Omron Enterprise Manager 2100, User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Enterprise
Manager 2100
This chapter provides a description of the Enterprise Manager 2100. It includes the following
topics.
1.1 Description of the Enterprise Manager 2100
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1.2 Number of AIVs Supported by an Enterprise Manager 2100
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1.3 Hardware Supplied with the Enterprise Manager 2100
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1.4 Features of the Enterprise Manager 2100
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1.5 Software Supplied with the Enterprise Manager 2100 Systems
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1.6 Supported Enterprise Manager 2100 Deployments
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1.7 How to Get Help
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1.1 Description of the Enterprise Manager 2100
The Enterprise Manager 2100 is a hardware and software solution that enables you to manage
a fleet of Automated Intelligent Vehicles (AIVs, also called
robots in the software and doc-
umentation). The Enterprise Manager appliance uses a queuing manager software feature to com-
municate with AIVs in the fleet. It receives and processes job requests from users, call buttons,
and automation equipment. It then assigns jobs to appropriate AIVs in the fleet.
Different groups of AIVs in a fleet might require the same configuration depending on their
physical characteristics or task activities. Maintaining identical configurations on each group
of AIVs is time-consuming and error-prone. The Enterprise Manager 2100 enables you to man-
age both map and configuration updates for every AIV in the fleet from a single point of
access.
The Enterprise Manager 2100 also coordinates the movement and interaction of up to 100
AIVs in a fleet, to make sure that each AIV knows the location and path of any other AIV that
might affect it. This enables AIVs to work efficiently within close range of each other without
risk of collision or of interfering with each other’s movements and operations.
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