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CONNECT

Establish a connection to the Mecademic robot arm via its API.Params:ip_address : strThe IP address of the robot arm.Returns:out : StringThe IP address of the robot arm.
Python Code
from flojoy import TextBlob, flojoy
from PYTHON.utils.mecademic_state.mecademic_state import add_handle, init_handle_map


@flojoy(deps={"mecademicpy": "1.4.0"})
def CONNECT(ip_address: str) -> TextBlob:
    """
    Establish a connection to the Mecademic robot arm via its API.

    Parameters
    ----------
    ip_address : str
        The IP address of the robot arm.

    Returns
    -------
    String
       The IP address of the robot arm.
    """
    init_handle_map(allow_reinit=True)
    add_handle(ip_address)
    return TextBlob(text_blob=ip_address)

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In this example, the CONNECT node establishes a connection with the MECADEMIC MECA500 robot arm.

The node takes in the IP address of the robot arm as an input. It initializes the handle map and adds a handle for the given IP address.

Upon successful connection, the node returns the IP address, confirming that the robot arm is now connected and ready for further operations.

The CONNECT node is used at the beginning of a workflow to ensure that a connection is established before any other operations are carried out.