I’m attempting to create a python wrapper which sends RAPID calls from a network connected control PC, without needing to hard-code each RAPID function I thought about using an ‘exec’ style statement to pass a string, which would allow the connect PC to control the arm.
In python, pascal and other languages it’s possible to execute strings as code. I have read through documentation and search the web but I haven’t found anything similar for RAPID. I figured it was worth a post to see if one does actually exist but isn’t documented or if anyone has attempted something similar and what direction they went with it.
I think there is no feature what you described, but usually there is workarounds
One easy way could be to hard-code some parameterized Rapid procedures and just pass the needed parameters from PC.
Another way I have used in some cases is to build up a new Rapid module according to strings received from PC. So basically I have created a new Rapid module with Rapid (text file with correct format and .mod extension) and saved it as a file and opened it as a program module. It’s not so fast way, but maybe useful if your cycle time is not so critical.
Yeah I thought that was going to be the case, I was just hoping to avoid having to hard-code it. I did consider the other option too but I would prefer the hard-coded option.
