Managing the robot to correctly read the installation variables file
In this good practices guide you will learn how to manage the robot “default.variables” file to be read correctly
When loading a program (.urp) with its installation files “default.installation” (with all the installation settings) and “default.variables” (with installation variables), there can be a naming conflict in Polyscope while trying to load the default.variables file. So the result of this naming conflict will make the main robot program not able to run, as some of the program lines will be in yellow (meaning it's either not completed or missing instructions), and the robot will consider the program as not finished yet. If your program installation and variables files have different names from the other files, the program should work fine without any naming conflict while loading.
When making a robot image (in this example, a CB3 with software 3.9.1), after downloading the robot image and preparing the new USB key, just connect it to the UR robot and start up the robot. Answer the kind of robot, the Serial Number, and if there is Euromap 67 (option for injection application).
Then you can connect in FTP with FileZilla and check the folder programs, you will find:
- installation
- variables
- variables.problem
These 3 files are automatically created by the robot. Switch the robot OFF/ON. Push on [installation] on the top menu, then on the left [Load/Save] (completely down), [create new] and [keep]. The robot will change the settings, wait for a while. If you Connect again with FileZilla and check again the “programs” folder, you will have the 3 files above plus 2 new files, “default_1.installation” and “default_1.variables”, both installation files have always the same name).
Now you can transfer the 3 files needed from your computer (yourprogram.urp, default.installation and default.variables). You will be asked if you want to overwrite, as the robot has already two files with the same name. Answer “yes” to replace the original empty files by the ones from your program.
When the transfer is finished, load your program. It will load the installation. The program should be all green, the installation variables are not missing anymore.
Do not forget to save the installation to keep the new values.