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AML /J Oper at or Guide.
ADIC/GRAU Stora ge Systems GmbH&Co.KG • Eschenstra ße 3 • D-89558 Böhmenk irch Copyright © 1998 ADIC/GRAU Sto rage Syste ms GmbH&Co.KG All r ig hts res erv ed.
1 Introduction 1.1 Con ten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2 Target group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.3 Layout of the Guide . . . .
ii Cont ents DOC D00 025- A 2.6 Te chn ica l D a ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 2.6. 1 El ect r ica l s yst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -9 2.6. 2 Noi s e . . . . . . .
iii Mar ch 31 , 1999 5.4 Edi t me nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -7 5.5 Vie w me nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 5.5. 1 Ar chi ve. . . .
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1-1 Mar ch 31 , 1999 1 Introductio n 1.1 C on t ent s This Guide cont ains inf orma tion a nd ins tructions for the s afe o peration of the AML /J sys te m.
1- 2 Int r odu ct ion DOC D00 025- A 1.4 Furthe r documen tation DOC D00 024 AML/J M aint enance Guide DOC D00 014 AML/J Soft ware Backup DOC D00 007 A ML/J I nstallat ion Guide DOC E00 003 AMU Installa tion Guide DOC E 00 007 AMU Prob lem Det ermination Guide DOC E00 014 A ML Controller User Guide DOC E00 005 A MU Reference Guide 1.
1-3 Mar ch 31, 19 99 1.6 T ech nical support Wa r n i n g The use of the AML/J by untrained personnel can lead to dangero us situations. The conseq ue nce c an be s evere to let h al injuries due t o movin g or curre nt-conduc ting parts.
1- 4 Int r odu ct ion DOC D00 025- A 1.7 Produc t observat ion We are leg al ly ob l iged to ob se r v e our prod ucts even af te r deli ve ry . Therefore plea se notify us about everythi n g which is.
1-5 Mar ch 31, 19 99 Telephone: 1 800 8 27 3822 North America +49 61 42 992364 Germany 00800 999 9 3822 (th e rest of t h e world).
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2-1 Mar ch 31, 19 99 2 Des cription of the system 2.1 Overvi ew of the sy stem com ponents Stora g e med i a such as mag n etic t ap e car tridges, opti ca l di sks and CD- RO M s are b rou g ht a u to m a ti c a l l y i n to th e a ss o ci a t e d dri v e s an d fe tc h e d fro m there again with the A ML/J.
2- 2 O ver vi ew DOC D00 025- A 2.3 Des cription of fun c tion The AML /J sys te m ca n be ins talled on th e unf i nish ed floo r or on a false floor . The handling unit move s the cartri dges between the storage cells, drives and the I/O unit. The h andling unit has a gripper.
2-3 Mar ch 31, 19 99 2.4. 1 Drive s The AML/ J system supports a large number of drives for differ en t stor- age media. 2. 4.2 Con trol ca binet T he co nt ro l un i t of the sy ste m is h ou s ed in a c on tr ol ca bin et .
2- 4 O ver vi ew DOC D00 025- A Ha rd w are comp on ent s T he A M U ha rd war e con si st s of: • A co m put e r (A M L con trol l er) wi th sc reen , k ey bo ard an d tr ack ba ll or mous e • Pr.
2-5 Mar ch 31, 19 99 2. 4.4 St orage cel ls The AML/J s ys tem contai n s compart ments (stor age cell s) i n linear racks (st atio nary sto rage segmen ts ( ☞ F i gure 2-3:). T able 2-1: Coor din at es of the stora ge c ells o n pag e 2- 5 cont ains t he c oor dinates of t he st orage c ell s.
2- 6 O ver vi ew DOC D00 025- A 2.4.5 Ha ndlin g unit The handling unit identifies and moves cartridges between the storage cel l s, dri v e s a n d th e I/ O un it. Figu r e 2-4: AM L/J handl ing u nit Acces s to t he arch ive co mpartm ents and th e drives is fac ilitated w ith t he handling unit.
2-7 Mar ch 31, 19 99 2.4.6 I/O u nit The I / O uni t fac i lit a te s inse rting and e j e c ting cart ridge s wi thout i nter - rupting normal proc essing ( ☞ Figu re 2 -5: ).
