Spectra T50e - Library Control Module (LCM)

Chapter 1—Library Overview Library Features
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Library Control Module (LCM)
Thelibraryusesadedicatedon‐boardcomputermodulecalledtheLibrary
ControlModule(LCM)toruntheBlueScalesoftwarethatcontrolsand
managesallaspectsofthelibraryoperation.
Figure10showstheexternalcomponentsontheLCM.
ThefollowingtabledescribesthecomponentsshowninFigure10.
Figure 10 Library Control Module (LCM) components.
SD memory card
Ethernet port
USB ports (2x)
(under cover)
Component Description
Ethernet Port The EthernetportisusedtoconnectthelibrarytoanEthernetnetwork,
providingaccesstothelibrarythroughtheBlueScalewebinterface.Thelibrary
alsousestheEthernetporttosendautomaticemailalertsusingSimpleMail
TransferProtocol(SMTP).
SeeInterfaceCableRequirementsonpage497forEthernetcablerequirements.
USB Ports (2) TheUSBportsonthe LCMcanbeusedtoconnectaUSBdevicefortransferring
BlueScaleencryptionkeys,savingconfigurations,anduploadingBlueScale
packages.YoucanalsoconnectaUSBkeyboardtotheUSBportsandusethem
wheninteractingwiththeBlueScaleuserinterface.Thisconnectionprovides
accessto
alloftheoptionsavailablefromthelibrary’sfrontpaneltouchscreen.
SeeUniversalSerialBus(USB)Supportonpage498forUSBdevice
requirements.
Memory Card Thememorycardinthemodulestoresthelibrary’soperatingsystem,the
BlueScalesoftware, andthelibraryconfigurationinformation,whichincludes
activationkeys,systemsettings,andpartitionsettings.ItalsostorestheMLM
andDLMdatabasesandinformationrelatedtothecurrentsystemstatus.
Note: Oneextramemorycardisshippedwithnewlibrariesforerrorrecovery.