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ABB Omnicore Controller Setup

Requirements

The software options 3114-1 "Multitasking" is required to be installed on the robot controller. Further, the option "Engineering Tools / Auto acknowledge input" needs to be activated.

Connect Controller with RobotStudio

  • Connect the robot controller Ethernet Management Port (MGMT) to a computer with ABB RobotStudio.
  • Adjust your computer's IP address to be in the same subnet 192.168.125.x as the robot controller, which has 192.168.125.1 by default.
  • Start ABB RobotStudio and change to the tab "Controller".
  • In the menu bar, open the "Add Controller" dropdown and choose the "One Click Connect".
  • If a controller can be detected, a dialog will open to log in to the controller. Choose "Log in as Default User".
  • After some seconds, RobotStudio synchronizes with the controller.

Configure Controller for drag&bot with RobotStudio

Load the configuration files

  • Change the robot controller to manual mode at the Teach Pendant.
  • In RobotStudio, click the Request Write Access button in the menu bar. You have to grant the write access on the teach pendant before you can continue.
  • Download and unzip the drag&bot Omnicore setup files:

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Download the drag&bot Omnicore configuration: DOWNLOAD 💾

  • If necessary, adjust the IP address, subnet mask and gateway in the SIO.cfg file with a text editor. Later, the controller has to be in the same network as the drag&bot industrial PC.
  • In RobotStudio, right-click on Configuration in the system tree and select Load Parameters ....
  • Switch to the directory with the downloaded and eventually modified ABB configuration files.
  • Select the configuration files (multi-select works) and load the files EIO.cfg, SIO.cfg and SYS.cfg. Confirm that duplicated files will be replaced.
  • If you intend to use the ABB robot with the KEBA KeTop, additional configuration is necessary:
    • Open the file EIO-safe_teaching.cfg in a text editor.
    • Search the entry triggerLimitSpeed in the group EIO_SIGNAL.
    • A digital input of the ABB controller is used to limit the speed in teach mode to 250mm/s. This input is triggered by a digital output of the KEBA CP520 to activate the limitation during the teach mode of the KeTop. Configure the number of the ABBs digital input at DeviceMap, where the CP520 limit speed signal is connected to. By default, the value is 0 indicating the digital input 1. The used digital input can not be used for any other functionality.
    • After configuring, save the file and load it like the other configuration files before.
  • After loading all configuration files, confirm that changes will not take effect until the controller is restarted.
  • Manually deactivate the ABB Connected Services feature:
    • In the tree view at the left, select the Communication group in the Configuration node.
    • Select the type "Connected Services" in the middle table.
    • Right-click on the first and only entry and edit the entry.
    • A dialog will open to do the changes.
    • Change the value of the first entry "Enabled" from Yes to No and apply the changes by closing the dialog with the OK button at the bottom.

Load the program files

  • Download and unzip the drag&bot RAPID program files:

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Download the drag&bot Omnicore RAPID files: DOWNLOAD 💾

  • At the menu bar, click the File Transfer button.
  • On the right half of the appearing window, create a new directory "DNB" in ".../HOME/".

  • Copy the unzipped files to the "DNB" directory by multi-select them on the left and press the => button in the middle. If required, confirm overwriting already existing files.

  • Restart the controller with a RAPID-Restart from the Restart buttons dropdown in the menu bar.

  • After restart, change the robot controller to automatic mode at the Teach Pendant.

Setup for drag&bot IPC and drag&bot Studio

  1. Connect the robot controller Ethernet WAN Port (WAN) to the drag&bot industrial PC.
  2. Configure the drag&bot industrial PC to be in the same network as configured in the ABB settings.
  3. Open the Component Manager in drag&bot Studio.
  4. Add a robot and select the ABB Omnicore Robot component from the displayed list.
  5. Configure the parameter IP for your setup. It has to match with the IP configured in the config files before uploading.
  6. Configure the parameter Robot Model for visualization. If your robot model is not listed, you can use the "-" entry.

Additional Hints

Encoder Batteries

Always ensure that the robot encoder batteries do not completely discharge. Otherwise, a re-mastering of the robot might be necessary. For more information, see the respective robot manual.