Hardware components

The AMU hardware consists of:

A computer (AML controller) with screen, keyboard and trackball or mouse

Programmable Multi-Axis Controller (PMAC board)

Network board (Token Ring, Ethernet or FDDI)

Software components

The AMU software components are:

Operating system OS/2

Communication Manager/2 , TCP/IP

Database Manager/2

AML Management Software (AMS)

Tasks of the AMU:

Host communication

interprets the commands coming from the host computer

checks these commands for executability

Archive catalogue administration

stores the logical coordinates of the compartments

assigns the cartridges to the compartments

knows the status of compartments and drives

stores information on scratchpool administration

Conversion of the logical coordinates into physical coordinates

Communication with the control unit

User interface

for start-up

for service

for the operator

Configuration (describes the individual structure of the archive)

Information

The AMU does not register the data contents of the cartridges.

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