Connect ABB to Wandelbots NOVA

⚠️ caution

Danger in case of insufficient qualification of users
People can be injured if unqualified user groups set up the physical robot environment.

Only qualified user groups designated by the operating company may set up the physical robot environment.
Keep unqualified user groups away from the area of risk.

Remember to read through the provided safety instructions before you start connecting a physical robot to Wandelbots NOVA. If you have remaining questions, contact Wandelbots GmbH Customer Support.

Supported models

The setup instructions are valid only for the following controllers and robots:

IRC5 & IRC5 Compact controller

IRB 1010
IRB 1100-4/0.475
IRB 1100-4/0.58
IRB 1200
IRB 1300

Setup instructions

Wandelbots NOVA only supports ABB controllers with software version 6.x.x.x or higher.

Prerequisites

Turn on the robot controller adhering to the robot manufacturer's original operating instructions.
Create a backup of the robot controller.
Ensure that the option package External Guided Motion (689-1) is present.
Unload all modules with a PROC main() entry and other main entries from all tasks.

Connect IPC to the robot controller

Connect an ethernet cable to the IPC's LAN-1 port. Per default, the configured network port is usually enp3s0, matching LAN-1, unless configured otherwise during the Wandelbots NOVA installation process.
Connect the IPC to the robot controller's X2 (service port) port.
Turn on the IPC.

Get X2 port's IP address

Using the original robot control panel

Open System Info → Controller Properties → Network connections → Service port.
The X2 port's (service port) IP address as well as its subnet are displayed. You'll need this IP address to add the ABB to the virtual cell on Wandelbots NOVA.

The robot controller was successfully set up for Wandelbots NOVA.

Usage

It's time to create a virtual cell on Wandelbots NOVA and add your physical robot to it!

Connect physical robot FANUC