Detailed explanation of Roboguide installation and registration steps
1. What you need to know before installation
1. How to get the software
1) Purchase from Shanghai FANUC Robot Co., Ltd. through official channels; after installing ROBOGUIDE for the first time on a new computer, there is a 30-day trial period. After 30 days, you need to purchase a license to use the ROBOGUIDE software normally.
2) Unofficial channels, see a certain treasure, a certain fish; it seems to be very cheap, I suggest you spend money to buy a convenient one.
The software installation steps of the two are exactly the same, but the last registration step is slightly different.
2. Version Description
The latest version of Roboguide software should have reached version 9.4 (Rev.T). This is the latest version I have at hand, and of course there may be newer versions. This version needs to correspond to the on-site robot. If you want to directly import the backup of the on-site robot to generate a simulation robot, the Roboguide software version must be no lower than the on-site robot version. For example, V9.3 and V9.4 software can open V9 .3 Robot backup, V9.1 will not work.
I haven't paid special attention to the compatibility of different versions. At present, the simulation unit created by the lower version can generally be opened by the higher version of the simulation software.
It should be noted that when installing Roboguide, you also need to select the version of Virtual Robot. As shown in the figure below, you don’t need to select all. Generally, you can choose the version after V7.5. The robots of V7.4 are already very old.
3. System software and hardware requirements
1) System software
This picture is taken from the official document, which roughly means that the software is installed on the Windows system. There is no software package for the Linux system, and it should not support virtual machines or install it on a server and then multi-user access.
2) System hardware
It is best to have a separate graphics card, especially when building a simulation unit with many models.
2. Install the software
1. Preparatory work before installation
1) Confirm that the hardware configuration and operating system of the computer can support the normal operation of ROBOGUIDE software.
2) Log in to the computer administrator account.
3) Make sure that the C disk of the computer has enough free space (more than 2GB).
2. Software installation steps
1) Open the software installation package folder, double-click setup.exe under the folder, and the following dialog box will pop up.
2) Click【Next】.
3) Click [Yes] to enter the installation path setting interface. The software can also be installed in a directory other than the C drive.
4) Click [Next] to enter the application selection interface; for gluing application, select Handling Pro. Of course, it is recommended to select all, after all, other parts may be used later.
5) Click [Next] to enter the function selection interface. If the application and function selection is wrong or incomplete during the first installation, you can use the same installation package again and set it up again according to the installation process; when you install again, a gray √ will be displayed in front of the previously installed application or function.
6) Click [Next] to enter the software feature setting interface. This interface provides settings such as whether to create a shortcut, software language, and whether to provide a sample workstation. Keep the default.
7) Click [Next] to enter the software version selection interface, generally select a version above V7.5.
8) Click [Next] to enter the reading interface, which will list the previously selected information, and click [Next] after confirming that it is correct.
9) Wait for the installation to complete. If it is the first installation, you may be prompted to install related plug-ins (such as .NET Framework, etc.) during the installation process and then restart, just follow the prompts.
10) After the installation is complete, click [Finish] to end the installation.
11) Restart the computer to use the ROBOGUIDE software.
3. Register the software
1) Computer "Start" menu - "All Software" - "FANUC Robotics", click "License Manager" to run, and register each function module on the software interface.
2) Select the module you need to register ( the module that Handling Pro belongs to is named SimPRO in the figure below ), and you can see two strings of software codes after Software Code 1 and Software Code 2 below, click [Copy Registration Data To Clipboard] below The software code can be copied to the clipboard.
3) After purchasing the corresponding module, send the software code back to Shanghai FANUC Company to apply for the registration code, fill in the registration code into the corresponding Registration Key 1 and Registration Key 2, and click the [Register RTL-XXXX] button to complete the correspondence For module registration, the software code and registration code of different modules are different.
4. Uninstall the software
1) Computer "Start" menu - "Control Panel", click "Programs and Features", the interface is as follows. Select "FANUC ROBOGUIDE" from the installed programs and click [Uninstall/Change] to enter the ROBOGUIDE uninstall guide.
2) According to the uninstallation instructions, click [Next] and wait for the computer to complete the program uninstallation.
3) Use the same method to uninstall ROBOGUIDE related components. As shown in the figure below, the ROBOGUIDE component is the word "FANUC" before the software name.
5. Transfer the license to the new computer
ROBOGUIDE software supports license transfer, which is to transfer the software license from a registered computer to an unregistered computer. At the same time, the software license of the original registered computer will become invalid. This function is mainly used to transfer the registration when the simulation computer is replaced. information.
Transferring a license is divided into the following steps: preparation of documents, transfer of registration information, receipt of registration information.
1. Prepare authorization documents
1) Install the same version of ROBOGUIDE on an unregistered computer, and the simulation software is in an unregistered state at this time. Insert an external storage device such as a U disk or SD card into the computer.
2) Open the License Manager software interface and switch to the "Transfer Licenses" interface.
3) Click "Browse" to select the external storage device directory. After the directory is defined, a list of unregistered modules will appear below, select the module that needs to transfer the registration code, click [Prepare Media], wait for the pop-up prompt interface, which means that the preparation file is successfully created, and you can find the corresponding created in the set directory .LF files.
2. Transfer authorization information
1) Insert the external storage device (U disk or SD card) that has just stored the prepared files on the registered computer.
2) Open the License Manager software interface and switch to the "Transfer Licenses" interface. Click [Step 2: TRANSFER] to switch to the transfer registration information interface.
3) Click the [Browse] button to select the path where the prepared file is stored. The simulation module that can transfer the registration information will automatically appear in the list below. Select the module that needs to transfer the registration code, click [Transfer to Media], and wait for the pop-up prompt success interface, which means that the registration information has been successfully transferred to the external storage device.
Note: Once the registration information is transferred to the external storage device, the registered emulation module on the original computer will become "unregistered". Be careful not to damage the external storage device with the registration information file, otherwise the registration information will be lost.
3. Receive authorization information
1) Insert the external storage device (U disk or SD card) that just stored the registration information file on the unregistered computer.
2) Open the License Manager software interface and switch to the "Transfer Licenses" interface. Click [Step 3: RECEIVE] to switch to the interface for receiving registration information.
3) Click the [Browse] button to select the path where the registration information file is stored. The simulation module that can receive the registration information will automatically appear in the list below. Select the module that needs to receive the registration information, click [Receive from Media], and wait for the pop-up prompt success interface, which means that the registration information has been successfully received to the unregistered computer.