Set up Standard Interface Communication with ELITE

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This topic introduces the process of setting up the Standard Interface communication with an ELITE robot.

Check Controller and Software Compatibility

Controller system software version: 2.17, which can be checked in System System info.

Set up the Network Connection

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

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.

Turn the key to TEACH, and check if the current user account is Admin in the lower left. If it’s not Admin, select the user account and select Admin. Then, enter the password (default password: 333333) and select OK.
Select System System setting Network setting.
Set the IP address. Then, select Save to save the change.

Set up Robot Communication Configuration

Run Mech-Vision, and you may enter different interfaces. Create a new solution according to the instructions below.
- If you have entered the Welcome interface, click New blank solution.
- If you have entered the main interface, click File New Solution on the menu bar.
Click Robot Communication Configuration on the toolbar of Mech-Vision.
In the Robot Communication Configuration window, complete the following configurations.
1. Click the Select robot drop-down menu, and select Listed robot. Click Select robot model, and select the robot model that you use. Then, click Next.
2. In the Communication mode area, select Standard Interface for Interface service type, TCP Server for Protocol, and ASCII for the protocol format.
3. It is recommended to set the port number to 50000 or above. Ensure that the port number is not occupied by another program.
4. (Optional) Select Auto enable interface service when opening the solution.
5. Click Apply.
On the main interface of Mech-Vision, make sure that the Robot Communication Configuration switch on the toolbar is flipped and has turned blue.

Load the Program Files

Load the Standard Interface program files to the robot with the following steps.

Copy the rbctrl folder from Mech-Center\Robot_Interface\ELITE in the installation directory of Mech-Vision & Mech-Viz installed, and paste it into the flash drive.
Insert the flash drive to the USB port on the controller.
On the teach pendant, select System File recovery JBI file import, and select OK in the pop-up window.
Select System File recovery Script update, and select OK in the pop-up window.
Select Extension Lua script.
Change the Switch for Script1 to Open, and then select mm_elite_module for Script file.

Test Robot Connection

Set IPC IP Address and Port Number in Robot

Follow these steps to set the IP address and port number of the IPC in the robot global variables.

Tap Monitor Global variable Var_B.
Change the value of variables B100 to B104. Select a variable and then select Modify in the lower left. Select Done after changing the value.

B100 to B103 correspond to the IP address, and B104 corresponds to the port number. The IP address displayed in the following image is 192.168.0.56, and the port number is 50000.
After setting the IP address and port number, select Quit in the lower right. Select Save in the lower left, and select OK in the pop-up window.

Run the Program

On the teach pendant, select Save Run, and select OK in the pop-up window.
If the robot is successfully connected to the IPC, the log on the teach pendant will display a Connect Success message.
If the robot is connected successfully, the Console tab of Mech-Vision’s Log panel will display a note.