Chapter 1: Introduction to the Enterprise Manager 2100
Optional Equipment
You can add a Secondary Enterprise Manager appliance, to provide redundancy for the
Primary appliance.
After you install a Secondary appliance, configure it to auto-synchronize with the Primary to
enable faster recovery of your AIV fleet operations should the Primary appliance fail for any
reason. The Secondary appliance contains a copy of the fleet data, including current jobs and
maps.
Equipment Not Provided with an Enterprise Manager 2100
You must provide the following:
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A consistent power supply. Omron Adept Technologies, Inc. recommends that you use
an uninterruptable power supply (UPS). Contact your local Omron support for more
information.
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Network infrastructure necessary for communication and optionally for redundant net-
work communication when you use an optional Secondary appliance.
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Omron Adept Technologies, Inc. Automated Intelligent Vehicles (AIVs), also known as
mobile robots.
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Client computer - Compatible Windows PC clients to run MobilePlanner for remote
access to the appliance and AIVs. Each MobilePlanner instance requires a license key
for full operation.
1.4 Features of the Enterprise Manager 2100
Key features of the Enterprise Manager 2100 and the Mobile Robot Software Suite, running on
the Enterprise Manager appliance are:
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Provides the ability to manage the configuration settings for an entire fleet of AIVs.
Each AIV obtains configuration data from the Enterprise Manager appliance, saving
you time and making configuration updates more reliable.
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Optimizes traffic flow
The Enterprise Manager appliance shares each AIV's position and movement with
other AIVs in its vicinity. This enables each AIV to make dynamic route adjustments to
avoid potential conflicts.
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Provides Queuing Manager functionality.
The Enterprise Manager appliance receives job requests from call buttons and factory
equipment management systems (WMS or MES), makes decisions about which job an
AIV receives, and provides real-time job status updates to connected automation equip-
ment.
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Economical use of wireless network bandwidth.
Each AIV exchanges information only with the Enterprise Manager appliance, rather
than communicating with every individual AIV.
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Serves as a proxy for AIV status data, such as location, battery, and job.
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