Setting up I-O modules

[Xylotica]

Hi !

I need to set up analog I-O modules (Beckhoff) in my robot's KRC2 cabinet to control a plasma torch.
I have found no help in the documentation on how to declare/configure those.

Could someone point out to some tutorial on the subject ?

Cheers,

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello,

There are some very useful posts regarding that on the robot-forum:
http://www.robot-forum.com/robotforum/kuka-robot-forum/krc2-io/
http://www.robot-forum.com/robotforum/kuka-robot-forum/krc2-io-mapping-question/
It should help you set it up. With KRC4 it's a bit easier through an actual graphical interface, in KRC2 you need to delve into the iosys.ini.

Best,
Johannes

[Xylotica]

Thanks Johannes,

This is not hyper didactic, but I guess that newbs like me are condemned to collect parts of the puzzle which are industrial robots.
Why don't you write the "Robots for dummies" book ?
I bet you'd make a fortune out of this...

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Good idea, we'll dedicate the first section to you ;)
...but to be frank, it seems that robot training is a big business and people make more selling training sessions for a couple thousand Euros, than a few books for 30 Euros each.

Best,
Johannes

[Xylotica]

I have absolutely no shame in being a complete robot illiterate ; it's just sad that it remains so opaque.
Robot prices are getting very low, and fab-labs could really make use of them to upgrade from making tiny plastic gimmicks.

Your software is a step in the right direction, but I can't seem to find clear, well written documents about all the guts and odd aspects of robots on which I keep stumbling.

I wish there were Richard Feynman lectures for industrial robots...

Cheers

[Xylotica]

Done !

The I-Os work, and Wall-e is spewing sparkles : https://goo.gl/photos/p5ciYGpMbNvyhFwa7

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Nice, congratulations!
Now I want a plasma torch, too ;)
Best,
Johannes