Test installation for testing control programs for a robot installation

摘要

The invention relates to a test installation for testing control programs for a real robot installation, particularly for a lacquering installation, having a plurality of robot controllers (2.1-2.n), which each contain a control program and correspond to robot controllers (2.1-2.n) in the real robot installation, at least one control unit (4) for co-ordinating the robot controllers (2.1-2.n), wherein the control unit (4) contains a control program and corresponds to a control unit (4) in the real robot installation, and also having a first data bus (3) which connects the robot controllers (2.1-2.n) to one another and/or to the control unit (4), wherein the first data bus (3) corresponds to a data bus in the real robot installation. It is proposed that the test installation additionally have a modelling device (9) which is connected to the first data bus (3) and simulates peripheral components of the real robot installation, so that the control programs can be tested without the peripheral components. The invention also comprises an appropriate test method.

主权项

1. A test installation, comprising:
a plurality of virtual robot controls that each contain a robot control program and correspond to real robot controls of a real robot installation; at least one virtual control unit for coordination of the virtual robot controls, wherein the at least one virtual control unit includes a control program and corresponds to a real control unit of the real robot installation, a first data bus and a second data bus, wherein the first data bus corresponds to a data bus of the real robot installation; and a modelling equipment that is connected to the first data bus and that is configured to simulate peripheral components of the real robot installation so that the control program can be tested without the peripheral components; wherein the first data bus connects to each other at least one of the virtual robot controls, the at least one virtual control unit, and the modelling equipment, wherein the first data bus corresponds to a data bus of the real robot installation, the second data bus connects the virtual robot controls to one another and to the virtual control unit, an operator computer, and a graphics computer, and, of the first data bus and the second data bus, the operator computer and the graphics computer are directly connected only to the second data bus.