(*) R-30iB virtual robot is supported.
Please select correct version of virtual robot.
(R-30iA virtual robot is currently more stable.)
- How to Install Options
You can install the following options.
Line Tracking Option LineTrackingPCOption\setup.exe
CoordWeldPRO CoordWeldPRO\setup.exe
Vision Option VisionPCOption\setup.exe
Duty Estimation Option DutyEstimationPCOption\setup.exe
Unified Interface Option TUIPCOption\setup.exe
Reducer Life Estimation LifeEstimationPCOption\setup.exe
PowerEstimation PowerConsumptionEstimationPCOption
Contents of this ReadMe file:
1. What's new in Rev.A
2. System Requirements
3. Pre-Installation Notes
4. ROBOGUIDE Features
5. Supported Virtual Robot Controllers
6. Supported Robot Models
7. Known Issues
8. Reporting ROBOGUIDE Issues
1. What's new in Rev.A:
Supported R-30iB robot controller. Supported new iPendant.
Robot operation new features
Supported collision avoidance function.
Supported power on/off virtual robots.
Supported integrated PMC simulation function.
Supported showing SpaceCheck zones.
Supported creating a virtual robot from image backup files.
Simulation new features
Improved high-accurate servo gun simulation function.
Supported regenerative power simulation function.
Supported robot tool trace function during simulation.
Supported enabling/disabling set view point instruction.
CAD loading new features
Supported importing COLLADA format.
Supported importing and exporting Wavefront OBJ format.
User interface improvement
Supported I/O Interconnects setting that can set the number of I/O arbitrarily.
Improved target group edit form.
Added cold start button on virtual teach pendant.
Simulation program editor supported joint representation of taught position.
3D graphic improvement
Improved performance of graphic drawing and collision detection.
Supported changing tool color.
Supported gradient background color.
Supported changing compass color.
Supported AVI recording with true color.
Supported selecting codec for AVI recording.
Vision improvement
Supported selecting iRVision Enable/Disable mode.
Supported multiple robot visual tracking simulation.
Supported the function setting the standoff of 3D laser vision sensor to 400mm or 600mm.
Supported display view area function for 3D laser vision sensor.
MotionPRO
Supported reducer life optimization for learning robot
WeldPRO
Supported multi-texturing function for rectangular-box shapes.
PaintPRO
Ability to add macro calls for wait/release in a PaintPRO job
New calibration procedure
2. System Requirements
Recommended Minimum
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Operating System Windows XP Professional SP2 (32 and 64 bit)
Windows Vista SP2 (32 and 64 bit)
Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 3200+ or Pentium IV 2.4 Ghz
Processor Speed 2.4 Ghz
System Memory 1 GB
Video Card:
RAM 512MB
Resolution 1280x1024
Color Depth 24-bit color?
Hardware Features OpenGL Hardware Support
Free Hard disk space 1GB
Additional Hardware: Ethernet, DVD 32x
OS Requirements Administrator Privileges
to install product and
register full version of software
3. Pre-Installation Notes
Full Administrator Privileges
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FANUC uses InstallShield?technology which requires the software installer
to have full administrator privileges on the machine where the software is
being installed.?Please contact your Information Systems Department
for assistance if you do not have full administrator privileges or are
unsure if you have full administrator privileges.
Using ROBOGUIDE with an Internet Firewall
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Most PC systems make use of a firewall to prevent unauthorized
internet users from accessing your private PC network. Windows
XP SP-2 and Vista have built-in firewalls, or your PC may use a
firewall provided by a 3rd party such as Symantec or McAfee.
ROBOGUIDE uses a FANUC Robotics virtual robot which
communicates with other programs via a network protocol.
Therefore, some programs that ROBOGUIDE installs, must be
added to the firewall in order for ROBOGUIDE to work properly.
The ROBOGUIDE installation automatically adds these programs
to the Windows XP or Vista firewall. If your PC is using a third party firewall
program, you must add these programs manually. You should contact
your IT Administrator, or consult the 3rd party software documentation
regarding allowing programs access to the firewall.
The following programs must be allowed network access:
C:\Program Files\FANUC\ROBOGUIDE\bin\RGCore.exe
C:\Program Files\FANUC\Shared\Robot Server\frrobot.exe
C:\Program Files\FANUC\Shared\Off Line\FRVRC\frvirtual.exe
C:\Program Files\FANUC\Shared\Robot Server\frrobotneighborhood.exe
"C:\Program Files\FANUC" is the default installation directory.
Please use the path you specified if you changed the default setting.
Workcell Compatibility
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New enhancements and capabilities are continually being added with
each release of ROBOGUIDE and to support these changes its workcell
data structure is changing, which makes the newer workcells incompatible
with prior versions of ROBOGUIDE. Therefore, FANUC recommends you
always make backups of existing workcells prior to installing any
newer version of ROBOGUIDE.
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OpenGL Compatibility
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FANUC has identified problems with specific video cards. ROBOGUIDE
uses OpenGL as the basis for graphics operations so depending on
how well your video card supports OpenGL you may need to update
its software driver or possible reduce or disable its hardware
acceleration for proper operation of ROBOGUIDE AVI captures
and in extreme cases for basic operations.?
ROBOGUIDE Cycle Time Accuracy
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ROBOGUIDE reports accurate motion cycle time and
cannot accurately predict cycle time results for programs
containing instructions other than motion and wait instructions.
