Interfacing a 6 Axis Industrial Robot with python through modbus.
Budget: $30 – $60 NZD
I require consultation from someone with experience in interfacing with industrial robots to give me confidence in my method of implementation before committing to purchasing the robot.
We are purchasing a robot and 6 axis force sensor to assist with an assembly process for our product. The assembly requires precise alignment of a magnet in 3D space adjusted through feedback from a force sensor on the end of the arm.
I am confident that the force sensor system can be read into a custom python script through USB RS485 serial libraries, however I am having trouble verifying that the modbus TCP included in the robot software will be able to be used to send simple move/ rotate instructions from the script.
The robot:
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/1601048530237_1601048530237.html
As I understand it, The robot is driven by a control cabinet, which in turn is plugged into a computer via ethernet for "teaching". The PC software allows the robot to be set up as a modbus server so that external clients (the python software) can write to the registers and used to govern which program the robot runs.
It sounds relatively simple to me, but this robot is very cheap for it's specs, and I am having a hard time with the user manuals and customer support. I would like to set up a call with someone who has experience in robotics interfacing to see whether this seems straight forward, or whether there is a better approach that I can take.
We are purchasing a robot and 6 axis force sensor to assist with an assembly process for our product. The assembly requires precise alignment of a magnet in 3D space adjusted through feedback from a force sensor on the end of the arm.
I am confident that the force sensor system can be read into a custom python script through USB RS485 serial libraries, however I am having trouble verifying that the modbus TCP included in the robot software will be able to be used to send simple move/ rotate instructions from the script.
The robot:
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/1601048530237_1601048530237.html
As I understand it, The robot is driven by a control cabinet, which in turn is plugged into a computer via ethernet for "teaching". The PC software allows the robot to be set up as a modbus server so that external clients (the python software) can write to the registers and used to govern which program the robot runs.
It sounds relatively simple to me, but this robot is very cheap for it's specs, and I am having a hard time with the user manuals and customer support. I would like to set up a call with someone who has experience in robotics interfacing to see whether this seems straight forward, or whether there is a better approach that I can take.