Electric Drives
and Controls
7−1Bosch Rexroth AGRhoMotion1070072367 / 04
Software
7 Software
7.1 ROPS4/Online
ROPS4/Online permits the creation, testing and archiving of programs
for the rho4.0 control system. The program runs under Windows 95 or
Windows NT. It is not absolutely essential to use a mouse, however the
use of one is recommended for the sake of improved operational com-
fort. ROPS4 is protected against illegal copying. A software licence must
be applied for before working with it.
ROPS4/Online has the following functions:
D BAPS plus: A structure-oriented programming system, with which
procedural programs can be quickly and easily created, documented
and tested in a top-down design. The essential advantage of this ex-
pansion is the automatic generation of codes and the option of being
able to monitor the process. The program sequence is compiled from
icons in the form of a program sequence plan.
D Machine parameter converter: Using a converter, readable and edita-
ble ASCII *.amp files can, on the one hand, be created from *.bin ma-
chine parameter files. The other part of the converter converts ASCII
files into machine parameter files, which can then be loaded into the
control system.
D Integrated BAPS translator for translating the motion programs crea-
ted using an ASCII editor.
D Program archiving (load, save, list, delete, name etc.)
D Remote control functions: Program start-up, axial position display,
I/O status etc.
D Linking functions: Function for transmitting files from/to the rho4.
Connection to the rho4.0 via a serial interface or TCP/IP.
D Offline/Online points editor.
D Process functions: Process selection, process start-up, process stop
etc.
The ROPS4/Online program can be called up from the rho4 folder by se-
lecting the appropriate icon.