Cobot

Content of the Catalog

The Cobot catalog provides a predefined LXMRL03S0••• Lexium Cobot you can move to the Model view and use as assembly in your scene.

Subnodes of the Cobot Assembly

A Lexium Cobot is driven by reference values from a Lexium Cobot Controller. To this end, the Cobot assembly provides the subnodes Joint 1...Joint 6 in the Solution Explorer for configuration. Connect them to reference values of a REAL data type.

To add a gripper, right-click the Cobot assembly and execute the command Tool Manager. For further information, refer to Managing Tools Within the Model View. To activate the gripper, connect the Vacuum Actuator signal of type BOOL to your controller. For status messages to the controller, connect the Vacuum Sensor signal of type BOOL.

Properties of a Cobot

Once you have added an object of the Cobot catalog to the Model view, you can select it and display the associated parameters in the Properties view on the right-hand side of the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin screen. If you select the Lexium Cobot assembly in the scene or the Cobot node in the Solution Explorer view, the following parameters can be configured in the Properties view.

Identification Section

Parameter

Description

Type

Indicates the type of the Lexium Cobot as defined in the catalog.

Category

Indicates the category of the Lexium Cobot.

Name

Indicates the default name of the Lexium Cobot.

Click the field to edit the name and adapt it to your requirements.

Association Section

Parameter

Description

Section

Indicates the section in which the selected Lexium Cobot is placed.

To shift the Lexium Cobot to another section, open the Section list and select Section<n>.

Result: In the Solution Explorer view, the Lexium Cobot is displayed as a subnode of Section<n> > Cobot.

Control Panel

Indicates the Controls tab the Lexium Cobot is connected to.

Display Options Section

Parameter

Description

Show Recommended Envelope

Select the check box to display the working envelope. The Lexium Cobot can position the Tool Center Point (TCP) in any desired direction in the displayed working space without restriction on translation and rotation of the tool flange.

Show Maximum Envelope

Select the check box to display the maximum working envelope. The Lexium Cobot can position the Tool Center Point (TCP) in the displayed working space with restrictions on rotation of the tool flange.

Functionable Section

Parameter

Description

Enabled

By default, the check box is selected and the Lexium Cobot is enabled.

If this check box is not selected, the Lexium Cobot is disabled and is displayed in grey in the Model view. Physical properties are not available.

Orientation Section

The RotX, RotY, RotZ parameters allow you to modify the angle (in °) of rotation of the assembly around the X, Y and Z coordinate.

Position Section

Parameter

Description

Locked

Select the check box to lock the position of the selected Lexium Cobot to help prevent it from being moved unintentionally.

Position

Enter the x, y, z coordinates (in mm) of the selected Lexium Cobot to modify the position.

You can also use the fundamental mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to calculate the position coordinates.

Scripts Section

Parameter

Description

Events

Select one of the following Events:

  • Deselect

  • DoubleClick

  • Reset

  • Select

Click the Source > ... button of the event to open a Script view where you can enter the programming code to execute when the selected event is detected. The Script view provides the same functions as described in the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin Getting Started User Guide.

Visualization Section

Parameter

Description

Visible

Deselect this check box to hide the Lexium Cobot in the scene.