Add robot in settings

Open the home screen

Open your cloud instance via the Developer Portal or type in your physical instance's/virtual instance's IP address to access the home screen. Get an overview on the home screen and its functionalities here.

Create a cell in the settings

Open the settings app and go to the "Cell" tab.

Add robot to your cell

If you want to start using the Wandelbots API, do so now and add a robot via the Wandelbots NOVA API.

OR add a robot to your cell in the settings:

Select the "Robots" tab.
Click to add a robot to your cell.
If the button is greyed out, your license might not support adding more robots. Please contact your administrator.
Select the robot type: virtual or physical.
Adding a physical robot will only work after successful robot commissioning.

Virtual robot

Name the robot
Select the desired manufacturer.
Select the desired robot model.
Add the robot to the cell.

Physical robot

Name the robot.
Select ABB as the manufacturer.
Enter the X2 port's (service port) IP address or LAN3 (X5)' IP address as the host that you've gathered during the physical robot setup.
Enter the IPC's LAN-1 port's IP address as the EGM Server IP address.
The EGM Server port is automatically displayed.
Enter the controller port.
Default values are 80 for IRC5 and 443 for Omnicore controllers.
Do not tap Add yet!
Set the robot to one of the operating modes: Manual or automatic.
First time connecting to the robot? You need to set the automatic mode. This also applies in case you changed the EGM Server IP address or the EGM Server port.

Set the robot controller's key switch to manual operating mode.
In the settings, tap Add. Keep the original robot control panel at hand.
Wandelbots NOVA is now configuring the robot controller. During the configuration, you have to grant writing rights via the original robot control panel.
Grant every writing rights request on the original robot control panel.
Upon successful configuration, the robot controller will be restarted automatically if required.
Acknowledge all errors in the robot's control panel before continuing.
Press and hold the Dead Man's Switch on the robot control panel.
Activate Motion Groups using post /cells/{cell}/motion-groups/all to set the robot as active. Can also be done in Robot Pad by using the switch in the task bar.

Optional: Add/View TCPs

Virtual robot

You can either add a TCP or choose an available TCP and adjust it to your needs.

Add a TCP:

Select the robot you want to add the TCP for in settings.
The TCP tab is displayed.
Use to add a TCP.
Enter the TCP's name, select the desired unit and enter the desired values.
Save.

Edit a TCP:

Select the robot you want to add the TCP for in settings.
The TCP tab is displayed.
Select the TCP you want to edit.
Enter the TCP's name, select the desired unit and enter the desired values.
Save.

You can always add or adjust TCP after creation.

Physical robot

You can view available TCPs on the physical robot controller by selecting the respective robot.
The TCP tab is displayed providing an overview on the TCPs available on the controller.

Optional: Add OPC UA to the cell

You can now communicate with an OPC UA server in your cell.

Program your robot in the Robot Pad!

We recommend to get yourself familiar with Wandelscript first. The best way to do so is to open the Robot Pad and try out this simple example:

pose = (100, 200, 300, 0, pi, 0)
move via p2p() to pose

Don't hesitate to ask the AI assistant for Wandelscript recommendations and try out our multi-robot Wandelscript example.

Clone robot setups

Create a virtual clone of virtual or physical robots already configured in the cell.

Creating a virtual clone of a physical robot is useful when you want to continue working without being connected to the physical robot, e.g. for testing, offline usage, or non-realtime usage of controllers for simulation.

Open the settings app and go to the "Cell" tab.
Select the desired robot and click on Clone robot.
A pop-up is displayed.
Click "Clone" to start the cloning process.
After the cloning process is complete, the clone is now available in your cell.

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