Comparison between Communication Modes

This document compares the functions supported by the communication modes in several aspects.

Vision-related function

Item	Master-control	Standard Interface	Adapter
Start Mech-Vision project	Support	Support	Support
Get vision target(s)	Support	Support	Support
Set Mech-Vision step parameters	Support	Not support	Support
Switch Mech-Vision recipe	Support	Support	Support
Get custom output data from Mech-Vision	Support	Support	Support
Check Mech-Vision result	Support	Support	Support
Start Mech-Viz project	Support	Support	Support
Stop Mech-Viz project	Support	Support	Support
Pause Mech-Viz project	Support	Not support	Support
Read Mech-Viz Step parameter	Support	Support	Support
Set Mech-Viz Step parameter	Support	Support	Support
Select Mech-Viz Branch	Support	Support	Support
Set move index	Support	Support	Support
Get planned path	Support	Support	Support
Get DO list	Support	Support	Support
Set DO signal mask	Support	Not support	Support
Read Mech-Viz Step parameter	Support	Support	Support
Set Mech-Viz Step parameter	Support	Support	Support
Set point cloud collision parameters	Support	Not support	Support
Set global velocity	Support	Not support	Support
Get move target with vision planning result	Support	Support	Support
Call vision agent in Mech-Viz	Support	Not support	Support
Input object dimensions to Mech-Vision	Support	Support	Support
Input TCP to Mech-Viz	Support	Support	Support
Customized notify	Support	Support	Support
Automatic hand-eye calibration	Support	Support	Not support
Manual hand-eye calibration	Support	Support	Support
Get software status	Support	Support	Support

Robot-related Functions

Item	Master-control	Standard Interface	Adapter
Move robot	Support	Support	Support
Pause robot	Not support	Support	Support
Set DO signals	Support	Support	Support
Set tool ID	Support	Support	Support
Set blend radius	Support	Support	Support
Set TCP	Support	Support	Support
Set payload	Support	Support	Support
Get robot status (DI signal, current JPs, status of immediate stop, power-on and running)	Support	Support	Support
Robot’s own collision detection function	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible
Other robot functions	Not support	Support	Support

Note

• For master-control communication, the robot functions supported in the preceding table are controlled by the vision system.

• For Standard Interface or Adapter communication, the robot functions supported in the preceding table are the self-functions or settings on the robot side.

Communication Capability

Item	Master-control	Standard Interface	Adapter
Communication with robot	Support	Support	Support
Communication with PLC	/	Support	Support
Communication with upper system	/	Support	Support
TCP/IP Socket	/	Support (vision system as server)	Support (vision system as server or client)
UDP	/	Support (vision system as server)	Support (vision system as server or client)
PROFINET	/	Support (vision system as slave device)	Support (not recommended)
EtherNet/IP	/	Support (vision system as slave device)	Support (not recommended)
Modbus TCP	/	Support (vision system as slave device)	Support (vision system as slave device)
Siemens PLC Snap7 (only for PLC)	/	Support (vision system as client)	Support (vision system as client)
Mitsubishi MELSEC Communication (MC)	/	Support (vision system as client)	Support (vision system as client)
HTTP	/	Not support	Support
WebSocket	/	Not support	Support
Other communication protocols	/	Not support	Support
Connection with multiple TCP clients	/	Support	Support

Application Scenarios

Item	Master-control	Standard Interface	Adapter
Workpiece loading scenarios	Support	Support	Support
Palletizing & depalletizing scenarios	Support	Support	Support
Locating & assembly scenarios	Support	Support	Support
Piece picking scenarios	Support	Support	Support
Quality inspection scenarios	Not support	Not support	Support
Gluing scenarios	Support	Not support	Support