Fanuc Library

Problem

• We want to communicate with a Fanuc controller using some kind of software using
  • Python on a
  • 64 bit ARM computer (Raspberry Pi)

Solutions

Fanuc

• Only provides library for Windows?
  • Probably expensive
  • Do not know if this one does what we want

Inventcom

• Provides library Fwlib32 for accessing controller
  • Compiled version of library is also available here
  • No 64 bit ARM (ARMv8) library available (only 32 bit ARMv7)
• Python wrapper available
  • Fork from colleague

Fanuc-Driver

• Website
  • Uses C#
• Seems to depend on Iventcom library

Pyfanuc

• Website
• Python implementation of parts of API
  • Seems unmaintained/incomplete

Workarounds

• Use inter-process communication to use encapsulate 32 bit library