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backup while robot is in automatic mode

bart_recticel
bart_recticel ✭
in Robot Controller
hello all,
 

does somebody knows if it is possible to create "automatically" backups from the robot. I would like to create everytime the robot - system clock passes midnight automatically a backup from the robot.

 

is this possilbe? which instruction does I have to use, does I need extra options to perform this?

 

thanks in advance,

 

bart

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best regards,

bart

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  • RussD
    RussD ✭
    You could do this with RAB, you would need the FlexPendant Interface option and/or the PC Interface option, depending on whether or not you wanted to have an external PC trigger and retrieve the backups.
    Russell Drown
  • bart_recticel
    bart_recticel ✭
    hey RussD,
     

    first of all thanx for your quick response..... what is RAB and where can I find information about it?

     

    thx,

     

    bart
    best regards,

    bart
  • RussD
    RussD ✭
    There is a topic elsewhere iin this forum under Developer Tools for Robot Application BUilder, also on the ABB website there is product info.
    Russell Drown
  • bart_recticel
    bart_recticel ✭
    hey russD,
     

    thanks for your information. currently I'm reading about RAB and the SDK but I have just one more question. Can I do something as I described previously also with S4C+ controlers or is there no way?

     

    regards,

     

    bart
    best regards,

    bart
  • RussD
    RussD ✭
    I don't know of a way to do it from the teach pendant on the S4C+, but with the WebWare SDK product + FactoryWare Interface option you could create a PC application that forces backups. Also, there is a product called WebWare Server that does all of this for you out of the box, but may be too expensive depending on the # of robots you have. WebWare has a forum topic aslso and is described on the ABB website as well.
    Russell Drown
  • lemster68
    lemster68 ✭✭✭
    Greetings,
     

    If your robot has multitasking you could write a background task to save the necessary modules to a storage device automatically.  That seems the easiest and most cost effective solution.
    Lee Justice

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