Imports ORiN2.interop.CAO

Public Class Robot
    Dim g_eng As CaoEngine
    Dim g_ctrl As CaoController
    Dim g_robot As CaoRobot
    Dim g_robotvar As CaoVariable
    Dim g_haltFlag As Boolean

    Private Sub Command1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Command1.Click
        'Start motor if arm is stationary
        If g_robotvar.Value = False Then
            g_robot.Execute("Motor", New Object() {1, 0})
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub Command2_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Command2.Click
        'Stop motor if arm is stationary
        If g_robotvar.Value = False Then
            g_robot.Execute("Motor", New Object() {0, 0})
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub Command3_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Command3.Click
        'Stop Robot
        g_robot.Halt("")

        'Record robot stop
        g_haltFlag = True
    End Sub

    Private Sub Command4_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Command4.Click
        'Do not run new operation instruction if arm is running 
        If g_robotvar.Value = True Then
            Exit Sub
        End If

        g_haltFlag = False

        'Run robot
        g_robot.Move(1, "@P P10", "NEXT")

        'Do not start next motion until previous motion is completed
        Do Until g_robotvar.Value = False
            Application.DoEvents()
        Loop

        'Do not start next motion if robot has stopped
        If g_haltFlag = True Then
            Exit Sub
        End If

        'Run robot
        g_robot.Move(1, "@P P11", "NEXT")
    End Sub

    Private Sub Robot_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        g_eng = New CaoEngine

        'Connect RC: IP Setting depends on your RC Setting
        g_ctrl = g_eng.Workspaces.Item(0).AddController("RC8", "caoProv.DENSO.RC8", "", "WPJ=")

        'Create CaoRobot object 
        g_robot = g_ctrl.AddRobot("Arm")

        'Argument used to check arm running status
        g_robotvar = g_robot.AddVariable("@BUSY_STATUS")

        'Get arm control authority
        g_robot.Execute("TakeArm")

        'Start Motor
        Command1_Click(sender, e)
    End Sub

    Private Sub Robot_FormClosed(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosedEventArgs) Handles MyBase.FormClosed
        'Stop Motor
        Command2_Click(sender, e)

        'Release arm control authority
        g_robot.Execute("GiveArm")

        'Delete robot variable object
        g_robot.Variables.Clear()
        System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(g_robotvar)
        g_robotvar = Nothing

        'Delete robot arm object
        g_ctrl.Robots.Clear()
        System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(g_robot)
        g_robot = Nothing

        'Delete controller object
        g_eng.Workspaces.Item(0).Controllers.Remove(g_ctrl.Index)
        System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(g_ctrl)
        g_ctrl = Nothing

        'Delete engine object
        System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(g_eng)
        g_eng = Nothing
    End Sub
End Class

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