Before installation, please check out: How to prepare for Robot-Config installation

Installation / upgrade with USB flash drive

This approach let's you update Robot-Config from USB flash drive without having internet connection at robot's HMI panel.
First, you download the latest robot-config image from internet using your laptop,
transfer this image by USB drive to HMI panel, then execute update command at the panel.
See detail steps below:

On your laptop do these steps first:

  1. Download an image file from FlexLink Download Center [http://download.flexlink.io]
    1. Select type "Software", select product "Robot-Config image file", select latest version
    2. Click download button
  2. Save the file "image.tar" to USB flash drive
  3. Download and save update script to USB flash drive
    http://flexlink-public-files.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/download/software/robot-config/latest/install-robot-config-USB.ps1

On a HMI panel:

  1. Start a Windows PowerShell with "Run as Administrator"

  2. Insert your USB flash drive into HMI panel and run update script.

In a Windows PowerShell with "Run as Administrator", execute command to run script

(in example below USB is recognized as E:\ drive, it might be an other in your case):

  • Change current folder:

cd E:\

  • Run update script:

E:\install-robot-config-USB.ps1

  1. After update, in Robot-Config "About" menu you should see latest version number.


Installation / upgrade with internet connection

Download script to HMI panel:
http://flexlink-public-files.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/download/software/robot-config/latest/install-robot-config.ps1

Open a Windows PowerShell with "Run as Administrator".

Run install script to install latest stable version of robot-config. The script will uninstall any previously installed version of robot-config.

.\install-robot-config.ps1

Run following command to check that robot-config started without errors:

docker logs robot-config

For first time installation: 

Create a desktop shortcut called Robot Config on desktop. Set the following target:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -kiosk http://localhost:5567

This shortcut will open Robot-Config in Chrome fullscreen mode.


Check out the following articles for configuration after installation: 
How to apply Robot-Config license
How to update machine settings
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