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Configuring jobs for KUKA KR C4 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 KRC4 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 the backups are to 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\, enter octoplant (without \) here. If the UNC path is \KukaRobot5\Backup\ (i.e. without the subdirectory), leave the field empty.

  7. In the User and Password fields, enter the user credentials for accessing the network share.

  8. In the Error if project is older than field, enter the time threshold after which the system issues a warning if no backup has been created.

  9. Go to the Advanced section.

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

  11. Select the Keep the newly created backup on the robot checkbox to ensure that the backup is retained on the robot after the job completes.

  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 file name for the trigger file for NetworkConnectivity.

  14. Select the Limit the backup count on the robot checkbox, and, enter the number of backups to retain in the Count field. If the number of backups exceeds this limit, the system deletes the oldest one.

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

Procedure for a backup using network connectivity

  1. octoplant creates a trigger file and stores it in the configured network share.
  2. network connectivity creates a new backup of the version on the robot and deletes the trigger file from of the network share.
  3. network connectivity 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).