2- 8 O ver vi ew DOC D00 025- A 2.6 T e c hni c al D a ta Dimensions W eight w ithout/with cartrid ges (348 0/3490) Ma ximum flo o r loadin g Table 2-2: Size of th e AML/J comp on ents Width x dept h Heigh t Basic module 1.00 m x 1.50 m (3.28 f t x 4.
2-9 Mar ch 31, 19 99 2. 6.1 El ect rical system Heat dis sipation Maximum 1. 2 kW 2.6. 2 Noi se 2. 6.3 Cl i m ati c cond iti ons Table 2-5: Elec tr ical data of th e AML/J Euro pe Nor th A me rica T o.
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3-1 Mar ch 31, 19 99 3S a f e t y Inform atio n Apart from the safety provisions in this chapter , the local and specific technical safety regulat ions apply .
3- 2 Sa fet y DOC D00 025- A 3.1 Use as intend ed The q u ot ation and the or der c onfi rm ation as we l l as the sc ope de f i ned in this document are part of the AML/J documentation. Any use other t han that spec ifie d in this is conside r ed to be not as inten ded.
3-3 Mar ch 31, 19 99 3.2 W arni ng indicati ons ADIC/GRAU cla ssifies hazards i nto d ifferent categories . Ta ble 3-1 : shows the rela tion betwe en symbols, si gna l words, actual haza rds and pos s ib le cons e- quenc es . Table 3-1: War ning ind ica t ion s Sym bo l Dam a ge to.
3- 4 Sa fet y DOC D00 025- A Especially emphasized paragr aph s in this Guide warn against a hazard or draw your att ention to impor tant infor mation.
3-5 Mar ch 31, 19 99 3.3 S c ope These inst ructions apply fo r the A DIC /GRAU Storage S y stems AML/J sy st em s. Fu r th er s a fet y r e gu la ti on s fo r the com p on e nts us ed i n t he s yst em a re n ot put out of force by th e se i nstr uct io n s.
3- 6 Sa fet y DOC D00 025- A A TTEN TION! Apart f rom emergency situations, the A ML/J system is firs tly always stopped with the normal shutdown routine before the main switch is switched off. ADIC/GRAU Storage Systems is n ot liable for damages because of actuation of the main switch in a manner not i ntended.
4-1 Mar ch 31, 19 99 4 Operati on In th e no rm a l c ase th e ho st se nd s th e com m a nds t o th e A ML / J. T he AMU is used by the operator for control purposes.
4- 2 O per a ti on DOC D00 025- A Table 4-1: Con tro l panel swit ches Switch Desc ription 1 M ain sw itch S3 Sw itching on the m ain su pply v oltage.
4-3 Mar ch 31, 19 99 4.2 Startin g the AML/J system Perf orm the foll owi ng ste p s to st art the AML/ J s y ste m. Ste p 1 Ensur e that: • the acc ess doors are c l o se d A TTEN TION! The robot req uires suffic ient fr ee spac e for th e homin g run.
4- 4 O per a ti on DOC D00 025- A 4.3 Stopp ing the AML /J syste m The AML/ J system can be stopped nor mally or switched off in an emer - gency. Inform atio n The meth od de sc ri bed unde r Em ergenc y s hutdo wn m ay be used on l y in emergen cies.
4-5 Mar ch 31, 19 99 4. 3.2 Eme rgen cy shu tdow n Apply the following procedure in an emergency situation. Except for emergency situations, the AML/J system should be stopped norma lly before the m ain swit ch is sw itched off.
4- 6 O per a ti on DOC D00 025- A Ste p 1 Actuate t he main switch The power vol tage of th e AML/J i s switched of f. All mo vements of the robo t ar e sto pped. 4.4 Res tarting the AM L/J syste m The AML/ J system is restarted as follows after an emergency shutdown.
4-7 Mar ch 31, 19 99 4.5 Manua l operating mode This ope rating m ode is intend ed if th e AM L/J shoul d be opera ted w ith- out the r obot bec ause of a rob ot fau lt or mainte n anc e . I n this oper ati ng mode the requirements are d is pl ayed in the AMU but the user performs the ac tions i nstead of the robot .
