learing to program a fanuc robot 2

[BobM3]

I just bought a used Faunuc S-10RS robot. There's no documentation that came with it. I contacted Fanuc to try to get a programming manual for it but haven't heard back yet. Any suggestions on how to learn to program this thing? Books? Manuals for other robots? I don't have any robot experience but I have programed machine tool controllers (which I'm guessing is similar).

 

[AFab]

Faunuc has their own programing language called "Karel"
You will need their manuals!

 

[FnArObOtGuY]

What version are you running

~~~ FnA Robot Guy
(Fanuc and Abb robot Guru)

 

[BobM3]

I'm running version 2.22P Rev A. I got ahold of a Karel manual and have been able to figure out most of what I need at this point. My problem now is that I want to use an editor on the PC to create the .kl programs and then download them to the controller. I can't figure out the format specifiers for the OPEN, READ and WRITE commands to be able to send and receive files throught the RS232 port. I can get stuff out the port but its just a few bytes and doesn't seem to be from the file I'm trying to send. Do you have any experience doing this? The Fanuc guy in technical service at first said I needed OLPC and then he said I needed KFloppy. He's making it sound like you can't send a file throught the RS232 but the manual seems to say you can.

 

[FnArObOtGuY]

I have been working on this as well. Here is some source code for sending strings through the serial port, although I wrote this for an RJ2, V5.22. I think it should work though...

PROGRAM ggg
%COMMENT = 'Serial Test 6'
VAR
file_var :FILE
text :STRING[8]
a_num :INTEGER

BEGIN -- serial test 6

-- Force User Screen
FORCE_SPMENU(tp_panel, SPI_TPUSER, 1)

-- Clear User Screen
WRITE TPDISPLAY(cr,cr,cr,cr,cr,cr,cr,cr,cr,cr,cr,'Opening Serial Port',cr)

-- Open serial port on User Operator Pannel
-- |------------- set to READ and WRITE
-- V V----- set to serial port on User Operator Panel
OPEN FILE file_var('RW','P2:')

-- Status messages
text = 'test'
a_num = 930
-- Write text to serial port
WRITE file_var ('test',cr)

-- Close serial port on User Operator Pannel
CLOSE FILE file_var

-- Write message on User Screen
WRITE TPDISPLAY('TASK COMPLETED ',cr)


END ggg

~~~ FnA Robot Guy
(Fanuc and Abb robot Guru)

 

[alainriaud]

As far as I understood, BobM3 wants to download karel programs from his PC. He does need FKloppy. He also needs the OLPC compiler.

Then, when he will be able to download programs, he will try your download your RS232 communication program FnArObOtGuY !

 

[BobM3]

Kfloppy does what I wanted. I just wanted to use a modern editor to create the programs and then download them. I'm o.k. for now just using the robot to compile the programs.

 

[FnArObOtGuY]

I have an offline compiler for version 2.23, but i dont know how to get it to you...

~~~ FnA Robot Guy
(Fanuc and Abb robot Guru)

 

[BobM3]

Thanks for the offer. I'm o.k. without it for now.

 

[fradycat]

Fanucs website has all the documentation for their robots online. It is not so easy to find exactly what you want, but it is out there.

http://www.fanucrobotics.com/

you have to register, but it is free and there is a lot of other good info available for robotics and automation users.

 

[BobM3]

Actually it's not free. You have to be approved to get access. Approval means you have to pay them big bucks to "transfer" ownership of the software to your name.

 

[dhlang]

I get a same problem at same robot. Any chance I can download or receive some software to make a communication with PC RS232 port to Fanuc RH(2.22 rev A) to make sure it is good.

 

[ssbn624]

BobM3

How did you locate KFloppy?

 

[BobM3]

You can buy KFloppy direct from GEFanuc. I paid $320 for it.

 

[ssbn624]

How did you locate KFloppy? I want to use an editor on the PC to create the .kl programs and then download them to the controller also

 

[chriskei]

Hello,

I have a used RJ controller that I purchased. I have a copy of the KFloppy software as well as an image of the SpotTool software for the controller. I am trying to load the SpotTool software using the BMON prompts and I cannot get the load process started. Do you have the steps to get the RJ controller connected to the laptop to load the image of the program?

Thanks,

FnArObOtGuY (Computer) 19 Dec 06 8:02
I have an offline compiler for version 2.23, but i dont know how to get it to you...