MagnaTran 7.1 User’s Manual
Operational Interfaces
MN-003-1600-00
MISC I/O Communications
Brooks Automation
Revision 2.2
5-9
MISC I/O Communications
Discrete I/O provides monitoring and control of external device functions using indi-
vidual I/O pins for each function with no additional control, or “handshaking” lines.
Inputs and outputs are specifically assigned and cannot be changed.
The MagnaTran 7 robot offers four types of discrete communication: high side, low
side, relay and an exclusive type for Brooks Automation Marathon Express users.
Each type of I/O board is explained in the following:
Table 5-6: Discrete I/O Communications
I/O Board
Interface Procedure
High-Side
High Side I/O on page 5-10
High Side/Low Side Interfaces on page 5-14
Low-Side
Low Side I/O on page 5-12
High Side/Low Side Interfaces on page 5-14
Relay
Appendix F: Relay I/O Option on page 11-24
Marathon Express