ArcAdapt with ArcSeamTracking on OmniCore (RW 7.21) - How is ArcAdapt intended to be used?

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Hello everyone,

I am working on an ABB OmniCore controller running RobotWare 7.21 with the following options installed:

  • ArcWare
  • ArcSeamTracking
  • Fronius TPS/i
  • Optical Sensor based SeamTracking (I use Scansonic sensor)

My application involves welding parts with varying joint gaps.

I plan to use ArcSeamTracking with the Scansonic sensor to keep the torch centered on the weld seam. In addition, I would like to use ArcAdapt to compensate for changing gap sizes by adapting the welding process online.

I have noticed something interesting.

I cannot insert an ArcAdapt instruction from the FlexPendant instruction menu because it does not appear in the list of available instructions.

However, if I manually type the ArcAdapt instruction in RAPID, it is accepted without any syntax errors.

This makes me wonder whether ArcAdapt is fully supported on my system, whether any additional configuration or license is required, or whether it is simply intended to be used by writing RAPID code manually.

My questions are:

  1. Is ArcAdapt fully supported on OmniCore / RobotWare 7?
  2. Is there any additional configuration or license required to use ArcAdapt?
  3. Which welding parameters can ArcAdapt modify during welding?
    • Welding speed
    • Wire feed speed
    • Current
    • Voltage
    • Weaving parameters
  4. Can ArcAdapt be used together with ArcSeamTracking?
  5. Is there any initialization or parameter setup required before using ArcAdapt?
  6. Does anyone have a simple RAPID example showing the recommended workflow?

Any advice or practical experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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Hi,

Trackdata has parameter Track system, you could choose 2 for seamtracking with adapt datada instruction (is only for arc seamtracking) or 1 for Scansonic sensor (you could calculate centre of gap from Scansonic software probably).

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Hallo, I do not know how Omicore works in that case but I know about IRC5.

There, ArcAdapt is used to adapt the welding speed to a changing butt joint preparation (widening or narrowing) and is intended to be used with WeldGuide Tracking.

A gap detection is not possible with WeldGuide, because WG will check welding parameters in the turning points of the weaving.

You can use WeldGuide with Fronius TPSi only, if you have a special software

on your welding machine and the AddOn from AppStudio. (With TPSI, the WG Hardware is not working)

So, to to make an adaption of your weld to a gap, you have to configure Optical Seam Tracking with your sensor. (instead of ArcTracking)

Then you may get the gap-value from the sensor and using an interrupt-routine you can change speed or welding parameters during the welding.

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Thanks a lot. This is also what i found.. I would prefer a simpler method from AddOn or etc.