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5- Setting up the tool communication on an e-Series robot
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5+ Setting up the tool communication on an e-Series / UR Series robot
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99 Currently, there seems to be issues with having the tool communication setup from this guide and
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1414 `this issue <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ToolComm_Forwarder_URCap/issues/9 >`_
1515 for details and the current state.
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17- The Universal Robots e-Series provides an rs485 based interface at the tool flange that can be used
17+ From the e-Series on, Universal Robots provide an rs485 based interface at the tool flange that can be used
1818to attach an rs485-based device to the robot's tcp without the need to wire a separate cable along
1919the robot.
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2727Robot setup
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30- For setting up the robot , please install the **rs485-1.0.urcap ** found in the **resources ** folder.
30+ For ** PolyScope 5 ** , please install the **rs485-1.0.urcap ** found in the **resources ** folder.
3131Installing a URCap is explained in the :ref: `setup guide <install_urcap >` for the **external-control ** URCap.
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33+ For **PolyScope X **, you can download the latest tool-comm-forwarder URCapX from its `release
34+ page <https://github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ToolComm_Forwarder_URCapX/releases> `_.
35+ After installation, please make sure to activate tool forwarding in the URCap's application screen.
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3337After installing the URCap the robot will expose its tool communication device to the network.
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3539Setup the ROS side
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