Bravo Platform User Guide : Diagnostics quick reference : External Robots tab quick reference
External Robots tab quick reference
About this topic
This topic provides a reference for the External Robot tab in Diagnostics. Read this topic if you have a Bravo Platform that is integrated in a system with other plate-handling robots.
Procedures
The External Robot tab provides the controls for configuring how an external robot can access the Bravo deck. You can configure whether to permit only one robot to operate on the Bravo deck at any given time or to allow concurrent operation.
For configuration procedures, see Configuring external robot access.
Contents
The External Robot tab contains the following controls and indicators:
 
Control or indicator
Description
Prevent Bravo operation during external robot access
Enables and disables the concurrent operation of the Bravo robot while an external robot accesses the Bravo deck.
Select the check box to disable concurrent operation and to move the Bravo head to a specified safe location on the deck during the external robot access.
Clear the check box to enable concurrent operation.
Move Bravo to this safe location
Allows you to specify the deck location where the Bravo head will move if an external robot is accessing the Bravo deck.
Current safe location
Displays the selected safe location.
Deck location
Selects a location on the Bravo deck.
Does an external robot access this location?
Specifies whether the selected deck location may be accessed by an external robot.
External robots
Specifies which external robots may access the selected deck location.
Select the locations that should be blocked during robot access
Allows you to specify locations on the Bravo deck where the Bravo robot is prohibited from moving during the external robot access.
Related information
 
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Opening Diagnostics
How to configure locations for external robot access
Troubleshooting problems
Reporting a problem