Maintenance and Repair
MagnaTran 7.1 User’s Manual
Data Log
MN-003-1600-00
Brooks Automation
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Revision 2.2
Data Log
In order to accurately track the usage of the robot, several internal counters and logs
should be downloaded for analysis. This data will aid in diagnosing problems that
may occur during future PM sessions.
Required Tools
•
PC with a serial terminal program, with log file capture capabilities
•
Serial or Null Modem cable (See
Appendix B: Tooling on page 11-3
NOTE:
Follow these steps to setup for Steps 1 through 5 to follow:
•Attach a PC to the robot with the serial I/O cable.
•Open a terminal software program and verify communication with the robot with
the command HLLO.
•Setup the communication protocol with the command SET COMM FLOW SEQ
M/B MON LF ON and the command SET IO ECHO Y.
•Open a log file to save the responses from the robot; name the file with the last four
digits of the Brooks serial number and the date. For example, if the robot serial
number is 9801-2323, and the date of the PM is 1/30/98, the file should be named
“23230198” with the file extension “.TXT” or “.CAP”.
1.
Birth Certificate Information:
Issue the command RQ BIRTH CERT, which will display the Birth Certificate
information and download it to the log file.
The capture file should remain opened until the following information (Steps 2
through 5) is logged to the file.
2.
Date and Time of PM:
With the log file from Step 1 still open, issue the commands RQ DATE and RQ
TIME to download the time and date to the log file.
3.
Cycle Counter:
With the log file from Step 1 still open, issue the command RQ CYCLE
COUNTER to download the present cycle counter value of the robot to the log