4- 8 O per a ti on DOC D00 025- A 4.6 Switchi ng over to Dual-AMU On swit chi ng over the pas sive AMU beco mes the active AM U a nd if pos- sible, the act ive AMU becomes the passive AMU. The co nnec tions of t he connection cables bet ween AMU computer and c ontrol un it must be changed o ver for the c hange.
4-9 Mar ch 31, 19 99 Ste p 9 Chec k that a f te r switc hing over the compo n ent s the system reports that it is ready. If the robots d o not report that they are ready, there i s another or a further error in the system.
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5-1 Mar ch 31, 19 99 5 Menus and command s The en tr ies on the work space of th e AMS are equiv alent to h ost com- mand s f or the sys tem. A TTEN TION! T ake sp ec i al ca re in the ca s e of the , , an d comma nds that confli cts with the host commands do not arise.
5- 2 Men us an d com ma nd s DOC D00 025- A 5. 1.1 La yout of the me nu bar Figure 5-1: Layo ut of t he AMS m enu bar Inform atio n In the active window the title bar is dark; in the inactive window the title b ar i s light. The fol low ing fu nc ti ons are th e s ame i n all wi nd ow s: Co ntro l menu Figu re 5 -2: AMU co ntrol menu 5.
5-3 Mar ch 31, 19 99 The me nu o pens Ste p 3 Clic k on the comm and in the men u T he c om ma nd wi nd ow op ens Wit h the k eyboard Ste p 1 Pr ess <ALT> and t he letter un d erlined in the men.
5- 4 Men us an d com ma nd s DOC D00 025- A 5.2 M enu overvi ew All commands of the AMS workspace ar e explai n ed here: Figure 5-3: AM S m enu ov erview Inform atio n When the Dual-AMU is used, only the Switch command can be exe- cuted on the passive AMU (also the V iew Archive Catalog Manage- ment command is not allowed on the passive A MU).
5-5 Mar ch 31, 19 99 5.3 Shutd own me nu Figu r e 5-4: "Shu tdown" menu Command Fie ld Explanation Prepa re shutd o wn of the AML sy st em. Fi gur e 5 -5: "SHUTD OWN OF A MU " win do w A TTEN TION! Before shuttin g d own stop th e communi- cation with the host computer (e.
5- 6 Men us an d com ma nd s DOC D00 025- A Pr epare s h ut d o wn of the A ML syst em (as in ) and t hen br eak off a l l proces ses under OS/2 and perfo rm OS/2 syst e m sh utdown . Fig. 5-6: "TOT AL SYSTEM SHUTDO WN" window A TTEN TION! Before shuttin g d o wn stop th e communi- cation with the ho st computer (e.
5-7 Mar ch 31, 19 99 5.4 Edit menu Figu re 5 -7: "Edit" menu Com ma nd Exp lan atio n Cu tt i ng ou t the ma r k e d ob j e c t an d sa v i ng i t in the cl ip - boar d (memor y of the co mputer) . Shortcut: Key combina tion <Shift>+<D elete> Copying the m arked objec t into th e clipboard.
5- 8 Men us an d com ma nd s DOC D00 025- A 5. 5 Vi ew men u Figu re 5 -8: "V iew" me nu Selecting inf orm ati on in differen t display wind o ws. 5.5. 1 Arch ive Possibil ity o f contro lling a nd c hanging arc hive c atalogue entri es for the com p art m e nts .
5-9 Mar ch 31, 19 99 . Field E xplanation Log i cal coo rdi n ates of the me d ium in th e arc hiv e. Inform atio n An op t ical disk occupies 2 logical coordi- nates , o ne each f or th e fron t and reve rse sid e.
5- 10 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A Status of the medi um (the c haracter s in br acket s are the va ri ables fo r th e data b ase ) (O) Med ium occupies compartment (E) Compartment em pty,.
5- 11 Mar ch 31, 19 99 (D) Arch iv e co mpa rt men t for dyn ami c use of the I /O unit und e r HA CC / MVS (A) Arch iv e c ompa rt men t for dy nami c use of the I /O unit (in HACC/ MVS onl y fo r op.
