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Overview

Before jumping straight to building your application we recommend you test your setup by using the CAOTester tool which comes with the ORiN2 SDK installation.

Tools and Parts needed

• RC8 Provider User's Guide

NOTE:
This example is to communicate your PC to a RC8 controller.

Connecting to the controller

Open CAO Tester  C:\ORiN2\CAO\Tools\CaoTester\Bin\Cao Tester.exe
Select [Workspace] window and set parameters in [Add Controller]  You will need to set the parameters to connect to the controller. Here is an example: Controller Name: RC8 Provider Name: CaoProv.DENSO.RC8 Machine Name: <Blank> Option: Server=192.168.0.1 *Substitute with target controller IP  Press the [Add] button in the [Workspace] window to display the [CAOController] window.
Check Object and Log windows If communication was established correctly, you will get a "Succeeded" message on the log window. You should also see the Controller object showing under the Object window.

Reading a global variable

Get variable handler In the controller window, select a variable tab and create a variable window for I1 (Global Variable Integer 1). Name: I1 Option: <Blank> In the [AddVariable] section, press the Add button. If the operation is successful you should see the variable window Variable - I1.
Read / Write Variable Press the [Get] button to read the I1 variable. Press the [Put] buttons to write the I1 variables.

Turning motor ON

Select the [Controller] window of CaoTester.  Select [Robot] tab and input the following under the RobotNames: Name: Arm0 Option: <Blank> Press the [Add…] button.
Add the @SERVO_ON variable handler Under the Robot window  add the variable handler by inputting the following information on the "AddVariable" section: Name: @SERVO_ON Option: <Blank> Press the [Add...] button
Read / Write @SERVO_ON variable Under the Variable - @SERVO_ON window, press the [Get] button to get the status of the Motor state. Press the [Put] button to Turn ON (1) or OFF (0) motor power.

Next Steps: 

• ORiN2 - Overview.
• CaoTester User’s Guide (C:\ORiN2\CAO\Tools\CaoTester\Doc\CaoTester_UsersGuide_en.pdf)
• RC8 (VRC) Code Samples (C:\ORiN2\CAO\ProviderLib\DENSO\RC8\Samples)