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Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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LCM and RCM Functionality
Thefunctionalityprovidedbythecontrolmoduleisdeterminedbywhere
themoduleisinstalledandtheinformationonthememorycardinstalled
inthemodule.
 Wheninstalledinthetopbayofthemainframe,themodulefunctions
astheLibraryControlModule(LCM).
Note: DriveexpansionframesdonothaveanLCM.Acoveroverthe
openingwheretheLCMwouldbeinstalledmaintainsproperair
circulationthroughouttheframe.
 Wheninstalledinthebottombayofthemainframeorinadriveexpansion
frame,themodulefunctionsastheRoboticsControlModule (RCM).
Memory Card
(behind cover)
Thememorycardineachmodulestoresinformationrelatedtoitsfunctional
roleinthelibrary.Whenthelibrarycontrolmoduleisinstalledinthelibrary
andpoweredonforthefirsttime,thelibrarydeterminesthelocationandthen
activateseithertheLCMorRCMcodeonthememorycard.
Oncethisisdone,
themoduleperformsonlythefunctionsdefinedbytheactivatedcodeonthe
memorycard.Inadditiontothecodethatdeterminesthemodule’sroleinthe
library,thememorycardisusedtostorethefollowing:
 IntheLCM,itstoresthelibrary’sconfigurationinformation,activationkeys,
systemsettings,andpartitionsettings.ItalsostorestheMLMandDLM
databasesandinformationrelatedtothecurrentsystemstatus.
 IntheRCM,itstoresthelibrary’sconfigurationinformationandsystemlogs.
Notes:
 TheSpectraPCusesaCompactFlash(CF)memorycard.TheSpectraLSuses
aSecureDigital(SD)memorycard.
 Oneextramemorycardisshippedwithnewlibrariesforerrorrecovery.
RS-232 and CAN
Connectors
Theseconnectorsareonlyusedfortroubleshootingbyservicepersonnel.
Component Description
Figure 17 Identifying the LCM and the RCM (Spectra LS shown).
Library Control
Robotics Control
Module (RCM)
Module (LCM)