Is it possible to use group input or group output signals in event manager in RobotStudio ??

sdariusz23

Hi everyone,

I made a gripper as a mechanism, it has two position open and close. On the gripper I have 8 sensors and when all are active, it set a group input signal value to 255 (decimal). I want to simulate gripper's movement in event manager, so that when the GI is set to 255, then gripper change it's position to close and vice versa, when 0 then open. And this is my question: is it possible to use group inputs in event manager, because when I want to add event, at the second screen I see only DI and DO signal types possible to use in my Active Controller.  Maybe there is another way to solve this problem, for example without using event manager?? Thanks for your help.

Anders S

Hi,

No it's not possible to use Group Inputs in the Event Manager, but with Smart Components it is possible. I have attached a Pack and Go with a gripper which is made as a Smart Component. The gripper has one Digital Input to open and close the gripper, one Digital Output that is high when the gripper is closed and one Group Output that you manually can set from the I/O simulator. These signals are connected to the Virtual Controller (e.g. Group Output from the gripper is connected to a Group Input in the VC). In the VC have I made a small demo program that close the gripper when the GI=255 and open the gripper when the GI=0. 

I don't know if it's exactly this way it should work for you, but you can have it as an example. 

With Smart Components you can design your gripper exactly after your needs, for example can you add sensors that detect objects, attach them to the gripper and automatically sets the GO to the correct value.

Regards,

Anders

sdariusz23

Hello again,

Thanks for your comment. That's exactly what I wanted to do. I didn't think about using Smart Component, but I see now, that it is the best solution. Your Pack and Go helped me a lot. Thank you for your help.