Open Commissioning Assistant Plugin for RobotStudio

Description

Connects to a RobotStudio virtual controller instance using cyclic I/O communication and reading axis values.

Quick Getting Started

• Download the zip file from the latest release page
• Unpack and place it in the directory or a subdirectory of the OC.Assistant.exe
• Start the Assistant and open or create a project
• Add a new plugin instance using the + button
• Open a valid RobotStudio project with at leat one virtual controller
• Select RobotStudio, configure parameters and press Apply (see also)

Plugin Parameters

• AutoStart: Automatic start and stop with the application
• ControllerName: Name of the virtual controller in RobotStudio
• AxisNo: Number of axes
• CycleTime: CycleTime in ms (to get a stable and evenly update rate, don't set this too low)

Requirements

To run the plugin, you need RobotStudio 2025 installed on your system.
See ABB documentation how to create and start a virtual robot controller using RobotStudio.

To build the plugin yourself, you need to copy the ABB.Robotics.Controllers.PC.dll to the project directory.
You can find the dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\ABB\RobotStudio 2025\Bin\ by default.

Note

The plugin has been tested with RobotStudio Version 2025.5