Flexiv RDK APIs  1.4
basics8_update_robot_tool.cpp

This tutorial shows how to online update and interact with the robot tools. All changes made to the robot tool system will take effect immediately without needing to reboot. However, the robot must be put into IDLE mode when making these changes.

Author
Flexiv
#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <thread>
void PrintHelp()
{
// clang-format off
std::cout << "Required arguments: [robot SN]" << std::endl;
std::cout << " robot SN: Serial number of the robot to connect to. "
"Remove any space, for example: Rizon4s-123456" << std::endl;
std::cout << "Optional arguments: None" << std::endl;
std::cout << std::endl;
// clang-format on
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
// Program Setup
// =============================================================================================
// Parse parameters
if (argc < 2 || flexiv::rdk::utility::ProgramArgsExistAny(argc, argv, {"-h", "--help"})) {
PrintHelp();
return 1;
}
// Serial number of the robot to connect to. Remove any space, for example: Rizon4s-123456
std::string robot_sn = argv[1];
// Print description
spdlog::info(
">>> Tutorial description <<<\nThis tutorial shows how to online update and interact with "
"the robot tools. All changes made to the robot tool system will take effect immediately "
"without needing to reboot. However, the robot must be put into IDLE mode when making "
"these changes.");
try {
// RDK Initialization
// =========================================================================================
// Instantiate robot interface
flexiv::rdk::Robot robot(robot_sn);
// Clear fault on the connected robot if any
if (robot.fault()) {
spdlog::warn("Fault occurred on the connected robot, trying to clear ...");
// Try to clear the fault
if (!robot.ClearFault()) {
spdlog::error("Fault cannot be cleared, exiting ...");
return 1;
}
spdlog::info("Fault on the connected robot is cleared");
}
// Enable the robot, make sure the E-stop is released before enabling
spdlog::info("Enabling robot ...");
robot.Enable();
// Wait for the robot to become operational
while (!robot.operational()) {
std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
}
spdlog::info("Robot is now operational");
// Update Robot Tool
// =========================================================================================
// Make sure the robot is in IDLE mode
robot.SwitchMode(flexiv::rdk::Mode::IDLE);
// Instantiate tool interface
flexiv::rdk::Tool tool(robot);
// Get and print a list of already configured tools currently in the robot's tools pool
spdlog::info("All configured tools:");
auto tool_list = tool.list();
for (size_t i = 0; i < tool_list.size(); i++) {
std::cout << "[" << i << "] " << tool_list[i] << std::endl;
}
std::cout << std::endl;
// Get and print the current active tool
spdlog::info("Current active tool: {}", tool.name());
// Set name and parameters for a new tool
std::string new_tool_name = "ExampleTool1";
flexiv::rdk::ToolParams new_tool_params;
new_tool_params.mass = 0.9;
new_tool_params.CoM = {0.0, 0.0, 0.057};
new_tool_params.inertia = {2.768e-03, 3.149e-03, 5.64e-04, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0};
new_tool_params.tcp_location = {0.0, -0.207, 0.09, 0.7071068, 0.7071068, 0.0, 0.0};
// If there's already a tool with the same name in the robot's tools pool, then remove it
// first, because duplicate tool names are not allowed
if (tool.exist(new_tool_name)) {
spdlog::warn(
"Tool with the same name [{}] already exists, removing it now", new_tool_name);
// Switch to other tool or no tool (Flange) before removing the current tool
tool.Switch("Flange");
tool.Remove(new_tool_name);
}
// Add the new tool
spdlog::info("Adding new tool [{}] to the robot", new_tool_name);
tool.Add(new_tool_name, new_tool_params);
// Get and print the tools list again, the new tool should appear at the end
spdlog::info("All configured tools:");
tool_list = tool.list();
for (size_t i = 0; i < tool_list.size(); i++) {
std::cout << "[" << i << "] " << tool_list[i] << std::endl;
}
std::cout << std::endl;
// Switch to the newly added tool, i.e. set it as the active tool
spdlog::info("Switching to tool [{}]", new_tool_name);
tool.Switch(new_tool_name);
// Get and print the current active tool again, should be the new tool
spdlog::info("Current active tool: {}", tool.name());
// Switch to other tool or no tool (Flange) before removing the current tool
tool.Switch("Flange");
// Clean up by removing the new tool
std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(2));
spdlog::info("Removing tool [{}]", new_tool_name);
tool.Remove(new_tool_name);
spdlog::info("Program finished");
} catch (const std::exception& e) {
spdlog::error(e.what());
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
Main interface with the robot, containing several function categories and background services.
Definition: robot.hpp:24
Interface to online update and interact with the robot tools. All changes made to the robot tool syst...
Definition: tool.hpp:21
Data structure containing robot tool parameters.
Definition: data.hpp:250
std::array< double, kPoseSize > tcp_location
Definition: data.hpp:263
std::array< double, 3 > CoM
Definition: data.hpp:255
std::array< double, 6 > inertia
Definition: data.hpp:258