Motoman Communications

Motoman MRC, MRC-II, and XRC robot controllers communicate with other devices over RS-232 serial ports using a complex, but highly robust, error checking protocol. When configured for Motoman serial communications, the In-Sight vision system understands this protocol and is able to respond to the commands it receives from the Motoman controller.

Motoman Mode is an extension of In-Sight's Native Mode communications. Motoman robot controllers only send numeric text over their RS-232 ports; In-Sight's standard Native Mode commands cannot be sent. Instead, the Motoman controller must send to In-Sight a numeric representation of the Native Mode commands, with additional parameters appended as necessary.

Because Motoman Mode is based on Native Mode, an In-Sight job may be developed and tested in Native Mode, then switched to Motoman Mode only when the actual robot controller is connected to the In-Sight vision system. No other changes to the job are required.

To Configure an In-Sight Vision System for Motoman Communication

1. On the Sensor menu, click Serial Port Settings.
2. In the Serial Port Settings dialog, open the Mode drop-down list and select Motoman. For more information, see Serial Port Settings Dialog.

The In-Sight vision system will now default to standard Motoman controller serial port settings. However, if your controller uses different settings, make sure to configure In-Sight to use the same serial port settings as the Motoman controller.