StorageTek 6 manual Automated Mount, Automated Dismount

Automated Mount

Figure 4 on page 14 shows the LMU communicating with the LSM through LAN 0. In this illustration, LAN 1 is represented as the backup used in case of a LAN 0 failure.

Note: The HSC can select either LAN for communications with the LSM(s). Whichever LAN is not picked becomes the backup.

Within the LSM, the robot’s hands are positioned to the correct panel/row/column cartridge location. The external Tri-Optic label is verified by the robot’s vision system, the robot’s hand extends, and the hand grasps the cartridge from its storage cell. The robot’s hand retracts with the cartridge and the robot moves to the appropriate position.

(PTP cell or transport). The robot hand extends and the cartridge is positioned and released at its destination (PTP cell or transport).

If the destination is a PTP cell, the cartridge is made available to the adjacent LSM, and the process repeats until the cartridge is placed in a transport.

Automated Dismount

An automated dismount is the reverse of the mount procedure. The LMU communicates with the LSM via the LAN, and the robot’s hands are positioned at the transport to be dismounted. The external Tri-Optic label is verified using the vision system. A hand is extended and the cartridge is grasped from the transport. The hand retracts with the cartridge and the robot is moved to the cartridge’s destination. The hand is extended and the cartridge is positioned and released into the storage cell.

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