Open Commissioning Assistant Plugin for RobotStudio

Description

Connects to a RobotStudio virtual controller instance using cyclic I/O communication and reading axis values.

Quick Getting Started

• Download the zip file from the latest release page
• Unpack and place it in the directory or a subdirectory of the OC.Assistant.exe
• Start the Assistant and connect or create a TwinCAT solution
• Add a new plugin instance using the + button
• Select RobotStudio, configure parameters and press Apply (see also)
• Depending on the parameters, a TwinCAT GVL with Robot In- and Outputs is generated
• The plugin starts when TwinCAT goes to Run Mode and tries to connect to the virtual controller

Plugin Parameters

• AutoStart: Automatic start and stop with TwinCAT
• ControllerName: Name of the virtual controller in RobotStudio
• AxisNo: Number of axes
• CycleTime: CycleTime in ms (to get a stable and evenly update rate, don't set this too low)
• Solution: Path of the RobotStudio solution file (*.rssln)

Requirements

To run the plugin, you need RobotStudio 2024 installed on your system.
See ABB documentation how to create and start a virtual robot controller using RobotStudio.

To build the plugin yourself, you need to copy the ABB.Robotics.Controllers.PC.dll to the project directory.
You can find the dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\ABB\RobotStudio 2024\Bin\ by default.

Note

The plugin has been tested with RobotStudio Version 2024.2.1