User's Guide

About The AML/2 System
1097 DOC B00 001 Operator Guide Page 4 - 3
Tasks of the AMU
• Host communication
- interprets commands from the host
- checks these commands for executability
• Archive catalog management
- stores the logic coordinates of the compartments
- assigns media to the compartments
- keeps track of the status of compartments and drives
- stores values for statistic evaluation
• Converts the logic coordinates into physical coordinates
• Communicates with the control units of the robot and the storage towers
• Operator interface
- for initial operation
- for service
- for the operator
• Configuration (describes the specific structure of the archive)
Information
The AMU does not register the data content of media.