Abstract—Control of flexible manufacturing systems requires
the adaptation of the software components to the constraints
imposed by the hardware components. As a key element of the
control of flexible manufacturing systems, the control of an
industrial robot is an essential first step towards the control of a
whole cell. This step provides a wide field of investigation given
the multitude of algorithmic combinations leading to the control
of the robot. On the other hand, the optimization of such a
command is an important task because of the effects it may have
on the command of the whole cell. In this paper, we propose an
algorithmic approach for the control of an industrial robot. Our
approach is based on a dynamic data exchange (DDE) between
the control and the operative part of the system. The exchanged
data allows the control of the system and the information about
its status. This exchange needs synchronization between the
various software components of the system. The approach is
implemented through a win32 software allowing the
manipulation of an Adept Cobra 600 industrial robot.
Keywords—robotics; robot control using Ethernet; DDE; V+
language.