Master-Control Communication Setup

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

Preparation

Check Controller System Software Version

Make sure that the controller system software version is 4.5.44. Go to About Version and check the version of the controller system software version in Server Version.

Set up the Network Connection

Connect the Hardware

Plug the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet interface of the controller to connect the IPC and the robot controller.

Set the IP Address

Press on Settings System Network to configure the Interfaces, Netmask, IP Address, and Gateway. Please note that the robot IP should be in the same subnet as the IPC. Then select Save and restart the robot.

Test Master-Control Communication

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!

Troubleshooting

If the robot cannot be connected and an error message similar to DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application is returned, check whether a complete set of C runtime libraries are installed on the IPC. The following figure shows a complete set of C runtime libraries.

If a complete set of libraries are not installed, please download the vc runtime library repair DirectX Repair V3.9 to fix the error.