COMPLEX PROCESSES, MADE EASY
We have gone to great lengths to ensure that the integration and setup of your new autonomous flow is as simple as possible. Using our Capra Fleet Manager, robots are integrated into your existing central management system. We have made it equally intuitive for you to add our robot to your existing AMR fleet as it is to integrate it as a stand-alone solution. Regardless of your preferred level of integration, CAPRA ROBOTICS® offers you a flexible solution with the functionality of high-level tech and the reliability of low-level tech.
System Integration
Our solution is designed for easy interoperability and can be integrated with your existing logistics infrastructure without the need for additional investments. Tasks generated in your central management system (WMS/MES/ERP) is communicated to the robot via our CAPRA FLEET MANAGER using the VDA5050 interface.
To ensure an easy integration between the control system and the robot we have implemented the VDA-5050 protocol on the robot. The VDA-5050 is a VDA/VDMA standard interface developed in cooperation with several car manufacturers and 1st tier providers. The aim of the interface is to give a control system a common way to control robots from different vendors.
The robot comes with a direct interface to its ROS2 operating system, which makes it easy to connect additional equipment to the robot. The client can choose between Modbus or MQTT protocol (PLCs) which uses ethernet or Wi-Fi, respectively, as a transport layer.
Physical Integration
The physical integration to the robot is done by mounting applications on the robot’s lid. The lid is equipped with hardpoint rails to easily mount applications on top of the robot.
The robot comes with an I/O connector plate with 5 connectors whereof the E-STOP, L GNSS, and R GNSS are used by the top bar. These can also be used for a proprietary solution.
With our I/O connector plate with standard connectors, applications mounted on the lid can use the battery supply and Ethernet provided by the robot through their respective M12 connectors.
The emergency stop, as well as the GNSS antennas, can be moved onto the application, which supports that the combined solution can be CE-marked.
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