Roboguide driver
This driver allows the communication between Simumatik and Fanuc Roboguide to connect to exchange I/O variables and axis values.
Parameters
Aside from the common parameters described in the communication_driver docs, this driver includes:
- hostname: This parameter is used to define where the Roboguide instance is running. Default = "127.0.0.1"
- port: This parameter can be used to specify which port to use. Default: None
- motion_group: This parameter is used to select the motion group number.
Setup data
{
"parameters": {
"hostname": "192.168.1.23",
"port": "60008",
"motion_group": "1",
},
"variables": {
"Axis": {
"datatype": "float",
"size": 6,
"operation": "read",
},
"inputs": {
"datatype": "byte",
"size": 1,
"operation": "write",
},
"outputs": {
"datatype": "byte",
"size": 1,
"operation": "read",
},
},
}
Note
The setup_params in the generic PLC components for fanuc_roboguide will need the following format:
{"hostname": "192.168.1.23", "port": "60008","motion_group": "1"}