Master-Control Communication Setup

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

Preparation

Check Controller Compatibility

Please ensure that the controller system version is 3.15.1.3 or above.

Set the IP Address

Please set the robot’s IP address according to actual needs. Ensure that the robot’s and the IPC’s IP addresses are on the same subnet.

Load the Program Files to the Robot

Select the program file MM_CONTROL.AR in Mech-Center/Robot_Server/Robot_FullControl/adt in the installation directory of Mech-Vision & Mech-Viz.
Users may transmit the program files using the FTP. Turn on the FTP service on the IPC.
Open the folder ftp://192.168.0.123/PROJECTS/SCARA/ (replace the IP address in the path with the robot’s IP address), and paste the MM_CONTROL.AR into this folder.

Test Master-Control Communication

Run the Program

Select Programming > the icon in the top left. Press and hold CPU, and then select “import program” in the drop-down menu. Select the program file to be loaded, and press the Compile icon. Switch to the Automatic mode and then run the program.

Create a Mech-Viz Project

Open Mech-Viz, press Ctrl+N on the keyboard to create a new project. Select the robot model corresponding to your real robot brand and model on the interface as shown below.
Press Ctrl+S and create or select a folder to save the project.
Right-click the project name in the left panel in Mech-Viz and select Autoload Project.

Connect to the Robot

Click Master-Control Robot on the toolbar of Mech-Viz.
Input the IP address of the real robot in Robot IP address (the IP address in the picture is only an example). Click Connect the robot.

If Mech-Viz successfully connects the real robot, the current status will change to Connected. Meanwhile, the icon in the toolbar will turn from blue to green.

If the connection fails, please double-check the robot IP address.

Move the Robot

In the toolbar of Mech-Viz, change the Vel. (velocity) and Acc. (acceleration) parameters to 5%.
Click Sync Robot in the toolbar, and you can synchronize the poses of the simulated robot in the 3D simulation space with the poses of the real robot. Then click Sync Robot again to unselect it.
In the Robot tab, slightly adjust the value of J1, for example, from 0˚ to 3˚. This operation will move the simulated robot.
Click Move real robot and check if the real robot has moved. If the real robot has reached the joint positions set for the simulated robot, the master-control communication is working.

When moving the robot, please ensure the safety of personnel. In the case of an emergency, press the emergency stop button on the teach pendant!