G-Code Conversion

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Permalink Reply by Johannes Braumann on December 9, 2011 at 10:08am

Hello,

Are you sure that "Geku" is a robot manufacturer? Because the only relevant Google result was this homepage: http://www.geku.co.uk/

They are a robot integrator and sell KUKA, ABB, and Motoman units - so you have to find out what you actually have, if you can e.g. use KUKA|prc or HAL (both e.g. from Food4Rhino).

I see in your profile that you're from Loughborough - as far as I know, the university there has a Motoman.

If you want/have to do it yourself, you should analyze the structure of the existing robot code, if it requires Cartesian or axis values. Then you might have to deal with inverse kinematics, matrices etc. - it's not easy, but fun :)

Regards,

Johannes

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Permalink Reply by Philip Valentine on December 12, 2011 at 4:35am

I am unsure but I think the arm may be a motoman then.

 

Thanks for the insight into the direction I will have to go in.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by taz on December 9, 2011 at 11:12am

Also Google search this forum for "G code".

The topic has been discussed in the past.

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Permalink Reply by Philip Valentine on December 12, 2011 at 4:39am

I have searched the forum for this topic, but all I seem to find is 3 axis stuff and the one 5 axis discussion which I have tried to integrate into my system but have failed on each attempt.

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Permalink Reply by trevor.patt on December 12, 2011 at 1:01pm

That's probably because while G-Code is pretty standard for CNC routers, most robot manufacturers have proprietary code: ABB: RAPID code, Kuka: KRL code...

Arm based movements are much different than parallel movements

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Permalink Reply by Philip Valentine on December 13, 2011 at 8:17am

What I am struggling with is adding in the extra angle data from the normals which are fixed to the Z axis into the current code generator. I have no idea where to insert the extra data.

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Permalink Reply by Johannes Braumann on December 13, 2011 at 8:21am

Can you post an exemplary robot control file? Or send it to me via eMail: johannes [at] robotsinarchitecture.org

By the way: The current/upcoming range of KUKA robots will enable direct reading of G-Code, but you would know if you had one of those robots ;)

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Permalink Reply by Philip Valentine on December 13, 2011 at 8:50am

I have sent you some robot control files I received from the technition to your email.

 

Hope you receive them and that they are useful.

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