Meca500 - Unitronics PLC Integration

Modified on Tue, 16 Feb 2021 at 11:43 AM

Description


This MecaNetwork example features the Meca500 being used with a Unitronics Samba 3.5" PLC over TCP/IP.

The example program provided can also be adapted to a variety of other Unitronics PLCs.

You can use this program to jog the robot directly from the Samba's HMI and start programs saved on the robot's controller or stream position commands.


Components


Meca500 Robot : Go to site

Meca500 Firmware version 8.1.6 or above is required : Go to site

Unitronics Samba SM35-J-TA22 PLC : Go to site

Unitronics VisiLogic Software : Go to site


Attachments


User Guide with the setup steps: Mecademic Visilogic TCPIP User Guide
PLC and HMI program: Mecademic_VisiLogic_Demo_V0_11_1.vlp


Please note that these examples are provided as-is by either Mecademic or it's Partners. These can be used as a starting point for development and testing but Mecademic or it's partners are not under obligation to provide support and are not liable for any errors or unintended behavior caused by the examples. These examples could be updated over time.

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