Table Of Contents - Kuka .PLC mxAutomation Logix 1.0 Manual

Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................
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1.1 Target group ..............................................................................................................
1.2 Industrial robot documentation ...................................................................................
1.3 Representation of warnings and notes ......................................................................
1.4 Terms used ................................................................................................................
1.5 Trademarks ................................................................................................................
Product description .....................................................................................
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2.1 KUKA.PLC mxAutomation Logix - overview .............................................................
2.2 Intended use ..............................................................................................................
Safety ............................................................................................................
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Installation ...................................................................................................
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4.1 System requirements .................................................................................................
4.2 Installing or updating KUKA.PLC mxAutomation Logix .............................................
4.3 Uninstalling KUKA.PLC mxAutomation Logix ............................................................
Operation ......................................................................................................
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5.1 Menus ........................................................................................................................
5.2 Status keys ................................................................................................................
Start-up and configuration .........................................................................
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6.1 Start-up and configuration - overview .......................................................................
6.2 Configuring message generation on an external system ...........................................
Programming ...............................................................................................
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7.1 Overview of function blocks .......................................................................................
7.2 Frequently used input/output signals in the function blocks .......................................
7.2.1 Input/output signal KRC_AxisGroupRefArr (memory) ..........................................
7.2.2 Input signals ..........................................................................................................
7.2.3 Output signals .......................................................................................................
7.2.4 Signal sequence for execution of ExecuteCmd ....................................................
7.3 Structures for motion programming (STRUCT) .........................................................
7.4 Integer variables ........................................................................................................
7.5 Programming tips for KUKA.PLC mxAutomation .......................................................
7.5.1 Programming example (template MxA_Rockwell_Sample.ACD) .........................
7.6 Administrative functions .............................................................................................
7.6.1 Reading PLC-specific communication into a non-PLC-specific structure .............
7.6.2 Writing a non-PLC-specific structure into PLC-specific communication ...............
7.6.3 Initializing the mxA interface .................................................................................
7.6.4 Setting the program override (POV) .....................................................................
7.6.5 Activating and reading Automatic External signals from the robot controller ........
7.6.6 Reading the current robot position ........................................................................
7.6.7 Reading the current axis position .........................................................................
7.6.8 Reading the current path velocity .........................................................................
7.6.9 Reading the current axis velocity ..........................................................................
7.6.10 Reading the current robot acceleration .................................................................
7.6.11 Reading a digital input ..........................................................................................
Issued: 13.08.2012 Version: KST PLC mxAutomation Logix 1.0 V1 en (PDF)
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