Beacon requires internet access to work. And fortunately, Universal Robots make it really easy to connect your robot to a network. All Universal Robots come with an ethernet port on the robot controller. On a CB-Series, the network port is on the bottom of the control cabinet. On an e-Series, the network port is located inside the control cabinet.
Plug in an ethernet cable to your cobot, with the other end plug into a switch, router, wall plug, or hotspot.
Within Polyscope, go to the installation settings and setup networking. If your networking is properly configured, you will see "✓ Network is connected" as shown below.
When selecting Static IP networking, be sure to set an IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and (at least) a preferred DNS server.
You must have networking enabled to take advantage of Beacon. If your networking setup shows a disabled network (as shown below) refer to the instructions above for configuring DHCP or a static IP address.
Once the URCap is downloaded, move the downloaded file (the file is named beacon.urcap) to a USB thumb drive. Insert the thumb drive into the USB slot on the top-right (e-Series) or right-side (CB-Series) of the teach pendant.
Navigate the URCaps under System of the installation tab. Click the + and select the URCap file from the thumb drive.
Once the URCap is installed, you will be prompted to restart your cobot. To confirm that the URCap is properly installed, head back to the URCaps section of the installation screen and verify Hirebotics is listed under the Active URCaps section, as shown below.
To register your cobot, go to the installation tab of your cobot and select Beacon. Our URCap will check for an existing register, download any updates, and transition to a QR code to be scanned by the mobile app.
From the Beacon mobile app, navigate to the team you want this cobot reside, switch to the Robots tab, and click the plus action button to register your cobot.
