Device Description - ABB IRC5 Applications Manual

3.3 Device description

Overview
This section describes the use of the xml file Description.xml.
Description.xml
The device description file Description.xml is located in the corresponding
subdirectory of the device. It specifies the general device parameters, network
connection and CDP specific communication settings for an installed device. A
device description can be defined according to the XML schema Description.xsd.
Example
This is an example of a device description:
Name
The first section defines the general device parameters. The Name element
identifies the name of the device and should correspond to the device name
specified in the settings file. It must correspond to the identifier specified for the
device descriptor on the RAPID level, because the descriptor name will be used
initially to refer to the device in the RAPID instructions.
Element
Name
Convention
The Convention element identifies the protocol that should be used by the device,
for the Robot Reference Interface option only the Cyclic Data Protocol (CDP) is
supported.
Element
Convention
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Description>
<Name>AnyDevice</Name>
<Convention>CDP</Convention>
<Type>IntelligentCamera</Type>
<Class>MachineVision</Class>
<Network Address="10.49.65.74" Port="Service">
<Channel Type="Cyclic" Protocol="Udp" Port="3002" />
</Network>
<Settings>
<TimeOut>2000</TimeOut>
<MaxLost>30</MaxLost>
<DryRun>false</DryRun>
</Settings>
</Description>
Attribute Description
Device identifier
Attribute Description
Protocol type
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3.3 Device description
Value Comment
Any string Maximum 16 characters
Value Comment
CDP
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