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Yaskawa Motoman robots ................................................................................................................................. 1
RoboDK driver for Yaskawa Motoman ........................................................................................................... 1
Update Pulses per degree information ........................................................................................................... 2
Yaskawa Motoman robots
RoboDK supports all Yaskawa Motoman robot controllers since XRC controllers. You can create JBI program
files directly from RoboDK and move the real robot from RoboDK using the driver for Yaskawa Motoman
robots.
By default, when you generate a JBI program from RoboDK you may see the target output in pulses. Some
operations, such as changing the tool from your program (SETTOOL) or editing Cartesian targets (Relative
Job) require specific software options. If you want to generate programs using Cartesian coordinates you can
change the default driver to Motoman Cartesian.
More information about post processors and how to customize them is available in the post processors section.
Tip: Among other things, RoboDK can import existing Yaskawa Motoman JBI program files (Inform
programming language). Importing a JBI program file will extract robot movements and program calls as
instructions. If you import a JBI program file, it is recommended to also have the TOOL.CND file (tool
definitions) and UFRAME.CND file (reference frame definitions) and any subprograms used by the first loaded
program. You may have to first update the pulses/degree ratio if the program targets are set in pulses.
This allows using RoboDK’s Run on robot option for online programming and debugging. The connection can
be established through a standard Ethernet connection (TCP/IP - UDP).
The configuration should be done automatically and there is no need to set up anything specific on the robot
controller side.
The following controllers work with the High-Speed Ethernet Server driver:
• DX100
• DX200
• FS100
• NX100
• YR1000
Note: If your Yaskawa/Motoman controller doesn’t support the High-Speed Ethernet Server protocol (such as
XRC robot controllers) you can use a serial connection such as RS232 (make sure to specify the COM port
instead of the IP).
A connection between RoboDK and any Motoman robot can also be established to move the robot
automatically from a connected PC using RoboDK and Motoman’s MotoCom software option and the
apimotoman driver.