

FANUC Robotics' ROBOGUIDE family of simulation software packages provide the ability to create, program and simulate a robotic workcell in 3-D, without the need or expense of physical prototypes. For help specifically with the KAREL programming language you can use this link here.ROBOGUIDE - The following video featuring FANUC Robotics' ROBOGUIDE Simulation Software, comes courtesy of FANUC Robotics Authorized Integrator Automated Cells & Equipment. Let me know if you have any questions or want to share your own code and experiences. As you will notice, it looks like as if you were looking at the teach pendent with the exception that it has semi-colons to indicate the end of the command line.

The basic task of movement will look like the below example. You will need to understand some basic code syntax first though. Once you get a good block setup on a TXT file you can add code into it.

It tells the robot all the information about the program so it knows how to handle it. LS first and the using it as a template.Īll of the data before the line numbers start are very important. You will need a title block and code something like the following example. If you are the type of person that would prefer to write your programs by hand, that process can be done easily and then uploaded to a robot with ASCII Upload. To do the same thing using the physical robot controller just follow the steps in the video below. Once you get your files loaded on the new robot controller you created then you can just click on the “Teach” menu and click “Save All Programs” as.

LS files are KAREL listing files that break down the KAREL commands into single line statements much like what is viewed on the TP when programming.Īlthough, if you already have WinOLPC or a version of Roboguide on your PC then you can create a software version of your robot with that option and convert everything in the software. It requires a purchased software option called ASCII Upload and it can run you $500 or more. LS file) is very simple however, be aware that not all Fanuc robots will have the ability to do so. TP files still reign supreme.Ĭonverting your existing. This is something that can be done naturally with Motoman robots but with Fanuc the. TP format is that you can edit the program on the PC or even your phone and you won’t have to touch the robot. The Benefit of saving your programs in the. It can be opened in notepad on Windows and similar text editors. LS file extension is the same as a text file.