Using ROBOGUIDE Vision Utility Plug-in
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If the Vision Utility Pug-in is installed, you must run the "VisCtrls.exe" installer
located in the VisionPCControls folder on the installation disk.
4. ROBOGUIDE Features
* A fully integrated environment with graphical UIF
components to simplify the robot cell teaching process
* Process Navigator.
* Extensive workcell tutorials
* Extensive Help for procedures of how to operate the software
* Sample workcells
* A full 3D world environment: with zooming, panning, and rotation.
* Robot jogging: with an end of arm drag and drop teach tool
and traditional teach pendant style jogging.
* Single robot workcells: many robots supported
- Work envelope view
* Workcell Modeling: support:
- IGES CAD import
- Primitive shapes: spheres, rectangles, and cylinders
* Workcell Library
- CAD Library of basic CAD models
- Ability to add your own images to the library
* Create multi group and multi axis machines
- Easily create machines that are driven by
robot controller motors. Motors can be extended
axes or multi group defined controller configurations
* Program Teaching
- Create basic TPP Programs
- Teach TPP positions by jogging the robot,
manual entry, or by clicking on objects in the cell
- Supports automatic teaching of MH PICK and
PLACE positions
- Motion statement, wait statement support
- Single running program support. Multiple
running program support later.
- Open / Close Hand view setup
- Open / Close Hand instructions that enable
animation of workcell pick and place applications.
* Program generation from CAD: find entities in CAD files
and use these entities to automatically generate robot
programs. This capability can drastically reduce
programming time
* Support for UTOOLS
- Attach tooling graphics to the robot for open
and close imaging
- Define UTOOL values
* Support for UFRAMES
- Associate UFRAMES with workcell objects
- Teach relative to UFRAMES. Allows moving
of taught positions with parts / fixtures to check
reach.
- Quickly change taught reference frame from
World coordinates to a UFRAME coordinate
system
* Quick reach check functionality
* Program execution: programs can be run within
Roboguide and cycle time information can be generated.
- Run, hold, abort programs
- Alarm logs for program errors
- Animation / simulation in the 3D CHUIWorld?
- TP Profiler
- TP Line segment times
- TP Program times
- Actual TP Trace ?display of
actual robot motion vs. taught path
- TP Trace by speed, orientation,\
acceleration
- Cycle time information is generated by FANUC
Virtual Robot and has accuracy of FANUC
Robotics RRS modules
- Robot payload is automatically adjusted as
the program is executed and the part is picked
and placed
* AVI Movie file creation
- Create AVI抯 of your running workcell in
multiple screen resolutions
* Integration of Virtual robot interfaces just like the robot.
- Virtual Teach Pendant. Allows you to program
just like a robot.
- KCL window for accessing KCL commands
- Web Server window
* Full access to HandlingTool TPP instructions through
the virtual TP. Program robot programs just like the robot.
* UFRAMES operate just like the real robot
* Create Virtual Robot allows you to configure your
virtual robot with robot options.
* Support for simulation programs and .TP programs.
Simulation programs use the Roboguide simple TP
editor which allow you to quickly create simulation
programs which animate the workcell. TP Programs
are fully functional robot programs that can be directly
downloaded to a robot.
- Simulation programs can be quickly
converted to TP Programs
* Simple editor supports the Call instruction
* Quickly move to points on a surface by holding the
CTRL-SHIFT keys and clicking on a surface.
* Full support for Calibration of your Roboguide
workcell to the actual workcell.
5. Supported Virtual Robot Controllers
ROBOGUIDE supports the following Virtual Robot
Controller (FRVRC) Platforms and Versions:
* R-30iB Robots - V8.10
* R-30iA Robots - V7.20, V7.30, V7.40, V7.50, V7.70
* R-J3iB Robots - V6.30, V6.31, V6.33, V6.40
* R-J3 Robots - V5.30
6. Supported Robot Models
* Robot models supported in this version of ROBOGUIDE are
listed in the serialize wizard during robot creation.
7. Known Issues
None
8. Reporting ROBOGUIDE Issues
Procedure for handling all PRO product issues
Send an email to:
* In North America:
ROBOGUIDESupport@fanucrobotics.com
* In Europe, send support issues to the appropriate country support email address:
* Include the following information when reporting PRO product issues:
1. Basic Information
a. Customer Profile
i. Name
ii. Company
iii. Position
iv. Department
v. Address
vi. E-mail
vii. Phone
viii. Fax
b. Computer Profile
i. Hardware
1. Machine Type
2. Machine Speed
3. Hard disk size
4. Amount of RAM
5. Video Card Manufacture
6. Video Card Memory
ii. Software
1. OS Type and Version
2. Service Packs installed
3. IE Version
c. Roboguide usage details
i. Version or PRO. Please include which process plugin
you have. ie. PalletPRO
ii. Revision of PRO. Please include which process plugin
you have. ie. PalletPRO
2. Additional Details
a. Other FANUC software installed on machine
b. Roboguide Version and Revision
c. Robot model being used
d. Information on what their trying to simulate
e. Copy of workcell directory, if possible
3. Issue information
a. Description of problem or concern
b. What function were you trying to perform
c. If possible, describe what you were doing before problem occurred
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