KUKA robots

Automatic configuration

Prerequisites: RoboDK version 5.5.2 or higher, Windows operating system, installation path C:\RoboDK.

1.Open command shell with START➔All programs➔ Accessories➔Command Prompt        
or START➔Run➔cmd.

2.Change directory to C:\RoboDK\bin and launch kukabridge.exe by executing following commands:

c:

cd C:\RoboDK\bin

..\api\Robot\kukabridge.exe

3.Now KUKA Bridge Driver is running in interactive mode.

4.Establish a connection to the control system by entering CONNECT <robot IP address> <port> <number of robot axes>, e.g:

CONNECT 172.1.1.10 7000 6

5.If successful, you will see the following output:

SMS:Connecting

Connected

SMS:Working...

SMS:Ready

6.Request current robot joint position by typing the CJNT command:

CJNT

SMS:Working...

JNTS 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

SMS:Ready

7.Perform automatic configuration with the CONFIGURE FORCE command:

CONFIGURE FORCE

SMS:Working...

Requesting robot program state

Current robot program state is #P_FREE

Reading current configuration ($config.dat)

Read complete, updating configuration

Adding definition of variable COM_ACTION

Adding definition of variable COM_ACTCNT

Adding definition of variable COM_ROUNDM

Adding definition of variable COM_VALUE1

Adding definition of variable COM_VALUE2

Adding definition of variable COM_VALUE3

Adding definition of variable COM_VALUE4

Adding definition of variable COM_E6AXIS

Adding definition of variable COM_FRAME

Adding definition of variable COM_POS

Adding definition of variable COM_E6POS

Configuration lines have been updated: 11 added, 0 removed, 0 updated, 659 total

Checking existence of old backup file ($config.bak)

Old backup file exists, deleting it

Creating new backup file ($config.bak)

Backup completed, writing new configuration

New configuration was successfully written

Checking existence of program file (RoboDKsync543.src)

Program file does not exists

Writing program file to robot system

Configuration is complete

SMS:Ready

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8.Now your robot is ready to work, all you have to do is select and run the program RoboDKsync543.src.