5- 12 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A Co mman ds C omm and Ex p lanati on Display of the archive catalogue entry for t he entered logical arc hive coo rdina te. Display of the archive cat alogue entry of the n ext coor- di na te of the compo n ent .
5- 13 Mar ch 31, 19 99 5. 5.2 T race Onli ne or of flin e t race of the in tern al pr ocesse s of t he AMU soft ware (AMS and DAS). You ca n sel ect the tr aced pr ocess es acc ordi ng t o areas (p ro c e ss e s o f th e AM U) .
5- 14 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A Figur e 5-1 1: "T r ace" win dow (Online) The trac e is switched off. Writes t he current traces in the ma in memory (1 MB reserved). If the mem ory is exhausted, the oldest entry is w ritten over .
5- 15 Mar ch 31, 19 99 Brings a tra ce file sa ved w ith the comman d in t o a printable form (ASCII). Fig ure 5-12: "Format T race Fi les" wi ndow : Ta r ge t f ile nam e w ith pa th (e. g. or ). star ts the formatt ing. Exec ution i s c onfi rmed by out puttin g th e " " tex t.
5- 16 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A 5. 5.3 Log The A lerter logs all messages (even if the AMU-Log C ontrol Center win- dow is no t opened).
5- 17 Mar ch 31, 19 99 Field/co m mand Explanati o n Open s a wi ndow for sel ectin g the sa ved log f ile s with autom atic d ispla y in t he OS /2 ed itor EPM The log file na me is co mpos ed of lo <Y Y> <MM ><DD >.
5- 18 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A Select ion o f font , size a n d st yle for th e conte nts in the win do w Fig u r e 5-15: "Log F on t Dial o g " window Drop-d own list bo x f.
5- 19 Mar ch 31, 19 99 5.6 Operati ons menu Figur e 5-16: " Operations" menu 5. 6.1 O pe rator lo gi n Command Fie ld Explanation Lo gof f To use the disabled functions in the Oper ator menu.
5- 20 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A 5.6. 2 M anua l Op era tio n Prerequisite: " MANU AL" operating mode Manu al exec ution of the host c omma nds of and by the o per- ator.
5- 21 Mar ch 31, 19 99 Stateme n t o f the c oordinates i n the ar chive where the for th e co m m an d i s cur re n t ly lo ca te d Number of t he stor age towe r or ra ck Number of th e segments for.
5- 22 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A 5.6. 3 Dis as ter R e cove ry Dialog box for starting the ejection of presel ected media in an emergency (Di saste r Rec ove ry). The wi ndow i s div ided in to t wo sec tions for i nde - pe nd e n t re j ect io n of th e me d i a in AM L /2 tw i n ro b o t sy ste ms .
5- 23 Mar ch 31, 19 99 5.7 Admi n menu T he fu nc ti on s of th e Ad mi n me n u i te m ar e des c ri be d in th e AM U Re f e r - ence Guide. Figu re 5 -20: "A dmin" menu 5.
5- 24 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A 5.8 W indo w menu Figu re 5 -22: "Wind ow " men u C omm and Ex p lanati on Closing all opened windows (list of all opened win dows) Selection o.
5- 25 Mar ch 31, 19 99 5. 9 Help men u Figu r e 5-23: "Help" menu Com ma nd Exp lan atio n Inf or m atio n of the use of th e start pag e of the help fun ction s.
5- 26 Men u s an d com m a nd s DOC D00 025- A Start pag e for the AMU onlin e help. Figure 5-25: "Help for A MU - (AM L Ma nagement Un it)" w indow C omm and Ex p lanati on.
5- 27 Mar ch 31, 19 99 He lp inde x Figu r e 5-26: "Help Index" window Disp lay o f th e cop yrigh t an d of the AMU vers ion N o. Figu r e 5-27: " About AM U" wind ow Com ma nd Ex.
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6-1 Mar ch 31, 19 99 6 Proce ssing media 6. 1 Overvi ew In the normal operating procedure cartridges must be ad ded to the AML/ J or re moved from it. Th ree types of I /O u nit s ar e avai lable f or inserting or ejecting cartrid ge s.
