Inventors:
Kirk Enochs - Boulder CO, US
Barbara Lawson - Westminister CO, US
Philip McClelland - Longmont CO, US
Michael Moy - Lafayette CO, US
Timothy Vander Veen - Longmont CO, US
Glenn Klein - Mission Viejo CA, US
Friedhelm Steinhilber - Rottweil, DE
Lew Frauenfelder - Boulder CO, US
John Herron - Lyons CO, US
International Classification:
G06F019/00
Abstract:
An automatic tape loader system for a media storage drive, such as a digital linear tape drive, comprises a robotics portion adapted interact with an interface drive, such as a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) drive. An integrated controller is provided to integrate the mechanical operations of various components of the media storage device and the drive operations of the media storage device. A robotics module of the integrated controller is adapted to communicate with various mechanisms of the media storage device and various sensors associated with these mechanisms to control various mechanical operations of the media storage device. External devices such as an operator control panel (OCP) and a bar code reader may also be connected to the integrated controller to exchange information or commands between various components of the media storage device.