Overview
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References
Revisions
Chapter
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10.
Contents
Using the PC SDK. How to add controller functionality using the Controller
API. Programming issues and code samples in VB and C#.
Testing, debugging and troubleshooting RAB applications. Using printouts, error codes in exceptions etc. Checklist for contacting a service organization.
How to add support for several languages to a custom FlexPendant application.
How to deploy RAB applications. How to create an additional option and how to make a product of a FlexPendant application.
Reference Document Id
Operating Manual -IRC5 with FlexPendant 3HAC 16590-1
Operating Manual - RobotStudio 3HAC032104-001
Technical reference manual - RAPID Instructions, Functions and Data types
3HAC16581-1
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B
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Revision Description
C
First edition
From RAB 5.08 onwards this manual replaces:
Robot Application Builder - PC SDK User's Guide (3HAC 024913-001) and
Robot Application Builder - FlexPendant SDK User's Guide (3HAC 024914-
001)
Improvements and updates for RAB 5.09.
Additions and further improvements for RAB 5.10:
Installation chapter: no license required, working with several PC SDK versions. (2.1- 2.2)
PC application configuration, how to use App.config. (3.2.3)
TpsFont
internally retrieves appropriate font for the active language, e.g.
Chinese (5.3.5).
The operating system of the first generation FlexPendant device (SX TPU 1) does not support images of more than 256 colors. (5.3.6, 8.1.4)
New FP SDK domain SystemInfoDomain (5.5.8).
Maximum size of an FP SDK application (6.1).
No initial events guaranteed (4.3, 5.5.2, 5.5.4, 7.3, 7.6).
Create a simple PC SDK application (7.2).
FP and PC SDK Controller API, working with RAPID data. (5.5.3.1 and 7.5.1).
High priority event subscriptions in PC SDK (7.5.1).
New PC SDK domain Messaging (7.10).
Troubleshooting PC SDK applications (8.2.2).
Localizing a FlexPendant application (9).
Improvements and updates for RAB 5.11.
New installation described in Installation overview (2.1)(
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Overview
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Revision Description
D Additions and improvements for RAB 5.12:
RobotStudio Community (1.2)
Some details about installing RAB on Windows Vista (2.1)
Description of improved Project Wizard (3.3.5 and 5.3.3)
Removed obsolete section about
TpsFont.FontName
(5.3.5)
How to access user defined data (5.5.3.4 and 7.5.4)
SearchRapidSymbol (5.5.3.5 and 7.5.5)
How to access data declared in Shared module (5.5.3.4, 5.5.3.5 and 7.5.4,
7.5.5)
Enable operator response to RAPID UI-instructions from a PC (7.5.7)
Messaging - new system parameter RmqMode (7.10).
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