# How to use the RAB controller console window?

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-use-the-rab-controller-console-window/3035>\
**Category:** Robot Controller\
**Created:** [September 14, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-use-the-rab-controller-console-window/3035 "2009-09-14T21:13:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jerome1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@Jerome1](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Jerome1)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-use-the-rab-controller-console-window/3035/1 "2009-09-14T21:13:57Z")

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In the RAB User Guide they talk about the controller console window where we can write command likefpcmd “-restart” to debug our FlexPendant application. Can someone tell me how to use it? Where can I find that controller console? I don’t find the information in RAB User guide.

Thanks,  
Jerome

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**Author:** ![Niklas\_Skoglund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@Niklas\_Skoglund](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Niklas_Skoglund)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-use-the-rab-controller-console-window/3035/2 "2009-09-15T08:37:38Z")

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Hi Jerome,

this topic constains a zip with two documents, where one describes how to connect your PC to the controller console.  
[http://forums.robotstudio.com/forum\_posts.asp?TID=1920](http://forums.robotstudio.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1920)

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**Author:** ![John\_Verheij](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/john_verheij/32/1724_2.png) [@John\_Verheij](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/John_Verheij)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-use-the-rab-controller-console-window/3035/3 "2016-10-19T13:12:50Z")

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Hi Niklas,

The link is not working anymore. Where can I find the two documents?

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**Author:** ![Niklas\_Skoglund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@Niklas\_Skoglund](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Niklas_Skoglund)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 8:49am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-use-the-rab-controller-console-window/3035/4 "2016-12-30T08:49:44Z")

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:# Sorry I totally missed your question. I cant find the documents that I linked to 2009.

With RobotWare 5 you use a serial cable and a serial terminal program on your PC to connect and type in the commands. With RobotWare 6 you need to use a SSH client.

I’m moving this post to the RobotWare forum.