Plugin configuration

1. Connect the robot to your EYE+

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

2. 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 and subnet mask of the robot to be on the same subnet as the robot port of your EYE+.

Note

You can try to ping EYE+ by creating a local host with the same IP address as your EYE+ Controller and clicking on PING. The following message should appear Ping ... succeed.

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Fig. 7 Configure the EYE+ host

Note

To check the robot port settings, under CONFIGURATION in EYE+ Studio, go to the Communication > Robot TCP/IP > TCP/IP. To get more information about network configuration, please refer to Communication.

3. Configure the client services

Communication settings is configured directly in your program using the EYE_CONFIGURE command. You need to specify as inputs the client numbers and the IP address and the port number of the EYE+.

Note

Restart the robot controller after calling the command EYE_CONFIGURE if the clients you have chosen have never been configured before.

4. Check the end of line character

Your robot can communicate with the EYE+ Controller via TCP/IP protocols. To be able to communicate, you must select the correct end of line character: LF in EYE+ Studio under CONFIGURATION, in Communication > Robot TCP/IP > TCP/IP Configuration section (Fig. 8).

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Fig. 8 TCP/IP Configuration - end of line character