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Possible to add a grid to design the pages?

It would be great if developpers could add a grid to have a good design on the pages...

PierreYvesFC

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Re: Things to add in Appstudio

6. It would be nice to be able to modify id of the graphic elements. Now if you will add custom component and id in it will be doubled in app it will not work correctly.

7. There is no space to add global objects/methods and call them in a way that It will be available and running for the whole app all the time. Not only on some event. I mean that i would like to for example read some file and have some possibility to have access to the content from all components, not only locally where i was reading file. It is troublesome because filestream is limited on the robot controller and if you are using it also in the RAPID it can corrupt files.

RadekL

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Re: For Each object of Instance

Hi, I found the soluttion.

Instance["Select_1"]

Jorge

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Guide: How to Set Up I/O on an ABB Robot with an IRC5 Controller

Hi guys - thanks for helping me get digital I/O working on my IRC5 controller with the DSQC 652 I/O module. After asking many questions, I finally got it working yesterday. As I looked for answers and searched through old forum posts, collecting clues to the process here and there, I found the question of how to get I/O working on the IRC5 was nothing new. So I decided to document the process in a guide that will hopefully make it easier on the next roboticist who needs to get this working. I've attached the guide to this post. It's far from fully comprehensive but should definitely help speed the process.

Happy to make some (light) revisions so comments are welcome, and though I poke fun in the guide, thanks to Henrik for the youtube video that got me started.

Zero_PD

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Re: Encrypted Modules

Hi,

CDKeyMaker is the internal tool that ABB uses to generate the key strings from the system specification that the customer has defined in the "cross-list". This includes the type of mechanical arm to use and all options that the system shall have. The tool is not intended for ABB robot end-users.

Henrik Berlin

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Re: Encrypted Modules

Apologies for bumping an old thread...

Back in the day ABB used to have an email service where you emailed your unencrted module to a mail-bot and instantly you received an encrypted version in return. This was in the mid 90's and has been cut since, but it would probably be a good idea to do something like that again plus it would limit the need to distribute

CD-Key Maker.

BR,

// Magnus

MaLi

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Re: [Wish] Synchronize path to station

Hi...

I don't know if this option exists! Why would it be necessary?

In the Simulation tab, when you create a path using the drawing tools don't have the Synchronize To RAPID option, this is missing. Therefore, this option is a way to synchronize without having to navigate between tabs. However, if you created a path using RAPID, you can synchronize it using the Synchronize To Station shortcut on the toolbar.

mandolas

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Having an issue with rs and the arcPP. I need a guru

So im having a small issue with robotstudio and arcweld1 pp. I can't seem to use bd2 as a name for beaddata. If i change the instruction to bd2 in the VC, it wont sync to the station. It throws the error another rapid symbol with the name bd2 already exists.

I've searched the whole controller for bd2 and it only exists as the beaddata declaration and the weld instruction.

I've gone into the Process definitions under ArcDefault and tried to edit bd2 but it says Data Arcbeaddata bd2 not declared in the station.

All my other bead data works...just bd2 doesn't.

Now i think it may have something to do with the fact that i installed arcweld2 PP early on and then uninstalled it and installed the arcweld1. I believe i created a bd2 with the arcweld2 installed and this issue appeared afterward but there is no arc2beaddata types present in the VC.

I did notice that it still loads Rapid Data Defaults for the arcweld2 PP when starting but i did uninstall it. Not sure if that's an issue.

Anyone have any idea? maybe an old xlm file still getting loaded? something i might be able to edit out?

I know i can just rename the beaddata to something else and edit all my programs but i'd like to track down the reason and possibly fix it.

I'm using the latest and greatest for both rs and the powerpac. I've updated a few times and the problem persists through versions

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Update

So yes i found it as an arc2beaddata under the data manager in the PP tab. I have an arc2startenddata as well id like to remove. I highlight the data and delete it but it recreates it when i reopen the PP. How do i remove those permanently?

update 2

So i deleted the arc2beaddata and the arc2startenddata under data management and applied. I synced to the station and it took it with no errors. I saved and shut the cell down and restarted it with no problems. After i started the powerpac i got 2 errors se2 and bd2 were in the station but the wrong type. The arc2 settings are no longer listed under the data manager in the PP and my bd2 and se2 are now listed under the proper datatype. I can open the data and edit it now too.

I still get error messages about bd2 and se2 being in the station but wrong type. I don't see anything in the template in regards to arc2 datatypes but the Rapid data defaults for arc2bead and arc2start don't load anymore... I deleted the Rapiddatadescriptors and RapidDataDefaults for the arc2beaddata and arc2startdata in my VC and restarted. I'm using WolfArc too which use there own template file but i don't see any other arc templates I'm sure its just a small line of code somewhere...just need to find it.

FOUND IT...all good. works perfect now. Exactly what i thought...template definition file that didn't appear under Applications but was in the template folder. It had the definitions for arc2bead and arc2start with the defined bd2 and se2. cut the definition out and saved and i'm all good