Install the Cognex In-Sight 2D Robot Guidance Plugin

  1. Go to cognex.com/urcaps and download the Cognex URCaps v1.3.0.urcap file.
  2. Transfer the file to a USB stick.

  3. Launch the PolyScope program. The main menu displays:

  4. Insert the USB stick into the right side of the Universal Robot teach pendant.

  5. On the main menu, select Setup Robot > URCaps. Click the plus button (+) to add the URCap Cognex plugin file, which displays as Cognex In-Sight Robot Guidance.

The Cognex In-Sight 2D Robot Guidance plugin adds the following to the PolyScope software:

  • A Cognex menu item on the Program tab (Program > Structure > URCaps > Cognex Camera Pose).
  • A Cognex menu item on the Installation tab.
  • A node in the Robot Program tree called CGX_result:=CameraPose.
  • A new variable called CGX_result is added to the Program > Command tab. This variable is used to store the vision system pose information that is sent from the vision system during triggering.