Brooks Marathon Express - Manual Notation

1. Introduction Marathon Express
Supplementary and Related Docu-
mentation
Part Number: 605914 Rev. B
NOTE: Alldocumentscitedshouldbethelatestrevision.Thismanualisintendedto
provideinformationaboutawidevarietyofMarathonExpressconfigurationsand
options.Itmaycontainreferencestoitemsnotinstalledonaspecificsystem.

ThecommandsforcontrollingtherobotsandothercomponentsusedintheMarathonExpressare
definedintheirusermanuals.Thisusermanualmayreferthereadertothesemanualsforadditional
information.
Thismanualcontains,asaddendumsandattachments,customizeddocumentsforaspecificbuild
oftheMarathonExpress.Thesedocumentsareprovidedtoallowservicepersonneltoidentify
specificpartswithinthesystemandaidinmaintenanceandtroubleshooting.

Thismanualandalladdendumsandattachmentsarenotcontrolled.Changesmayhavebeenmadeoradditional
documentsordrawingsaddedtothesystemdocumentationatanytime.Toidentifythecurrentrevisionsorto
obtainacurrentsetofdrawingsanddocuments,contactBrooksAutomationCustomerSupport.

Manual Notation
Thismanualusesastandardnotationsystemtoprovideconsistentdescriptionsofallitemsand
functionsassociatedwithallBrooksAutomationdevices.Thesestandardsinclude;hardware
notation,softwarenotation,anddescriptivewarnings.Thesenotationstandardsidentifytaskstobe
performedbytheuserduringaservice,installation,oroperationprocedure,orasaspecificinputto
theMarathonExpress.
Inapplicationswhere“should”or“shall”isused,conformancetothisapplicationisrequired.Where
“may”,“suggested”,or“preferred”isused,conformanceisnotrequired.
16
Copyright © 2023, Brooks Automation, Inc.