Programme Details

Programme Title:                                                       Universal Robots (UR) Industrial Communication Training         

Duration (min):                                                           2 days

Duration (max):                                                          5 days

Learning Outcomes:      

The Universal Robots Advanced Training gives the learner the opportunity to learn how to integrate the robot into a fieldbus communication system.

You’ll learn how to:

• Modbus TCP FTP
• Ethernet Sockets
• Dashboard Server
• Ethernet/IP
• Profinet

The learner must have successful completion of the Universal Robots (UR) Core and Advanced Training, along with experience in working with the TIA portal from Siemens

Programme Aim:

To learn how to integrate the robot into a fieldbus communication system.

Modules Include:

Module 1: Modbus TCP

This module demonstrates how communications occur via Modbus TCP

Content:

• Configure the network settings of the robot
• Link the robot with a Modbus device
• Create an application with which the robot can send and receive data to and from the Modbus device
• Access to the robot’s internal Modbus register

Module 2 and 3: FTP and Dashboard Server

This module demonstrates how the status of the robot is monitored remotely at all times and some of the functions locked in Polyscope to restrict access by external operators.

Content:

• Transfer files via the network
• Activate, load and run programs via remote control

Module 4: Socket Communication

This module demonstrates how to test the new interface.

Content:

• Establish socket connections between the robot and external devices
• Use the robot program to accept/change input from a server
• Send and receive several types of variables

Module 5: Ethernet/IP Adapter

This module demonstrates how cobots communicate with a PLC device to trigger output signals for another process in the line.

Content:

• Correct configurations of the network settings of the robot and the PLC
• Send and receive different types of data between the robot and the PLC

Module 6: Profinet I/O

This module demonstrates how to control the system completely via a PLC.

Content:

• Automatic initialisation
• Starting, stopping and pausing the program
• Error message on an LED

This will be implemented on a Siemens PLC and communication via Profinet I/O