Plugin installation

Step 1: Check your robot options

The plugin uses socket messaging over TCP/IP protocol. You must have the option EthernetKRL installed on your robot to enable socket communication.

If it is correctly installed, the following information should be displayed on the teach pendant under the path HOME > Start-up > Additional software.

Fig. 1 Additional software

Step 2: Download the plugin

Download the plugin zip file kuka-eyeplusPlugin-version.zip here. It must contain 5 files:

• eyeplusPlugin.src

• eyeplusPlugin.dat

• EYESocket1.xml

• EYESocket2.xml

• LICENSE_1_0.txt

Step 3: Install the files

Install configuration files

Install the configuration files (EYESocket1.xml, EYESocket2.xml) into your active robot project.

• Select the mode Configuration and commissionning from WorkVisual.

• In the project structure, go under Files section and extend the structure folder Config/User/Common/EthernetKRL.

• Do a right click on folder EthernetKRL and select the mode Add external file. Then select the files EYESocket1.xml, EYESocket2.xml.

  

  Fig. 2 Load the xml files

• Deploy the files to your controller using the command Deploy....

  

  Fig. 3 Deploy the files

Note

You can check that the files are correctly installed on the teach pendant under KUKA_DISK (C:\)\KRC\ROBOTER\Config\User\Common\EthernetKRL\*.

Install the plugin files

Install the plugin files (eyeplusPlugin.src, eyeplusPlugin.dat) into your active robot project.

• Select the mode Configuration and commissionning from WorkVisual.

• Extend the structure folder KRC\R1\Program.

• Do a right click on folder Program and select the mode Add external file. Then select the files eyeplusPlugin.src, eyeplusPlugin.dat.

  

  Fig. 4 Load the plugin files

• Deploy the files to your controller using the command Deploy....

Note

You can check that the files are correctly installed on the teach pendant under KRC\R1\Program\*.