with an ELITE robot.

Prerequisites

Before operation, please check:

  1. Robot controller software version: 2.17 or above.

  2. Mech-Center Software Suite version: 1.7.0 or above.

Set up the Network Connection

Connect the Hardware

Plug the Ethernet cable into an Ethernet port on the IPC and the LAN port inside the controller.

hardware connection

Check IP Address and Controller Version

You can check the IP address of the controller LAN port in System  System info.

check ip

Modify the IP Address

You can change the IP address of either of the following ports, to make sure the IP addresses of the two are in the same subnet.

  • The LAN port inside the controller

  • The IPC Ethernet port connected to the controller

Follow these steps to change the IP address of the controller LAN port.

  1. Turn the key to TEACH, and check if the current user account is Admin in the lower left.

    If it’s not Admin, press the user account and select Admin. Then, enter the password (default password: 333333) and press OK.

  2. Select System  System setting  Network setting.

    change ip 1
  3. Set the IP address. Then, press Save to save the change.

    change ip 2

Connect to Robot

Back up User Data

It is recommended to back up the user data on the robot before operating the robot, in order to recover the data if any damage occurs due to the operation. In case any issue occurs, you can use the backup file to restore the robot system.

  1. Insert the flash drive into the USB port on the controller.

  2. On the teach pendant, select System  File backup  User data.

    elite backup 1
  3. Select OK in the pop-up window.

    elite backup 2
  4. If the backup is successful, you can find a rbctrl folder on the flash drive. The backup data are stored in this folder.

Enable Remote Function

  1. On the teach pendant, select Preparation  Process config. Check the Remote option, and then restart the robot. If the remote function of the robot is already enabled, please skip this step.

    elite remote 1
  2. Turn the key to REMOTE.

    elite remote 2

Test Robot Connection

For detailed instructions, please refer to Test Robot Connection.

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