Installation and Commissioning

Robot Lab 3.06.5 Robot Lab 3.0Robot Lab includes a PC software application intended to assist the user in testing robotprograms.Robot Lab includes:- VirtualRobot application.VirtualRobot simulates ABB S4 robots on desktop computers. VirtualRobot can beused to test robot programs without having to occupy a real robot system.The VirtualRobot application consists of three windows: the Teach Pendant, the I/OSimulator, and the Robot View. The Teach Pendant window simulates the S4 ControllerTeach Pendant, the I/O Simulator window permits user manipulation of digital I/Osignals, and the Robot View allows the user to observe the motion of the VirtualRobotas it executes robot programs. The user may choose to run VirtualRobot with or withoutthe I/O Simulator and Robot View.The VirtualRobot application assumes the functionality of the embedded S4 controllerand can be configured with various memory and software options just like a real S4controller using the Preferences dialog. Configuration includes, for example, thesoftware options available to the controller (ArcWare, SpotWare, Serial RAP, etc.), therobot model (IRB1400H CEILING/DCLinkB, IRB6400C/B-150, etc.), the amount ofmemory installed in the controller (10MB, 12MB, etc.), and several other parameters.It should be noted that the VirtualRobot is only available for robot controller versions2.1 and later. However, it is possible to test many programs for earlier controllerversions using VirtualRobot version 2.1.Robot Lab includes predefined configurations of the controller. The Preferences dialogcan be used to select among defined configurations and to create entirely newconfigurations through user-assisted dialogs or direct import of configuration data fromthe floppy disks shipped with the robot.The VirtualRobot I/O Simulator can be used to view and manipulate digital input andoutput signals during program execution. This feature is useful for testing robotprograms that may set outputs or wait on certain input states before continuing. TheVirtualRobot I/O Simulator automatically configures itself with the I/O boards andsignals used by the selected robot.In addition to dynamically displaying robot motion, the Robot View window includesa cycle time clock that displays time computed internally by the robot control systemto provide an estimate of cycle time for the real robot.This estimate does not contain settling time at fine points. By adding 200 ms per finepoint, the cycle time accuracy will normally be within ±2 %.The image below illustrates some features of the Robot View window.60 Product Specification RobotWare for BaseWare OS 3.1