Uploading RAPID file directly to virtual controller?

AriG

Hello, not sure if this is possible or not but I am trying to create a .RAPID file with a script outside of RobotStudio and then upload the file to the virtual controller, all without interacting with the RS gui. I have poked around the various RS directories and have not yet been able to find a single directory which holds individual RAPID files. If anyone knows if this is possible/how to do it that would be greatly appreciated. 

soup

If you know the path of the file made by the outside script, you could use code on the controller to Load/Unload that file.

evasiliauskaite

Hi. What about using USB port on TeachPendant?

svoldgaard

It's in ..\Virtual Controllers\{controllername}\INTERNAL\RAPID\PRG1

The name of the files, doesn't corresponds to the actual module names. Instead, they have a number. so you will have to figure out, which file contains which module. probably, by open the files, search for the line "MODULE" and read the the next word.
Not sure if you are able to create a new module this way.

lemster68

Did you look here?

C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\Documents\RobotStudio\Systems

This will still not load it to the virtual controller's operating memory, it will still have to be loaded/unloaded like Soup said.

bochiller

Hello, 
are there any updates?
I have the same problem. I want to import RAPID-code from a .txt-file into robotstudio, but i cant find a way to do that.

mandolas

bochiller said:

Hello, 
are there any updates?
I have the same problem. I want to import RAPID-code from a .txt-file into robotstudio, but i cant find a way to do that.

Hi ...
See ...

'Technical reference manual->RAPID Instructions, Functions and Data types' >> Search "Load".

Good Job.