Command Reference
MagnaTran 7.1 User’s Manual
Request I/O State
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Brooks Automation
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Revision 2.2
Request I/O State
Purpose
Returns the current status for the specified I/O Interlocks for all outputs and inputs.
Format
RQ IO STATE [io_name]
Response
IO STATE io_name io_state
Arguments
io_name:
Field size: 20 (max)
The name assigned to physical I/O using the MAP command.
io_state:
Field size: 20 (max)
The status of the I/O referenced by the io_name. Note that the I/O state
returned will be defined by the type of I/O being referenced.
See
for responses to each I/O state and descriptions of each
response.
NOTE:
At least one argument must be specified.
Description
This command is used to monitor the current status of physical I/O by referencing the
I/O names defined using the MAP command.
The response from issuing this command is defined by the I/O command type being
referenced, refer to
for a list of Operation Interlock I/O types, their RQ I/O
STATE responses, and a description of the responses.
NOTE:
Using the ALL variable will cause a list of all I/O names and their states to be gen-
erated following the response format shown above.
Request commands display the current value stored in RAM.
See Also:
SET IO STATE, MAP
