# FactoryWare vs Pc Interface **URL:** \ **Category:** Robot Controller\ **Created:** [July 1, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976 "2008-07-01T21:09:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jorgequezada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jorgequezada](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/jorgequezada)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/1 "2008-07-01T21:09:41Z")
Hello World! Right now we are using a PalletMaster application. It is a Visual Basic 6 application running in a pc computer and it is connected to s4cplus controller via ethernet. We have to migrate the PalletMaster application to run in a irc5. Obviously there is not communication between the pc and irc5 controller via ethernet, but it works fine in the s4c controller. The question is, what do I need to do to migrate the application from sc4plus controller to irc5? I have been trying to understand the diferences between this two controllers in the ethernet communication FactoryWare is not available anymore in the irc5 There is not RAB protocol in the irc5. Irc5 uses RobAPI protocol It is not clear for me, because there are so many issues I think Any help?? Saludos!! ---
**Author:** ![jorgequezada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jorgequezada](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/jorgequezada)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/2 "2008-07-01T22:28:30Z")
I know Pc Interface is the answer to my calls, but I can’t find details! There is only an overview of PC Interface in general manuals of IRC5 I really need a PC Interface detail manual Saludos! ---
**Author:** ![PerSvensson](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/persvensson/32/1040_2.png) [@PerSvensson](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/PerSvensson)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/3 "2008-07-01T23:13:46Z")
Hi You should use RAB(robot application builder) if you want to migrate your pc app to IRC5. RAB consist of FlexPendant SDK - Dev app’s on the flexpendant (FlexPendant Interface needed on the controller) PC SDK - Dev app’s on a PC (PC Interface needed on the controller) Happy coding ---
**Author:** ![jorgequezada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jorgequezada](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/jorgequezada)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/4 "2008-07-01T23:39:58Z")
Helloo There is a problem about that… The PalletMaster application is a full system developed in Sweden, so complex, and I have not an open source code of it. If I use RAB, I would have to start from the begining, and that is not an option now, time factor is critic… Saludos ---
**Author:** ![RussD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@RussD](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/RussD)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/5 "2008-07-02T00:00:25Z")
If PalletMaster uses Interlink, that will work on against the IRC5 as well. ---
**Author:** ![jorgequezada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jorgequezada](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/jorgequezada)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/6 "2008-07-02T00:17:08Z")
Yes it uses it What else could it be? The robot and controller are comming soon, for now I need to figure out what’s going on. So I don’t have contact with the robot to tell you specific details of what I see, But yes, I know it uses Interlink… ---
**Author:** ![RussD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@RussD](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/RussD)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/7 "2008-07-02T01:58:51Z")
Get the latest Interlink version and install it on your PC and make sure your robot has PC interface option, and you should be pretty much done. ---
**Author:** ![jorgequezada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jorgequezada](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/jorgequezada)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/8 "2008-07-02T20:57:01Z")
Sure! I will do that I hope resolve it, but you mean that there is no ethernet communication diferences betwen controllers that I need to worry about? I agree the idea, it shouln’t change, it must be transparent for the user, otherwise it could be a disaster ---
**Author:** ![RussD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@RussD](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/RussD)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/factoryware-vs-pc-interface/1976/9 "2008-07-03T01:41:01Z")
Interlink has support for both S4 and IRC5 controllers. The alias type will determine which API (RobAPI or RAP) is used to connect to the controller. I can’t think of anything singificant that you can do in RAP that can’t be done on the IRC5.