ABB driver
This driver allows the communication between Simumatik and ABB RobotStudio to connect to exchange I/O variables and axis values in degrees.
Parameters
Aside from the common parameters described in the communication_driver docs, this driver includes:
- controller: Name of the RobotStudio robot. Default = '', will take the first that founds.
Setup data
The setup data will give values to the parameters required and will specify the I/O variables info.
{
"parameters": {
"controller": "Robot",
},
"variables": {
"sensors": {
"datatype": "byte",
"size": 1,
"operation": "write"
},
"actuators": {
"datatype": "byte",
"size": 1,
"operation": "read"
}
}
}
Note
The setup_params in the generic PLC components for abb_driver will need the following format:
{"controller": "Robot"}