Introduction - ABB IRB 6400R Product On-Line Manual

Introduction

1 Introduction
RobotWare is a family of software products from ABB Flexible Automation designed
to make you more productive and lower your cost of owning and operating a robot.
ABB Flexible Automation has invested many man-years into the development of these
products and they represent knowledge and experience based on several thousand
robot installations.
Within the RobotWare family there are three classes of products:
BaseWare OS - This is the operating system of the robot and constitutes the kernel of
the RobotWare family. BaseWare OS provides all the necessary features for
fundamental robot programming and operation. It is an inherent part of the robot but
can be provided separately for upgrading purposes.
BaseWare Options - These products are options that run on top of BaseWare OS of the
robot. They represent functionality for robot users that need additional functionality,
for example run multitasking, transfer information from file to robot, communicate
with a PC, perform advanced motion tasks etc.
ProcessWare - ProcessWare products are designed for specific process applications
like welding, gluing and painting. They are primarily designed to improve the process
result and to simplify installation and programming of applications. These products
also run on top of BaseWare OS.
Product Specification RobotWare for BaseWare OS 3.2 3