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digital camera ABB commnication

Jurong
Jurong ✭
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Is it possible to send command to a normal digital camera using RobotStudio? All I need is to automatically trigger the shutter when the robot arm is in desired position.

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  • Spider
    Spider ✭

    If your digital camera has a trigger input, you can wire it to a discrete output from the robot controller i/o. 

    Make sure the voltages are compatible.  If they are not (for example, the controller i/o may be 24vdc and the camera trigger may be 12vdc) then use an isolation stage, like opto-isolator is a good choice. 

    Also pay attention to the camera's trigger-state.  It is common for the trigger to operate in different modes, depending on camera settings. 

    If the trigger is rising edge active, the one example of RAPID would be; Reset Camera_Trigger; PulseDo \High \PLength:=.03, Camera_Trigger;

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  • Jurong
    Jurong ✭

    Thanks for your comments. I will it a try.

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