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On July 23rd 2024 the Agents had fun plotting with the xArm6

Resources

• xArm SDK: https://github.com/xArm-Developer/xArm-Python-SDK

Instructions

1. install the xArm API: https://github.com/xArm-Developer/xArm-Python-SDK/tree/master
2. Plug in ethernet cable and configure the wired connection in your OS settings:
   1. Choose IPV4, configure manually:
   2. IP addresss: 192.168.1.12
   3. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
   4. default gateway: 192.168.1.1
   5. DNS server: 192.168.1.1
3. install vpype: https://vpype.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html
4. install the gcode plugin: https://github.com/plottertools/vpype-gcode
5. also install matplotlib and numpy
6. generate example csv: vpype --config gwriteConfig.toml rect 0mm 0mm 10mm 10mm gwrite -p custom commands.csv
7. run the script: python3 arm_plot.py

To instead generate from an svg: vpype --config gwriteConfig.toml read -q 1mm examples/floral.svg show gwrite -p custom commands.csv