Dobot Setup Instructions

This section introduces the process of setting up master control of an Dobot robot.

Check Controller and Software Compatibility

  • Controller software version : 3.5.2 or above.

  • Mech-Mind Software Suite: 1.6.0 or above.

Set up the Network Connection

Hardware Connection

Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the network port of the IPC and the other end into the network port of the robot controller.

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① is the network port of the robot controller.

IP Address Configuration

To allow communication between the IPC and the robot controller, the IPC’s network port connected to the robot controller should be in the same subnet as the robot. This means that the network portions and subnet masks of the IP addresses should be the same. For example, 192.168.100.1/255.255.255.0 and 192.168.100.2/255.255.255.0 are in the same subnet.

  1. Please refer to Set IP Address on IPC to check the IP address of the corresponding port in the IPC.

  2. Press System in DobotSCStudio and go to ToolConfigure ‣ NetworkSetting .

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  3. If the IP address isn’t in the same subnet as the IPC, select Manual IP Address and set the IP address manually, and click Save .

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Test Robot Connection

Configure Robot in Mech-Viz

  1. Open Mech-Viz, click New project to create a new project.

  2. Select the robot model in use in the next page.

  3. Save the project by pressing Ctrl + S.

  4. In the toolbar, change the Vel. (velocity) and Acc. (acceleration) parameters to 5%.

  5. Right-click the project name in Resources and select Autoload Project.

Configure Settings in Mech-Center

  1. Open Mech-Center and click on Deployment Settings.

  2. Go to Robot Server, and make sure Use robot server is checked.

  3. Check if the robot model displayed next to Robot type in Mech-Viz project matches the one in use.

  4. Set the Robot IP address, and click Save.

Connect to Robot in Mech-Center

  1. Click Connect Robot on the toolbar.

  2. The robot is successfully connected if:

    • A message saying Robot: server connected to the robot shows up in the Log panel, and

    • A robot icon with the robot model shows up in the Service Status panel.

Move the Robot

  1. In Mech-Viz, click Sync Robot on the toolbar to synchronize the pose of the real robot to the simulated robot. Then, click Sync Robot again to disable the synchronization.

  2. Click the Robot tab in the lower right, and change the joint position of J1 slightly (for example, from 0° to 3°). The simulated robot will move accordingly.

  3. Click Move real robot, the real robot should move accordingly.

Attention

When moving the robot, please pay attention to safety hazards. In the case of an emergency, press the emergency stop button on the teach pendant!

Cautions

  1. Do not use Mech-Viz and DobotSCStudio at the same time. Otherwise Mech-Viz may not connect to the robot properly.

  2. Do not use Mech-Viz when operating the teach pendant.

  3. If you set the “Motion type” parameter to “Linear move” in Mech-Viz, the robot will get TCP. In this case, you must manually set TCP in the teach pendant and select it, then reconnect the robot. Otherwise the robot receives wrong poses.