Quantum Scalar i6000, User Manual

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Chapter 1: Description
Dual Robotics Configurations and Parking Modules
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Dual Robotics Configurations and Parking Modules
A dual robotics library requires Gen 2 robotics hardware. A dual robotics
library requires, at a minimum, a control module, a left parking module,
and a right parking module. See Figure 4 .
The left and right parking modules have the same size and appearance
as expansion modules, but they function differently. Each parking
module contains a “parking space” in which the respective left or right
robot resides when not in use. The “parking space” occupies four
magazine columns which cannot be used for storage.
The left parking module is located to the left of the control module in
position zero. It is referred to in the user interface as “module 0.” The
left parking module does not contain tape drives, I/E stations, or power
supplies. The control module supplies its power. If you are upgrading to
dual robotics, you will receive a left parking module to add onto your
existing system. This increases your system size, so you must take this
into account when planning for an upgrade.
The right parking module is the right-most module in the system. As of
firmware version i11, a right parking module can contain drives in any
position in the library and up to one 24-slot I/E station. Right parking
modules may not contain 72-slot I/E stations.
Note: High-density expansion modules (HDEM) cannot be used as
right parking modules.
If you are upgrading a single-robotics library to a dual-robotics library,
the existing right-most expansion module can, in most cases, be
converted into a right parking module. However, if the existing right-
most expansion module contains a 72-slot I/E station, you may need
another module to be added to the right of your system which will
become the right parking module. If space considerations prohibit the
addition of another module, then the right-most module will be
swapped with another module in the library that does not contain a
72-slot I/E station.