FANUC robot iRvision visual execution history is saved to a remote PC method

1. Introduction to FANUC iRvision

iRvision is a collective name for a complete set of visual software and hardware integrated in robots developed by FANUC, which is equivalent to the visual brand of FANUC robots. Support connection of 2D camera, 3D laser camera, etc. to realize visual inspection, workpiece positioning and other operations.
Vision history is the historical result of each vision program execution. This article mainly introduces how to set and save the vision history.
The folder of the save path of execution history and history image can be set. Under standard settings, the R-30iB control unit is saved in MC:\VISION\LOG, and the R-30iB Mate
control unit is saved in UD1:\VISION\LOG. Devices that can be set as the storage path are MC:, UD1:, and C1: (PC share)

2. How to check the visual resume

1. Vision Runtime——Save the latest visual photo results

Enter the robot URL in the browser, open the robot webpage, and you can see the iRvision Runtime option on the iRvision page, click to open the page, and you can see the result of the latest vision photo. It should be noted that this page only saves the most recent data.

2. Vision Log——Save historical vision execution history

Enter the robot URL in the browser, open the robot webpage, and you can see the iRvision Log option on the iRvision page, click to open the page, and you can see the historical photo results.
The directory saved by Vision Log can be set as the local path of the robot or the path of the remote PC.
You can also set the image to be saved after the visual execution fails, so that when you can query the history, you can use the image to confirm the cause of the visual program failure.

3. Set the visual history storage method

1. Set the local storage device as the storage path

The page for setting the vision history is as follows, which can be set on the iRvision-Vision Config page of the teach pendant; it can also be set on the iRvision-Vision Log tab page of the browser.
After the setting is completed, insert the MC card or insert the U disk on the robot control cabinet to save the visual history normally. The advantage of this method is that the implementation cost is low, and the disadvantage is that the storage space of the U disk is limited. After the storage is full, the robot needs to automatically delete the previous resume files, which may cause the access to freeze if it is used for a long time.

2. Set the remote PC as the storage path

2.1 PC share function introduction

The PC sharing function allows the robot to connect to a remote PC, and the PC system is a Windows computer. Or a Linux computer running a SAMBA-supported version. Once set up, the robot controller can browse remote directory trees, and read and write files remotely.
Before setting this function, you need to confirm the following:

• Set up the TCP/IP address of the robot. The robot and the PC must be in the same network segment to ensure that they can be pinged.
• Robot installed with R558 INTERNET CONN/CUSTO software option

2.2 PC share configuration

Robot menu-Setup-Host Comm, in the host communication interface, click F4 [Show], select 2, Clients, enter the client settings, here we set C1:

• Protocol: select PC Share;
• Current State: The current state of the client. It should be noted here that every time you modify the item settings on this page, you need to click F2 [ACTION], and then click [Stop]-[Undefine] in order to switch the current state to UNDEFINED. Modify; after the modification is completed, you need to click F2 [ACTION], and then execute [Define]-[Start] in order to make the current settings take effect and start
• Startup State: It should be the default state after restarting the robot, here select Start
• Server IP/Hostname: IP address of PC
• Remote Path/Share: The name of the remote folder, as shown in the figure below, temp is the name of the shared folder set on the remote PC.
  Other items can be set as follows:
  

2.3 PC side setting

On the PC side, you need to set the folder as a shared folder. The setting method is as follows:
After setting the share, you also need to confirm whether the SMB1.0/CIFS file sharing support function is enabled:
select the application in the control panel, and find the program and function on the right side of the interface One item, enter the interface of uninstalling and changing programs (as shown in the lower left, the steps may be different for different versions, and this interface shall prevail). Select the option to enable or disable Windows features. Check SMB1.0/CIFS file sharing support. Press OK. Wait until the feature is enabled and restart the computer.

2.4 Set the visual history to be saved to a remote folder

By setting as follows, the visual history can be saved to the folder of the remote PC.

2.5 How to use Roboguide simulation to test this function

There are not too many complicated things in this part. After setting the IP address of the PC using the Roboguide software, which is on the same network segment as the IP address of the simulated robot Port1, you can use the simulated robot to ping the PC (note here that, The simulated robot can ping the PC, but the PC cannot ping the virtual robot, which may be related to the underlying network logic of the simulation software, which is not discussed here), and then the function can be tested normally.