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Kuka Robot Configuration

The document provides instructions for configuring a Kuka robot via EtherNet/IP communication. It involves 12 steps: 1) specifying the Ethernet/IP protocol, 2) selecting the EtherNet/IP DTM, 3) configuring communication settings like the IP address range and robot IP address, 4) selecting the Generic Device protocol from Kuka, 5) configuring the device properties and IP address, 6) configuring EtherNet/IP inputs and outputs, and 7) connecting the EtherNet/IP registers to the robot's inputs and outputs. Figures are provided to illustrate the configuration screens and settings.

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Kuka Robot Configuration

The document provides instructions for configuring a Kuka robot via EtherNet/IP communication. It involves 12 steps: 1) specifying the Ethernet/IP protocol, 2) selecting the EtherNet/IP DTM, 3) configuring communication settings like the IP address range and robot IP address, 4) selecting the Generic Device protocol from Kuka, 5) configuring the device properties and IP address, 6) configuring EtherNet/IP inputs and outputs, and 7) connecting the EtherNet/IP registers to the robot's inputs and outputs. Figures are provided to illustrate the configuration screens and settings.

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Kuka Robot Configuration

Start the WorkVisual software and configure the robot by performing the following:
1. Specify Ethernet/IP protocol by right clicking on Bus Structure; the Project Structure popup shown in Figure
14 appears.
2. Click

Figure 14.

Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver 15


3. Referring to Figure 15, go to the Navigation Pane and select EtherNet/IP; the DTM Selection popup appears.
4. Click the OK button; the EtherNet/IP - Settings tab popup shown in Figure 16 appears

Figure 15.

16 Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver


5. Referring to Figure 16, go to the Navigation Pane and select Bus structure>EtherNet/IP; the Communications
settings popup appears.
6. From the Communication settings tab, perform the following:
a. Go to the field and select the computer network interface connected on the robot
network;172.31.1.149 in this example.
b. Go to the heading and configure the IP address range where
the EtherNet/IP slave devices are defined. The IP address range consists of two fields, the
field (172.31.1.1 in this example), and the
field (172.31.1.254 in this example); both fields must be configured.
c. Go to the heading and configure the field; 172.31.1.147 in this exam-
ple.

Figure 16.

Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver 17


7. Referring to Figure 17, expand Bus structure - EtherNet/IP, then right click on Bus structure - EtherNet/IP -
EtherNet IP, and then click in response to the popup; the DTM selection popup shown in Figure 18
appears.

Figure 17.

8. Referring to Figure 18, select the protocol Generic Device from KUKA Roboter GmBH, and click the OK but-
ton; the Generic Device - Settings popup shown in Figure 19 appears.

Figure 18.

18 Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver


9. Referring to Figure 19, double click on Generic Device.
10.Under the Address setting tab, go to the field and enter the Crimson product IP address;
172.31.1.148 in this example.

Figure 19.

11.Referring to Figure 20, click on the Device properties tab and enter the , Red Lion - DSP in
this example, and click the Apply button.

Figure 20.

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12.Referring to Figure 21, configure the EtherNet/IP Inputs and Outputs by clicking on
eral, and click the Apply button.

Figure 21.

20 Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver


a. Referring to Figure 22, go to the field and enter the total number of Bytes the Crimson
device reading block contains; 2 in this example.
Calculation examples:
§ With blocks containing 2 Byte type registers = 2 bytes size (shown here)
§ With blocks containing 2 word type registers = 4 bytes size
§ With blocks containing 4 byte type registers = 4 bytes size
§ With blocks containing 4 word type registers = 8 bytes size

Figure 22.

Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver 21


b. Referring to Figure 23, go the field and enter the Input Instance number; 6 in this
example.
c. Referring to Figure 23, go the field and enter the Output Instance number; 7 in this
example.

Figure 23.

22 Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver


Connect EtherNet/IP Register With Robot Inputs And Outputs
Refer to Figure 24 when performing the following steps to connect the EtherNet/IP Register to robut input/outputs.
1. Inputs Connection: this value has to be specified according the actual application.
a. Click on the IO Mapping tab or Icon.
b. From the top left window, select the KR C I/Os tab and the Digital Inputs folder.
c. From the top right window, select the Fieldbusses tab and the EtherNet/IP - Generic Device folder.
d. From the Bottom right window, select a communications input and drag and drop it to the desired robot
input on the left bottom window.

Figure 24.

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2. When the Signal grouping information popup shown in Figure 25 appears, click the Yes button to enable sev-
eral bits grouping to make a byte/word.

Figure 25.

24 Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver


3. Referring to Figure 26, repeat Steps 1 and 2 for both Digital Outputs and EtherNet/IP Outputs.

Figure 26.

Kuka Robot via EtherNet/IP Slave Adaptor Driver 25

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