KUKA VarProxy Driver

This driver allows the communication between Simumatik and a KUKA KRC controller or OfficeLite instance to connect to exchange I/O variables and axis values.

Parameters

Aside from the common parameters described in the communication_driver docs, this driver includes:

Parameter	Default Value	Description
ip	192.168.138.1	The IP address of the KRC Controller.
port	7000	The port to use.

Setup data

{
  "parameters": {
    "ip": "192.168.138.1",
    "port": "7000"
  },
  "variables": {
    "$AXIS_ACT": {
      "datatype": "float",
      "size": 12,
      "operation": "read"
    },
    "inputs": {
      "datatype": "byte",
      "size": 1,
      "operation": "write"
    },
    "outputs": {
      "datatype": "byte",
      "size": 1,
      "operation": "read"
    }
  }
}

note

The setup_params in the generic PLC components for kuka_varproxy will need the following format:

{ "ip": "192.168.138.1", "port": "7000" }