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).