Command Reference
MagnaTran 7.1 User’s Manual
Request Station Sensor
MN-003-1600-00
Brooks Automation
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Revision 2.2
Request Station Sensor
Purpose
Displays the current parameters or the current state of the specified wafer presence
sensor.
Format
RQ STNSENSOR station [ARM arm] [TYPE] [ACT] [SEN] [POS]
Optional Parameters
Arguments
station :
The robot station number being configured for use with wafer sensors.
arm:
The arm that is active for this sensor.
A
- Arm A
B
- Arm B
Arm A is the default.
Responses
TYPE:
The sensor's usage during PICK and PLACE commands:
NONE
- sensor not referenced
EX
- Extend: sensor referenced during PLACE
RE
- Retract: sensor referenced during PICK
R_MT
- Referenced motion: sensor referenced when robot arm is
in motion (requires R coordinates)
ACT:
The sensor's active state:
HI
- signal present when wafer present
LO
- signal absent when wafer present
SEN:
The sensor I/O bit number in which the sensor is connected.
STATE:
The current state of the sensor:
ON
- current state matches configured state
