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Chapter 3
38 Exabyte EZ17M and EZ17A
Setting the Robot Control mode
The robot control mode determines which interface is used to
control the motion of the robot. Robot control modes are
described below. After you select a control mode, it remains in
effect until you change it. Cycling the power or resetting the
autoloader does not change the control mode.
SCSI If you want the application software to control
autoloader operations, you must set the autoloader to SCSI mode.
In this standard operating mode, the application software
controls the motion of the robot by issuing SCSI commands across
the SCSI bus.
Note:
The application software can issue commands to the
autoloader regardless of the robot control mode.
However, the autoloader must be in SCSI mode for the
application software to control the robot’s motion.
For detailed information about SCSI commands, refer to the
Exabyte EZ17 Autoloader SCSI Reference.
Sequential If you want the autoloader to run as a sequential
stacker device, you need to set the autoloader to Sequential mode.
In this mode, the application software does not need to provide
support for autoloader functions, only for the drive. For detailed
information about using Sequential mode, see
page 53 .
LCD If you want to perform operations from the operator panel
that involve moving the robot or connecting the serial port to the
drive, you need to set the autoloader to LCD mode. These
operations, such as exercising the autoloader’s components, and
communicating with the drive over the serial port, are included
under the Command Menu, the Demo Menu, or the Serial Menu.