Time problem while using ABB.Robotics DLL

Robot Controller
1

Hi everybody

I’m trying to write an application which uses the ABB.Robotics and ABB.Robotics.Controllers DLL’s. But I have a huge time delay when the program is loading these two DLL’s. Here’s my sample and the correspondig output:

static void Main()
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString() + “: start program”);

Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new Form1());
}

public Form1()
{ System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString() + “: initalize”);

InitializeComponent();
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString() + “: start”);
NetworkScanner scanner = new NetworkScanner();
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString() + “: before ccan”);
scanner.Scan();
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString() + “: after scan”);
}

11:36:44: start program
‘IRC_Test.vshost.exe’ (Managed): Loaded ‘C:WINDOWSassemblyGAC_MSILABB.Robotics5.13.1034.0__1da709b7d1f14b7bABB.Robotics.dll’, No symbols loaded.
The thread 0xdc has exited with code 0 (0x0).
‘IRC_Test.vshost.exe’ (Managed): Loaded ‘C:WINDOWSassemblyGAC_MSILABB.Robotics.Controllers5.13.1034.0__1da709b7d1f14b7bABB.Robotics.Controllers.dll’, No symbols loaded.
11:37:14: initalize
11:37:14: start
‘IRC_Test.vshost.exe’ (Managed): Loaded ‘C:WINDOWSassemblyGAC_32ABB.Robotics.Adapters.IRC55.13.1034.1__1da709b7d1f14b7bABB.Robotics.Adapters.IRC5.dll’, No symbols loaded.
‘IRC_Test.vshost.exe’ (Managed): Loaded ‘C:WINDOWSWinSxSx86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.4148_x-ww_d495ac4emsvcm90.dll’, No symbols loaded.
11:37:44: before ccan
11:37:45: after scan

If you look at the time stamps of the writings, you can sse two huge time steps (30 s and 30s again).

Can anybody tell me, why it takes about 60 seconds just to load the DLL’s and run the scanner?

Thanks in advance
Stephan

2

Hello World

Is there anybody out there? Can someone tell me something about my problem?

Thanks a lot for answers!
Stephan

3

Looks like a problem in your end.
I just ran your program and got the following output:
11:00:07: initalize
11:00:07: start
11:00:08: before ccan
11:00:08: after scan

I am on XP fully updated, RS 5.13.xx (latest)

Have you by any chance updated your RS environment without uninstalling, or only updated RS and not PC SDK ( sorry, can’t remember the appropriate names ) I am asking since I had some problems half a year ago, and that to uninstall everything and then install the latest version only.

Anything tricky in your pc log?
Are you running as a user or as administrator?
Any antivirus running?

4

Thank for your inputs.

I indeed have Robot Application Builder 5.12.03 installed (RobotWare 5.13.1034). But is RAB 5.13 available? On the product page (http://www.abb.com/product/seitp327/4a08adf3b8bd7976c12570fc00348b3f.aspx) I can only see 5.12.04 for download.

Regards!
Stephan