27 StorageLoader Installation and User Manual
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4.
Operation and Configuration
The Front Panel Interface (FPI) consists of a small LCD panel capable of displaying four lines of 20
characters each, and four control buttons, one near each corner of the display. The buttons have soft
labels in the corners of the display. The figure below shows the power-on screen on the panel.
Figure 4.1. Power-on Screen.
4.1. System Power-On
With mechanical installation and electrical connection complete, turn on the main power switch. At
power-on, for the first few seconds, the unit performs a sequence of diagnostic tests called Power-On
Self Tests (POST). POST also includes a loop back test of the robot cabling. As the tests are
completed, the control panel displays a sign-on message, see Figure 4.1.
After successful completion of the POST sequence, the loader will respond to SCSI/SAS selections.
Then the system starts a series of initialization functions, a process that consists of robot calibration
operation and cartridge inventory of magazines and drive. If a barcode reader is installed and enabled,
the barcode labels on the cartridges will be read when running inventory.
During these operations the loader will continuously show the map status on the screen, see Figure
4.2. The status of all magazine slots and the drive are initially unknown, and a ‘
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’ is displayed for each
slot. As the robot searches the magazine slots for cartridges during Inventory, the display is updated.
Taking Inventory
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Figure 4.2. Snapshot while running Inventory.