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Plugin configuration

1. Connect the robot to your EYE+

Connect an Ethernet cable between the FANUC controller port 1 and the EYE+ robot port.

1. Setup TCP/IP protocol

You have to specify the TCP/IP configuration of your EYE+ to the robot. From the IPendant touch, go to MENU/SETUP/ Host Comm. Select the TCP/IP protocol.

  • Set the static IP address of the robot on the same subnet as the robot port of your EYE+.

  • Create a local host name called “eyeplus” with the IP address of the robot port of the EYE+.

  • Try to ping the EYE+ by clicking on PING. The following message should appear Ping ... succeed.

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Fig. 207 Configure the EYE+ host

Note

To check the robot port settings, go to the Configuration/Network tab in EYE+ Studio. To get more information about network configuration, please refer to Network.

3. Configure the client services

Two clients must be properly configured to communicate with the EYE+. From the IPendant touch, go to MENU/SETUP/Host Comm/[SHOW]/Clients. Configure two clients with the following settings:

  • Server IP/Hostname = ‘eyeplus’

  • Remote Port = 7171

  • Current State = DEFINED

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Fig. 208 Configuration of Client 1

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Fig. 209 Configuration of Client 2

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Fig. 210 List of clients in SETUP Clients