Setting up robot communication

About this topic

When you create a profile, you must also select the robot with which to establish communication. This topic explains how to locate the robot in the system network.

If you have more than one BenchBot Robot in the system

Every device in the system must have a unique IP address for proper operation. All BenchBot Robots are assigned the same IP address at the factory. Therefore, if you have more than one BenchBot Robot installed in the system, you must make sure each is assigned a unique IP address. You can do this when creating a profile for the robot.

Procedure

To set up robot communication:

1	In the Robot Identifiers area, click Find Available BenchBot Robots.

 

2	In the Find BenchBot Robots dialog box that opens, select the BenchBot Robot to which you want to connect:

 

 

Step	Instruction
1	In the Network Adaptors list, select the Ethernet card that is connected to the robot. A list of devices that are connected to the selected card appear in the dialog box.
2	Select the desired BenchBot Robot. You can use the MAC address to identify the robot in the list. To correctly identify a robot by its MAC address, you might need to turn off all devices and all but one robot in the system.
3	If you have more than one BenchBot Robot in the system, make sure each robot has a unique IP address. To do this, turn off all but one robot in the system, select the robot in this dialog box, click Change Robot IP Address, and then assign a new IP address. The IP address should have the same network and subnet address as the controlling computer, and have a unique host address. Repeat for each robot in the system.

4	When you are finished, click OK to return to the BenchBot Robot Diagnostics dialog box. Notice that the Device type, MAC address, and IP address of the robot appear in the Robot Identifiers area.

 

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