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Configuring jobs for KUKA KR C2 robots

  1. Create a job with the KUKA Robot upload type.
  2. Go to the KUKA Robot settings section.
  3. From the Type dropdown menu, select the KRC2 robot type.

  4. Under Device name / IP address, enter the name or IP address of the robot for which the job is being executed.

    If the UNC path of the share is \KukaRobot5\Backup\octoplant\, enter KukaRobot5 here.

  5. In the Path to project field, enter the name of the Windows share and the shared subfolder where backups will be stored.

    If the UNC path of the share is \KukaRobot5\Backup\octoplant\, enter Backup (without \) here.

  6. In the Subdirectory field, enter the subdirectory of the resource where backups will be stored.

    If the path is \KukaRobot5\Backup\octoplant\, then enter octoplant (without \) here. If the UNC path of the share is \KukaRobot5\Backup\ (i.e. without the subdirectory below the resource), leave this field empty.

  7. In the User and Password fields, enter the user name and password used to access the network share.

  8. In the Error if project is older than field, enter the time threshold after which a warning should be issued for a missing backup.

  9. Go to the Advanced section.

  10. Select the Create backup via NetworkConnectivity checkbox, to specify that the backup should be created on the robot via the NetworkConnectivity program.

  11. Select the Keep the newly created backup on the robot checkbox to specify that the newly created backup should be kept and not deleted after the job has been executed.

  12. In the Trigger file resource field, enter the name of the network share where the trigger file for NetworkConnectivity will be created.
  13. In the Trigger file path field, enter the subdirectory and the file name under which the trigger file for NetworkConnectivity will be created.

  14. From the Archive name format dropdown menu, select the name format for the NetworkConnectivity to use when creating the backup.

  15. Select the Limit the backup count on the robot checkbox, and enter the number of backups to retain on the robot in the Count field. If the specified limit is exceeded, the system deletes the oldest backup.

  16. Use the options Sleep between packets and Maximum size of data packets (in KB) to limit the network load.

Backup via NetworkConnectivity

  1. octoplant creates a trigger file and stores it in the configured network share.
  2. NetworkConnectivity creates a new backup of the version on the robot and deletes the trigger file from the network share.
  3. NetworkConnectivity stores a ZIP archive in the backup directory.
  4. The ZIP archive is copied to the server archive
  5. Old ZIP archives in the backup directory are deleted (optional).