6-2 Proc e ssing media DOC D00 025- A The "F o re ig n ", "HA CC Dyn amic " a n d "AMU Dyna mi c" r a n g es are def ined in th e Logic al R a nge s func tion in the AMS.
6-3 Mar ch 31, 19 99 6.2 I/O un it/C Figu r e 6-1: I/O unit/ C Pro ducti on is not inter rupte d wh e n inse rting car tridg e s th rough t he I /O unit.
6-4 Proc e ssing media DOC D00 025- A 6. 2.1 Ins erting cart ridg es N ew cart ri dge s ar e i nse rt ed in t he AML /J th r oug h t he I/ O uni t. Ste p 1 Pres s the but ton on the I/O unit The butto.
6-5 Mar ch 31, 19 99 6.2. 2 Eje cti ng car tri dges Cartridges are ejected from t he AML/J through the I/O u nit. Pro ducti on i s not in t errup te d whe n ej ecting car tridge s wi th t he I / O uni t.
6-6 Proc e ssing media DOC D00 025- A 6.3 I/O un it/D (HICAP) Figu r e 6-2: I/O unit/ D Pro du c tion is inte r rupted wh e n inse rting car tri dges thr ough the I/ O unit/D .
6-7 Mar ch 31, 19 99 6. 3.1 Ins erting cart ridg es N ew cart ri dge s ar e i nse rt ed in t he AML /J th r oug h t he I/ O uni t. Ste p 1 Pres s the but ton on the I/O unit The robo t mo ves i nto the re st p ositi on. The p ower v oltage of t he robot control is switched off.
6-8 Proc e ssing media DOC D00 025- A 6.3. 2 Eje cti ng car tri dges Cartridges are ejected from t he AML/J through the I/O u nit. Pro duc tion is no t int err upte d wh en ejec ti ng car tr idg es wit h the I/ O unit .
6-9 Mar ch 31, 19 99 6.4 I/O un it/E Fig ure 6 - 3: T wo I/O un its/E 6. 4.1 Ins erting cart ridg es N ew cart ri dge s ar e i nse rt ed in t he AML /J th r oug h t he I/ O uni t. Ste p 1 Pres s the but ton on the I/O unit The bu tton lig hts up gre en.
6- 10 Proc ess i ng me di a DOC D00 025- A 6.4. 2 Eje cti ng car tri dges Cartridges are ejected from t he AML/J through the I/O u nit. Pro duc tion is no t int err upte d wh en ejec ti ng car tr idg es wit h the I/ O unit .
6- 11 Mar ch 31, 19 99 6.5 Disaster Recov ery The Di saster Rec o ve ry functi on en ables car tridge s to be ejec ted, co rr e- spo ndin g to a pr eviousl y define d li st ( file ) wit hout host connec tion. T he fun cti on is use d a fter a failu re o f the host s ystem f or prepa ring the move int o an al te rn ate c omp uter ce n ter .
6- 12 Proc ess i ng me di a DOC D00 025- A Inform atio n The enti re I/O unit is used for disast er re covery (incl. foreign mount compartments) Ste p 7 Start the ejection with Ste p 8 Empt y all medi.
A About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Address AD IC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 3 AD IC/ GR AU St ora ge S ys tem s . . . . 1-3 Ad min menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 3 AM L Co ntr olle r U ser Gu ide .
in-ii In dex D O C D0 0 02 5 -A D Data E lec tric al s ystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 9 De scr ipt ion of fu nct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 2 Dis aste r Re cov ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 11 Dri ve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii Ma rc h 31 , 1 999 M Mai n sw itc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Man ual O pera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 20 Mec han ica l lo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 5 Me nu Ad mi n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
in-iv In dex D O C D0 0 02 5 -A Title bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 U Un defi ned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 0 Update Co ordi nat e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 12 Use as intended AM L/J -S yste m .
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If you have not bought ADIC Switches yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data ADIC Switches - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ADIC Switches you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ADIC Switches will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ADIC Switches, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime ADIC Switches.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ADIC Switches. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ADIC Switches along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
