# Get Controller ID

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/get-controller-id/1115>\
**Category:** Developer Tools\
**Created:** [March 27, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/get-controller-id/1115 "2007-03-27T10:06:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![oscar\_f](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dbc845/32.png) [@oscar\_f](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/oscar_f)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/get-controller-id/1115/1 "2007-03-27T10:06:08Z")

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Hello I’d like to get the Controller ID on which my application is running.

Is it possible?

How?

BR

OScar:smile:

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**Author:** ![oscar\_f](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dbc845/32.png) [@oscar\_f](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/oscar_f)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/get-controller-id/1115/2 "2007-03-27T10:06:48Z")

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PS: I’m working on a FlexPendant Appl. RAB 5.08

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**Author:** ![RussD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@RussD](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/RussD)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/get-controller-id/1115/3 "2007-03-27T15:03:04Z")

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What does controller.name return? Is it system name or controller ID?

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**Author:** ![Ingela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/53a042/32.png) [@Ingela](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Ingela)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/get-controller-id/1115/4 "2007-06-01T16:11:40Z")

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Hello

Is it the controller IP-adress that you want to retrieve? Currently there is no such Controller property in the FP SDK. It will be included in future releases (5.10).

The controller.name is the name given the robot controller by the end-user. You see it when you do _Add controller_ to your _Robot View_ in Robot Studio Online. The end user can change the name by right-clicking the Controller node in the _Robot View_ point att _Properties_ and select _Rename_. This name is independent of the system or sys-pack that is currently running. Several controllers may have the same name.