Plugin configuration

Step 1: Connect the robot to your EYE+

Connect an Ethernet cable between the Kuka controller port XF5 and the EYE+ robot port.

Fig. 5 Kuka Ethernet ports

Step 2: Configure robot network settings

You must set the robot’s IP address to the same subnet as the robot’s port on your EYE+.

On your teach pendant, go to Start-up > Network configuration.
Select the option Fixed IP address and fill the section “IP address” and “Subnet mask” to be on the same subnet as your EYE+ controller.
Save the new settings.
Reboot your robot controller.

Fig. 6 Kuka KLI configuration

Note

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

Step 3: Configure configuration files

You must set the correct configuration settings in the *.xml files you have imported.

Note

Most of the time, the configuration file is already correctly filled. This is true if:

The robot port of your EYE+ controller settings is configured as follow:
- IP address/Subnet mask: 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0
- Port number: 7171
The following robot flags are free:
- $FLAG[21]
- $FLAG[22]

If you need to modify the communication settings, you must modify the settings as shown bellow:

IP address
Port number
Flag

Fig. 7 Configuration of socket 1

Important

Apply exactly the same changes for socket 2 expect for the flag number. Make sure to have a distinct flag number for each socket.

Important

Do not modify the other configurations.

Step 4: Configure your EYE+ controller

Your Kuka 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 (Fig. 8).

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