General Differences
General differences of EPSON RC+ 5.0 and EPSON RC+ 7.0 or Epson RC+ 8.0 are as follows.
| Item | EPSON RC+ 7.0 and Epson RC+ 8.0 | EPSON RC+ 5.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Number of task | Up to 32 tasks (Background task : Up to 16 tasks) | Up to 16 tasks |
| Type of task | Able to specify NoPouse task Able to specify NoEmgAbort task Able to specify Background task | Able to specify NoPouse task Able to specify NoEmgAbort task |
| Special TRAP such as TRAP ERROR | Supported | Not supported |
| Task starts by TRAP number | Dedicated task number | Dedicated task number |
| Multi Manipulator | Supported | Not supported |
| Robot number | 1 to 16 | 1 |
| Number of significant figure for Real type | 6 digits | 6 digits |
| Number of significant figure for Double type | 14 digits | 14 digits |
| Array elements number | Other than string variable Local variable 2,000 Global variable 100,000 Module variable 100,000 Global Preserve variable 4,000 | Other than string variable Local variable 1,000 Global variable 10,000 Module variable 10,000 Global Preserve variable 1,000 |
String variable Local variable 200 Global variable 10,000 Module variable 10,000 Global Preserve variable 400 | String variable Local variable 100 Global variable 1,000 Module variable 1,000 Global Preserve variable 100 | |
| Device number | 21:PC 22:REMOTE 24:TP 20:TP3 | 21:PC 22:REMOTE 23:OP 24:TP |
| Control device | Remote I/O PC REMOTE COM REMOTE Ethernet TP3 | Remote I/O PC OP1 REMOTE Ethernet |
| Timer number range | 0 to 63 | 0 to 15 |
| Program capacity | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Signal No range for SyncLock, SyncUnlock | 0 to 63 | 0 to 15 |
| Signal No range for WaitSig, Signal | 0 to 63 | 0 to 5 |
| Memory I/O port | 1024 | 256 |
| I/O port number | Common with EPSON RC+ 5.0 | |
| Port No of Ethernet | 201 to 216 | 201 to 208 |
| Remote I/O assignment | Assigned as default | Assigned as default |
| Port No of RS-232C communication | 1 to 8, 1001 to 1008 | 1 to 8 |
| OpenCom execution of RS-232C communication port | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Input/output to files | Supported | Not supported |
| File number | 30 to 63 | Not supported |
| Access number for the database | 501 to 508 | Not supported |
| Vision Guide | Network camera type Frame grubber type | Network camera type |
| Conveyor tracking | Supported | Not supported |
| PG robot | Supported | Not supported |
| OCR | Supported | Not supported |
| Security | Supported | Not supported |
| VBGuide 5.0 (RC+ API 7.0) | Supported | VBGuide Lite is supported |
| Fieldbus I/O | Use normal I/O commands | Use normal I/O commands |
| Fieldbus master | Response is not guaranteed | Not supported |
| Fieldbus slave | Response is guaranteed | Response is guaranteed |
| GUI Builder | Supported | Not supported |
| Error number | Common with EPSON RC+ 5.0 |