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This guide shows you how to set up Master-Control communication with a UR robot.

The UR robots can be controlled at script level. At the script level, the URScript is the programming language that controls the robot. Therefore, the IPC controls an UR robot by sending scripts to it.

  • Once received a script, the robot will execute it. If the script has not finished executing, and the robot received another script which contains motion commands, the robot will stop immediately and execute the current script. If a script function defined by “sec” (not “def”) is sent via the port 30002, and the function does not contain motion commands, the robot will not stop immediately.

  • For e-Series robots such as UR5e, Mech-Viz can only guide the robot to move when they are set to remote control, or else Mech-Viz can only synchronize the robot instead of moving it.

Set up the Network Connection

Start the robot and plug the Ethernet cable into the port of the robot controller, as shown below.

network connections

1 is the network port inside the controller, and 2 is the default network port.

In order to make the network connection faster and more stable, it is recommended to use port 1.

Check IP and Controller Compatibility

  1. Press the icon in the upper-right corner of the teach pendant.

    about1
  2. Select About.

    about2
  3. Press Version.

    about3

Set the IP Address

  1. Press the icon in the upper-right corner of the teach pendant.

    about1
  2. Select Settings.

    about4
  3. Select System  Network.

    modify ip

    Enter the correct IP address, which should be in the same subnet as the IPC. After configuration, press Apply.

Start Remote Control

  1. Press the icon in the upper-right corner of the teach pendant.

    about1
  2. Select Settings.

    about4
  3. Select System  Remote Control  Enable.

    remote control1
  4. Press the Local icon on the screen, and select Remote Control.

    remote control2
  5. If the Remote Control is enabled successfully, the Local icon will turn to the Remote icon as shown below.

    remote control3

Check the Mech-Center Configuration and Connect to the Robot

Please refer to Test Robot Connection.

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