Configure TCP/IP Communication

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This section introduces how to configure the TCP/IP communication. Before configuration, please confirm that you have already selected the robot and entered the Communication Option interface.

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  1. On the Communication Option interface, set the Set Interface Type parameter to Standard Interface, set the Protocol parameter to TCP Server, and set the data transmission format according to the following table.

    Robot Brand Data Transmission Format

    ABB

    HEX-Little endian

    FANUC

    HEX-Big endian

    KUKA

    HEX-Little endian

    Yaskawa

    ASCII

    Kawasaki

    ASCII

    UR

    ASCII

    TM

    ASCII

    ELITE

    ASCII

    JAKA

    ASCII

    ROKAE

    ASCII

    NACHI

    ASCII

    Others

    You need to write the robot-side communication program. You can determine the data transmission format according to the support for HEX and ASCII.

  2. For the Host IP address parameter, enter the port number.

    The port number should be set to 50000 or larger.

  3. (Optional) Select Auto enable interface service when opening solution. When the solution is opened, you do not need to start the interface service manually.

  4. Click the Apply button.

  5. Start the interface service.

Next, you need to complete the following operations according to the selected robot.

  • If a listed robot is selected, complete the subsequent operations by referring to the corresponding documents in the following table.

Robot Brand Reference Document

ABB

ABB Standard Interface Configuration

FANUC

FANUC Standard Interface Configuration

FANUC CRX

CRX Plugin Installation and Configuration

Kawasaki

Kawasaki Standard Interface Configuration

KUKA

KUKA Standard Interface Configuration

YASKAWA

YASKAWA Standard Interface Configuration

UR

URCap Plugin Installation and Configuration

TM

TM Standard Interface Configuration

LITE

ELITE Standard Interface Configuration

JAKA

JAKA Standard Interface Configuration

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