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Configuring the Robot​

Powering up the Robot​

Follow steps in Figures 22 – 25 to power up the robot. If the robot is power cycled, follow the steps of Figures 22 – 25 to allow the robot and camera to communicate.

Press Red Power Off Button

Figure 22: Press Red "Power Off" Button

Press ON

Figure 23: Press "ON"

Press START

Figure 24: Press "START"

Press EXIT

Figure 25: Press "Exit"

Local vs Remote Mode​

The e-Series robots allow the operator to operate the robot via the pendant when the robot is in Local Mode. The robot can be controlled by another system (such as the VIM-303 camera via QuickPick) when it is in Remote Mode. Figure 26 shows the icon to press to change between Local and Remote modes.

Set the pendant to Local Mode.

Local vs Remote Mode

Figure 26: Local vs Remote Mode

Configuring the Robot’s Network IP Address​

The VIM-303 camera communicates with the robot over Ethernet. To configure the robot’s network IP address, the robot must be in Local mode. Configure the robot’s network address by following the steps in Figures 28 – 30 (this only needs to be done once as part of initial setup).

The VIM-303 camera is configured by default to communicate with a robot at the address 192.168.1.50, so we will set the robot to this address here.

Shown in Figure 27, press the hamburger menu in the upper right corner.

Home page with hamburger menu in upper right corner

Figure 27: Home page with hamburger menu in upper right corner

Shown in Figure 28, click the Settings gear cog menu option

Press Settings gear

Figure 28: Press Settings gear

Shown in Figure 29, open the System tab in the panel on the left

Settings with left panel with System tab

Figure 29: Settings with left panel with System tab

Shown in Figure 30, press the Network sub tab to open the Network page. Set the robot to a static network address to 192.168.1.50. Press Apply when finished.

Enter Static Address parameters and press Apply

Figure 30: Enter Static Address parameters and press "Apply”

Setting Robot TCP​

Configure the robot TCP for the Visual Robotics single suction gripper (Figure 31).

Set robot's TCP for Visual Robotics Single Suction Gripper

Figure 31: Set robot's TCP for Visual Robotics Single Suction Gripper

Next Steps​

The robot, gripper, and VIM-303 camera are now configured. See the UR Cap Manual to learn how to create tasks using the UR Cap. See the QuickPick User Interface manual to learn how to create tasks using the QuickPick 303 web interface.