Kuka KUKA.EthernetKRL 2.2, Manual

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Issued: 19.12.2012 Version: KST EthernetKRL 2.2 V1 en (PDF)
KUKA.EthernetKRL 2.2
3. Save the change and close the file.
9.3 Deactivating message output and message logging
Description
It is recommended for automatic message output on the smartHMI to be de-
activated in the following cases:

Runtime errors occur.

The EKI is used in the Submit interpreter.
If automatic message output is deactivated, all error messages are still logged
by default. If these errors or warnings are to be deliberately ignored, e.g. be-
cause logging the messages causes a high system load and slows down per-
formance, this mechanism can likewise be deactivated.
Precondition 
“Expert” user group
Procedure
1. Open the configuration file of the Ethernet connection in the directory
C:\KRC\ROBOTER\Config\User\Common\EthernetKRL of the robot con-
troller.
2. Enter the following line in the section <INTERNAL> … </INTERNAL> of
the XML file:
3. Save the change and close the file.
9.4 Command reference
9.4.1 Initializing, opening, closing and clearing a connection
<Messages Display="disabled" Logging="disabled"/>
If automatic message output is deactivated, the EKI_CHECK() func-
tion can be used to check individual EKI instructions for errors.
RET = EKI_Init(CHAR[])
Function
Initializes a channel for Ethernet communication
The following actions are performed:

The configuration is read in.

The data memories are created.

The Ethernet connection is prepared.
Parameter Type: CHAR
Name of channel
RET Type: EKI_STATUS
Return values of the function ( >>> "Return values"
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Example RET = EKI_Init("Channel_1")