KUKA VarProxy driver
This driver allows the communication between Simumatik and a KUKA KRC controller or OfficeLite instance 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:
- ip: This parameter is the ip-adress of the KRC Controller. Default = "192.168.138.1"
- port: This parameter can be used to specify which port to use. Default: 7000
Setup data
{
"parameters": {
"ip": "192.168.138.1",
"port": "7000",
},
"variables": {
"$AXIS_ACT": {
"datatype": "float",
"size": 12,
"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 kuka_varproxy will need the following format:
{"ip": "192.168.138.1", "port": "7000"}