Add robot in settings

Open the home screen

Open your cloud instance via the Developer Portal or type in your physical instance's/virtual instance's IP address to access the home screen. Get an overview on the home screen and its functionalities here.

Create a cell in the settings

Open the settings app.
Open the "Cell" tab.

This is the cell on your instance to which the desired robots and communication with other devices or extensions can be established.

Add robot to your cell

If you want to start using the Wandelbots API, do so now and add a robot via the Wandelbots NOVA API.

OR add a robot to your cell in the settings:

Click "+" to add a cell object to your cell.
Select "Robot" from the dropdown menu.
Select the robot type: virtual or physical.
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Adding a physical robot will only work after successful robot commission.

Virtual robot

Select the desired manufacturer.
Select the desired robot model.
Name your robot.
Click on Next.

Physical robot

Select ABB as the manufacturer.
Name your robot.
Enter the IPC's LAN-1 port's IP address as the EGM Server IP address.
The EGM Server port is automatically displayed.
Enter the X2 port's (service port) IP address or LAN3 (X5)' IP address as the host that you've gathered during the physical robot setup.
Do not tap "Next"!
Set the robot to one of the operating modes: Manual or automatic.

Set the robot controller's key switch to manual operating mode.
In the settings, tap "Next". Keep the original robot control panel at hand.
Wandelbots NOVA is now configuring the robot controller. During the configuration, you have to grant writing rights via the original robot control panel.
Grant every writing rights request on the original robot control panel.
Upon successful configuration, the robot controller will be restarted automatically.

Program your robot in the RobotPad!

We recommend to get yourself familiar with Wandelscript first. The best way to do so is to open the RobotPad and try out this simple example:

pose = (100, 200, 300, 0, pi, 0)
move via p2p() to pose

Don't hesitate to ask the AI assistant for Wandelscript recommendations and try out our multi-robot Wandelscript example.

Optional: Add/View TCPs

Virtual robot

You can either add a custom TCP or choose one of the predefined TCPs and adjust it to your needs.

Add a custom TCP:

Select the robot you want to add the TCP for in the settings.
Click on the "Configure TCPs" button.
Click on the "Add TCP" button.
Enter the TCP's name as well as the translation (in mm) and rotation values (in rad).
Save.

Adjust a predefined TCP:

Select the robot you want to adjust the TCP for.
Click on the "Configure TCPs" button.
Click on a predefined TCP.
Adjust the translation (in mm) and rotation values (in rad).
Save.

You can always add or adjust the TCP afterwards.

Physical robot

You can view the predefined TCPs for your robot by clicking on the "View TCPs" button in the settings.

Optional: Add OPC UA to the cell

You can now communicate with an OPC UA server in your cell.

Clone robot setups

Create a virtual clone of virtual or physical robots already configured in the cell.

Creating a virtual clone of a physical robot is useful when you want to continue working without being connected to the physical robot, e.g. for testing, offline usage, or non-realtime usage of controllers for simulation.

Open the settings app and go to the "Cell" tab.
Select the desired controller and click on "Clone robot".
A pop-up is displayed.
Click "Clone" to start the cloning process.
The cloning process consists of copying the robot's configuration and creating a new virtual robot with this configuration. After the cloning process is complete, the clone is now available in your cell.

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