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      How to Update: Staubli

      Overview

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

      Getting Robot Driver Files from ForgeOS

      Transferring Robot Driver Files to the Robot Controller

       

       

      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​.

      config files start transfer

      Wait for the transfer to finish.​​

      config files done 

      Transferring Robot Driver Files

       

      Connect a Windows PC (with SRS) to the robot controller. Find the Cat5e STP Ethernet cable that is connected to a LAN port on the Forge IPC and port J204 or J205 on the robot controller. Unplug the end that is connected to the Forge IPC. Plug it into a Windows PC with Stäubli Robotics Suite (SRS) installed.

       

      On your Windows PC, open the Run box. To open Run, press Windows key + R on the keyboard or right-click the Start Menu button and select Run. In the next steps, you will configure the IP settings to connect with the Stäubli controller.

       

      In the Run pop-up, type "ncpa.cpl" (Network Connections panel). Then click OK.

       

      In the Network Connections window, double-click the Ethernet connection you are using on the computer. For PCs with one Ethernet port, it's the Ethernet option.  

       

      Find and double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/ IPv4).

       

      Select Use the following IP address. 

      • If you are using the READY-made Forge/Ctrl, set the IP address to 172.16.255.200 and set the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.  
      • If you are using the READY-made Forge/Hub or another IPC, set the IP address to 192.168.1.30 and set the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. 
      Then click OK.
       

      Open Stäubli Robotic Suite (SRS).

       

      Insert the USB flash drive into the Windows PC.

       

      Open the new Forge/OS configuration files.

       
      Click the File tab and select Open. 
       
      Find the ReadyCell folder on the USB flash drive and select Ready.cell to open.

       

      When the SRS environment launches, select the Home tab.

       

      Click Transfer Manager.  
       

      Select your controller in the Target area.

      In the Host field, enter the IP address of the Stäubli controller. 
       
      For the User name, select default.
       
      Click OK.
      If you see an error and you cannot click OK, check the Ethernet cable to the Stäubli controller and the network settings on your PC. Then go back to the SRS Targets window and press the refresh icon next to the Host address.  
       
      In the Transfer Manager window, the left side shows the READY driver files and the right side shows the files on the Stäubli controller. 
       
      On the right side, select the checkbox next to VAL3 Applications and click Delete to remove existing programs from the Stäubli controller.
       
      Wait for the process to finish. If there are no VAL3 applications on the Stäubli controller, move on.   
       

      Select files on the left side.

       

      On the left side, select all IO options, select Profiles > READY_ROBOTICS, and select VAL3 Applications > app forge. 
       
      Click the >> button at the top of the Transfer Manager to start the transfer. If SRS asks you whether to overwrite the existing files, hit Yes to All.  
       
      The transfer is finished when the blue >> button reappears and you see "SUCCESS" in the bottom bar. 
       
      Expand the tree on the right to make sure the IO, Profiles, and VAL3 Applications transferred onto the Staubli controller.  
       

      Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the Windows PC.

       

      Reconnect it to a LAN port on the Forge IPC. 
       
      Reboot the Forge IPC.
       
      Wait 3 minutes for everything to boot back up. When you see the error "Reboot required to complete installation" on the READY pendant, reboot the Forge IPC one more time.
       

      After 3 more minutes or so, press RESET to clear any remaining errors (such as the “Operational mode switched” and “Safety reset needed” errors).

       

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