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1.6 Supported Enterprise Manager 2100 Deployments
ARCL Protocol
The Advanced Robotics Command Language (ARCL) is a simple, text-based command and
response server for integrating an AIV (or fleet of AIVs) with an external automation system.
ARCL is similar to a command-line interface (CLI) or a scripting function.
ARCL enables you to operate and monitor the AIV, its accessories, and its payload devices
over the network, whether or not you use MobilePlanner.
Mobile Adept Robot Controller (MARC)
At the lowest level, a microcontroller running MARC firmware handles the details of platform
mobility, including maintaining the platform’s drive speed and heading, as well as acquiring
sensor readings, such as from the encoders and gyroscope, and managing the platform’s emer-
gency stop systems, bumper, and joystick. The MARC firmware computes and reports the plat-
form’s odometry (X, Y, and heading) and a variety of other low-level operating conditions to
ARAM.
Peripheral Devices
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Touchscreen Support—The Mobile Software suite includes support software for the
optional AIV touchscreen user interface device.
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Call/Door Box Support—Call/Door Boxes are devices that you can use to summon an
AIV remotely. These devices contain one software component on the boxes and while
the other persists on either the Enterprise Manager 2100 or on single AIV, (when there
is no Enterprise Manager 2100).
1.6 Supported Enterprise Manager 2100 Deployments
This section provides an overview of potential deployment scenarios so that you can plan
your EM2100 deployment. Later sections describe the detailed configuration steps.
The Enterprise Manager 2100 (EM2100) is a replacement upgrade for the Enterprise Manager
1100, (EM1100) which is end-of-life. The EM2100 remains backward compatible with the
EM1100 for mixed-model Autosync configurations. However, to support mixed model Auto-
sync, you must:
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Modify the Ethernet cabling.
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Install SetNetGo 4.9.X and Mobile Robot Software Suite 4.x on both the EM1100 Sec-
ondary appliance and the EM2100 Primary appliance.
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Always configure the EM1100 as the Secondary appliance. The default (shipped) con-
figuration for an EM2100 is as a Primary appliance.
This release supports the following deployment scenarios:
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New Standalone EM2100 —Install and configure a new EM2100 standalone appliance.
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New EM2100 Autosync Pair —Install and configure two new EM2100 appliances, one
as the Primary appliance and the other as the Secondary (back up) appliance.
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Convert a Standalone EM1100 to Autosync —Add a new EM2100 as a Primary appli-
ance and convert the existing standalone EM1100 to a Secondary appliance.
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Replace a Failed Primary Autosync EM1100 —Remove the failed EM1100 Primary