ROBOGUIDE V7 (Rev.G) ReadMe 1-Nov-2011 Contents of this ReadMe file: 1. What's new in Rev.G 2. System Requirements 3. Pre-Installation Notes 4. ROBOGUIDE V7 Features 5. Supported Virtual Robot Controllers 6. Supported Robot Models 7. Known Issues with Rev.G 8. Reporting ROBOGUIDE Issues 1. What's new in Rev.G: * Added new virtual robot updates and new robot models including the M-3iA light wrist robot, P-250iB, and P-50iB. * Mouse operation to collapse cell browser nodes: a new right mouse click option is added to the cell browser. If you right mouse click on a node in the cell browser, the selected element and child tree elements can be collapsed. * Added LVC simulation function. * Cable simulation: cables attached to links of the robot can be simulated. You may build cables and visualize cable motion with this powerful capability. See ROBOGUIDE Help - Using the robot cable property page. * CAD to Path: - Segment Point Motion Option and Segment Last Point Termtype can be defined on the CAD to Path feature Prog settings tab. - Projection extensions off of the part: projections can now generate programs off of the part to follow contours. - Projection box locking: a projection can be locked so that inadvertent resizing does not occur. - Support a single direction process for Z pattern projection. It may be desirable to have the robot pass across a surface, move away, return back to the other side of the pattern and then process again. - See ROBOGUIDE Help - Using the projection property page tab. * PickPRO: - Indexing conveyors are supported. See ROBOGUIDE Help - Working with indexing conveyors. * PalletPRO: - Support for up to 16 Infeeds/Pallets. - Extended Axis support for Rail Tracking Units. Review the V770_RTU_Palletizing_Sample_Workcell for additional information. - Palletizing pattern visualization on 3D pallet. - Support for EOAT and Part payload settings and usage. - Support for Gripper delay setting by Unit Load. - Support for cycle start with disabled pallets (test mode). * MotionPRO: - Power Optimization function with path consideration. * Vision PC Option _ Vision board support for virtual robot v7.70P/17 or later. - Support ability to select multiplexer connected to camera port. 2. System Requirements Recommended Minimum -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------- 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. ? ?? OpenGL Compatibility -------------------- 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 ----------------------------- 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 ----------------------------- If the Vision Utility Pug-in is installed, you must run the "VisCtrls.exe" installer located in the VisionPCControls folder on the installation disk. Purchasing ROBOGUIDE -------------------- ROBOGUIDE Process Plug-Ins (DiagnosticsPRO, DispensePRO, HandlingPRO, MotionPRO, OlpcPRO, PaintPRO, PalletPRO, PickPRO, and WeldPRO) may all be installed and evaluated free for 30-days. Please contact your local FANUC Representative about purchasing one the Process Plug-Ins. 4. ROBOGUIDE V7 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?s of your running work...
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