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      How to Update: EPSON

      After you update ForgeOS on the READY Pendant, follow these steps to update the robot driver files on the robot controller.

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      Getting Robot Driver Files From ForgeOS

      Open the Device Configuration app.

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      Select your configured robot and tap Edit.

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      Insert a USB drive into the Forge IPC.

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      Tap ​Start Transfer​.

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      Wait for the transfer to finish.​​

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      Transferring Robot Driver Files

      Install RC+ on a Windows computer.

      The install files for the full version of RC+ came with the purchase of your robot.

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      Insert the USB drive with the robot driver files into the Windows PC.

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      In File Explorer, go to your USB drive's storage. Open the forge-os folder.
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      In that forge-os folder, right-click the ready-epson-driver folder to copy it.
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      In your Windows (C:) drive, open the EpsonRC70 folder that was made when you installed EPSON RC+.
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      In that EpsonRC70 folder, open the projects folder.
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      In that projects folder, right-click to paste the ready-epson-driver folder that you copied.   
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      Connect the Windows PC (RC+) to the PC port on the robot controller using a USB A-to-B cable.

      This USB cable came with the purchase of your robot.   

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      Turn the robot controller on.
       
       Open RC+ in Program Mode.

      If you see this pop-up and the default boot mode isn't Program Mode, click Change To Program Mode before the 5 second countdown expires.

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      If you set a password, enter it. Then click OK.  

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      Click through any pop-ups.

      • If you see "Would you like to monitor controller operation?" before Program Mode boots, click Yes. If you see this prompt a second time, click No.

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      • If you see "Do you want to start another session?", click Yes.

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      • If you see "What do you want to do?" select Stop all tasks, then click OK.

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      Expand the Connection dropdown in the Toolbar. Select USB to connect to your robot.

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      The USB option is only available when:  

      • You are using the full version of RC+.
      • Your USB cable is connected to the robot controller and Windows PC. 

       

       Open the Project tab. Click Import.

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      Set the import location as PC. Then click Next.

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      Select a project type of EPSON RC+ 7.x. Then select the copied "ready-epson-driver" project. Click Next.
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      Type "EPSON_DRIVER" in the Destination Project Name field. Then click Next. 
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      If you do not change the Destination Project Name from the default "READY_EPSON_DRIVER" to "EPSON_DRIVER", you will get an error upon import that the project cannot have the same name as the destination.

       

      Select the Open Destination Project After Import checkbox. Click Import.7_import

      In the Project tab, click Properties. 

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      In the Compiler tab, set the Compiler Version to v7.5.2.x (or later). Click Apply and then Close.

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      Open the Project tab. Click Build.
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      If you see a pop-up asking if you want to overwrite the current project on the controller, click Yes.
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      Look for "Build complete, no errors" in the Status window.
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      Open the Run tab. Click Run Window.

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      Start the driver in Remote I/O mode by clicking Enable Remote I/O. Click Yes in the pop-up window to start BGMain.  

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      Unplug the USB cable from your Windows PC and robot controller. A "Communication disconnection detected" pop-up appears in RC+.

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      Tap the DEVICE STATUS button at the bottom of the READY Pendant to expand the Device Status Panel. Check for robot errors, such as the "Communication Disconnection Between RC+ and Controller" error. Tap ​RESET ​to try to recover from the error(s). If you can't ​RESET​ the error(s), tap ​MORE ​to get more details and instructions.

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      Congrats! You're up to date. Time to automate.