Virtual Controller Will Not Start

DrakeTrailers

RS Ver5.14.2  I had a system built from a recent real robot system backup and it was working until a week ago, now when opening it it just hangs with the controller state at "starting" and eventually times out and station apears on screen with no controller running.  I have tried the following:

Opened an old system with an ABB default controller, opens OK

Repaired the application, does not start.

Uninstalled then reinstalled, does not start.

Uninstalled, restarted, reinstalled, does not start.

Made a new system from the most recent back up, does not start.

Tried the go online to robot got following errorwebwiz/4424/RS-Error.JPG

Error 'details' here webwiz/4424/error_text.zip

As isaid the system was running but stopped after I copied some updated RAPID code from a more recent back up to the offline code and created a missing Welddata entry.

Any ideas anyone?

Dave

Henrik Berlin

Try upgrading to RobotStudio 5.15 (http://www.abb.com/roboticssoftware). You can install and use 5.14.0x and 5.15 side-by-side, they use the same activation.

I am not entirely convinced that upgrading will solve your issue, since it sounds as if the virtual controller system is corrupt.

Other things to try:
If you have a controller backup, you can I-start the controller and see if that helps. Beware that all your changes will be lost.

If you don't have a backup, and you want to recover your changes of the RAPID you need to do a little bit of work: Browse to the folder <SYSTEM>/INTERNAL/RAPID/PRG1 and you will find a bunch of cryptically named files. These files contain the RAPID modules.

DrakeTrailers

Thanks Henrik,

think I'll try a new system build from the latest backup of our real robot system.

I had also periodically tried 5.14.3 but it had some odd things happening when opening systems from 5.14.2 so I rolled back.  Will give 5.15 a go too.

Dave

DrakeTrailers

Are there any plans for an ABB 5.15 RS User meeting tour as was done by Anders Spaak, Magnus Gustafsson and Bertil Thorvaldsson last year at ABB Melbourne?

Dave



DrakeTrailers2012-11-12 01:10:22

DrakeTrailers

Tried both new back today and also a system created some months ago, both are giving the null exception error as described above, will try 5.15.

Dave

DrakeTrailers

DrakeTrailers

No joy with 5.15, different error text though.




On another attempt with an older system

RobotStudio .NET exception: The given key was not present in
the dictionary.

============================================

Base exception: KeyNotFoundException

The given key was not present in the dictionary.

 

Server stack trace:

   at
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKey key)

   at
RobotStudio.Services.Controller.VcConfigurationData.GetSingleType(String
singleName)

   at
RobotStudio.Services.Controller.VcConfigurationData.GetMechUnitItem(String
mechUnit, Int32 itemNo)

   at
RobotStudio.Services.Controller.VcExternalAxisConfigurationData.GetMechUnitInfos()

   at
RobotStudio.Services.Controller.VcConfigurationData.<>c__DisplayClass1.<Load>b__0()

   at
System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InvokeFuture(Object futureAsObj)

   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvoke()

   at
System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()

 

Exception rethrown at [0]:

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
RobotStudio.Services.Controller.ControllerService.<AfterStart>d__38.MoveNext()

 

Exception rethrown at [1]:

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
RobotStudio.Services.Controller.ControllerService.<Start>d__2b.MoveNext()

 

Exception rethrown at [2]:

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
ABBInternal.Controller.StationVirtualControllerManager.<StartNewController>d__10.MoveNext()

 

RobotStudio .NET exception: No response from controller.

============================================

Base exception: RobApiException

No response from controller.

 

Server stack trace:

 

 

Exception rethrown at [0]:

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
RobotStudio.Services.Controller.ControllerService.<Start>d__2b.MoveNext()

 

Exception rethrown at [1]:

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccess(Task task)

   at
ABBInternal.Controller.StationVirtualControllerManager.<StartNewController>d__10.MoveNext()

DrakeTrailers2012-11-12 05:49:23

Henrik Berlin

Please get in touch with your local ABB Robotics Service contact that can forward your issue to our tech support. Provide a description of your problem along with a pack and go file.

Henrik Berlin

I will check with my colleagues whether they have scheduled a user meeting in your location.

bart_recticel

currently I have the same problem.

somebody has any advise or know how to solve this?

best regards,

bart