Control UR5e with LabVIEW

[sakshi14]

Hi there

I'm trying to control a UR5e robotic arm through LabVIEW. I'm using the TCP/IP for communication. As per the data shared on the UR website, I'm trying to communicate on port 30003(both write and read TCP). I'm able to see the robot (virtual robot in URsim) responding to move commands (however the current position being read X,Y,Z are deviated from the values being sent as pose).

Can someone please help me work it out?

Thanks

[bseguin]

Is the position values are absolute or relative?

Benoit

[sakshi14]

The position values I believe are relative as it provides the TCPx,TCPy and TCPz. Must be wrt the base.

[AlfredTouring]

Hi,

This SDK has a ready to use LabVIEW example to remote control and read robot data : https://underautomation.com/download/#labview-integration

[chetan_malpure]

Hi AlfredTouring,

I tried to download the SDK. However, its built for the latest version of LabVIEW (2019, I believe). Can you send a link of a SDK with version compatible with LabVIEW 2018?

Thanks,

Chetan

[AlfredTouring]

Unfortunately, we don't have a LabView 2018 license.
The example provided in 2019 is simple to reproduce in any version. It is based on this principle: https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z0000019Ls1SAE
You connect to the .NET library (any of the .NET framework, for example 3.5) and you call and instantiate objects as in .NET.

[GerdW]

Hi Alfred,

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@AlfredTouring wrote:

Unfortunately, we don't have a LabView 2018 license.

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Even with your LV2019 installation you should be able to provide a downconverted set of VIs using "Save for previous"…

[AlfredTouring]

The example VI is now available for older versions of LabView : https://underautomation.com/fr/universal-robots/download