# FANUC OPC connection? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [December 12, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fanuc-opc-connection/16302 "2017-12-12T16:12:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![Tim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tim/32/3361_2.png) [@Tim](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fanuc-opc-connection/16302/12 "2018-12-18T20:10:45Z")
Check out this thread. The instruction document has worked well for me. > [@Connecting to Fanuc Robot R30iA controller](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-fanuc-robot-r30ia-controller/7393): > > Im working with a robot integrator that doesn’t use a PLC in their system, they setup their robot cells so the robot controller handles all the logic and IO… Therefore the HMI needs to communicate directly with the controller. In an effort to see if I can talk them into using ignition on my project I figured out how to set up the communications on my own and made a “how to” manual for them. Thought I would post it here too… if anyone out there needs to go straight to a Fanuc robot maybe the … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fanuc-opc-connection/16302)._