Research Note 08
ABB robot integration — AimFactoryCore plug-in
Verified the TCP/IP communication structure between the ABB IRC5 controller and AimFactoryCore.
- ABB IRC5
- RAPID communication
- TCP/IP socket
- Quaternion conversion
- AimFactoryCore plug-in
ABB robots receive vision coordinates over socket communication through the IRC5 controller. The AimFactoryCore plug-in handles the RAPID-based communication sequence and controls camera trigger, coordinate delivery, and model switching from a single interface.
We developed a routine that converts ABB's quaternion pose representation into the AimFactoryCore internal coordinate system. This structure is the basis of AimFactoryCore's direct ABB integration today.
This technology is inside our products today
The structures validated in research notes are now part of AimFactoryCore and Robot Suite.