WebServer in RAPID for IRC5

Steve_Murphy
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RAPID WebServer 1.1:

A sample HTTP 1.1 webserver for IRC5 controllers written in RAPID can be found at the RobotApps site:  https://robotapps.robotstudio.com/Details.aspx?fileId=416

 

If you have a controller with Multitasking and PC SDK, then you can use one background task to deliver HTML pages to your webbrowser.

 

The web server has active content, in that upon requesting a page, it can run RAPID code to generate the HTML response, which can be used to get the status of the controller, elog, I/O, and any globally shared RAPID variables.

 

Many devices in a robot cell have web servers and it can be useful to product a "dashboard" of the entire cell including the robot.  As delivered, the IRC5 does not have web server interface, but as shown the sample code, it is possible to add one.

 

This is a simple single background task server with limitations on mutiple connections.  If there is a good interest, it can be re-written to use 2 background tasks and be much more responsive.

 

Check it out and send your comments!

 

  Steve

 

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