ABB IRC5 & IRC5P¶
versiondog supports the management of ABB IRC5 projects and enables the automatic creation of backups as well as the cyclic monitoring of the robots.
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This tutorial is valid for both IRC5 and IRC5P robot controllers. Since the procedure is identical for both robot controllers, only the designation IRC5 is used for the sake of simplicity.
System requirements¶
| From version | RobotWare version |
|---|---|
| versiondog 4.0 | 5.x to 6.02 |
| versiondog 9.0 | 5.x to 7.x |
Other system requirements¶
If you want to use the ABB Robotics PC SDK connection type for IRC5 jobs, the following requirements apply:
- Robot Communication Runtime must be licensed and installed on the server.
- DotNet Framework 4.8 must be installed on the server.
- The 616-1 RW-PC Interface option must be enabled on the robot.
The internal connection paths for the ABB Robotics PC SDK type depend on the firmware used.
- RobotWare 5.x to 6.2 > FTP
- RobotWare 6.03 and newer > Http
- RobotWare 7.x and newer > Http (Https)
Integration features¶
- Automatic detection of differences between the program on the robot and the current version on the server (backup/backup detailed comparison, version/backup detailed comparison)
- Clear presentation of complete change history
- Automated backup for emergency recovery
- Custom component type for ABB robots
- Supported devices
- ABB IRC5 and IRC5P robots configured from RobotStudio 6.0 and higher