Command Reference
MagnaTran 7.1 User’s Manual
Map
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Brooks Automation
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Revision 2.2
Map
Purpose
The MAP command allows the flexibility to create interlocks and assign a name to
physical I/O. This command also assigns the use of the I/O and defines the specific
characteristics of the I/O.
Sensors must be configured using the MAP command before they can be assigned
using the CDM.
Format
MAP [name] [type] [characteristic] TO [io_name] [io_num]
Arguments
name:
Specifies the user reference name to be assigned to the specified
I/O (20 characters maximum).
type:
Specifies the type of I/O by its specific function. Command
Types of I/O interlocks and a description of each are listed in
on
.
characteristic:
The characteristic defines the active state of the I/O device being
assigned as defined by the type of argument. To allow flexibility,
the user may define the characteristic as active HI or active LOW
depending on the hardware functionality.
io_name:
Specifies the physical name of the I/O device being mapped or
assigned. The I/O devices available to the robot are;
DIGITAL_IN
DIGITAL_OUT
io_num:
Specifies the I/O channels being mapped or assigned. This vari-
able is an eight digit (maximum) hex number of the form
0x12345678 representing the specific I/O channel(s). See the
examples that follow for assistance in designating the io_num.
Note that leading zeros may be dropped from this number.
