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 Figure 6.1 Ć Rack Configurator Menus

The remainder of this section describes the Configure and GoTo

menu options as follows:
6.1 Adding a Module to a Rack (Configure Menu)
6.2 Adding a Remote I/O Network (Configure Menu)
6.3 Adding a Foreign Module or Other Unsupported Module
(Configure Menu)
6.4 Configuring Drive Parameters
6.5 Copying a Module
6.6 Modifying Module Information (Configure Menu)
6.7 Removing a Module from a Rack (Configure Menu)
6.8 Moving a Module to Another Slot in the Rack (Configure Menu)
6.9 Displaying Module Information (Configure Menu)
6.10 Repairing a Rack Configuration (Configure Menu)
6.11 GoTo Menu
6.12 Jumping to Another Rack
6.13 Substituting Variable Names
6.14 Substituting Variable Descriptions
6.15 Copying a UDC Drive
6.16 Generating the Rack Configuration and Drive Parameter Files
6.17 Accessing the Variable Configurator (Configure Menu)

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6.1 Adding a Module to a Rack

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M/N 57C404 Network Module
If you are adding a Network module, you will be prompted
for a Network" name in addition to the drop number and
depth parameters specified in the Network module
instruction manual. The Network is a single letter code that
serves as the name for the network.
M/N 57C440 Ethernet Module
If you are adding an Ethernet module, you will be prompted
for a logical slot number (the actual slots where Multibus will
access the module) when you add the module to a physical
slot in the rack. The logical slot" is either 2 and 3 or 4 and 5.
Two slots are needed because the module has 128K of
memory and each logical rack slot can access only 64K.
Note that there are explicit restrictions about slot location in
the Ethernet module manual.
M/N 57C413 Common Memory Module (128K)
M/N 57C423 Common Memory Module (256K)
A Common Memory module can be added to slot 0 in the
rack, where it provides storage for common memory
variables and bus arbitration for multiple Processor
modules. If M/N 57C413 is being used, slot 1 must contain
a Processor module, an Ethernet module (configured to
use logical slots 2Ć3 or 4Ć5), or be empty, because 2
logical slots are required by the Common Memory
module. If M/N 57C423 is being used, slots 1Ć3 must
contain Processor modules, an Ethernet module
(configured to use logical slots 4Ć5), or be empty because
4 logical slots are required by the M/N 57C423 Common
Memory module.
Either version of the Common Memory module can be
used in other evenĆnumbered slots in the rack for memory
storage, but in this case it must be added to the rack as
two M/N GEN32K generic modules (see section 6.3). Note
that M/N 57C423 provides 128K of memory storage, the
same as M/N 57C413, when used in an evenĆnumbered
slot.
M/N 57C416 Remote I/O Interface Module
See section 6.2 for additional information required to
configure the remote I/O system after you have added the
Remote I/O module.
Foreign Module or Other Unsupported Module
If the module you want to add is not supported, i.e., not on
the list of available modules, see section 6.3.
M/N 57C418 AB Interface Module or
M/N 57C417 AutoMate Interface Module
If you are adding an AB Interface module or AutoMate
Interface module, you should enter the drop number as a
decimal value. (The same decimal number must be
physically set on the faceplate on the actual module.) The
module will convert switch settings to octal values internally.
M/N 57C429 RĆNet Network Interface Module
If you are adding an RĆNet Interface module, you must
enter the node number as a hexadecimal value. (The

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 same hexadecimal number must be physically set on the
faceplate on the actual module.)
M/N 57C424 MaxPak III Serial Interface Module
If you are adding a MaxPak III Serial Interface Module, you
must enter the drop number. (The same drop number must
be physically set on the faceplate on the actual module.)
B/M 57552 Universal Drive Controller Module
The Universal Drive Controller (UDC) module (B/M 57552
and B/M 57652) is used to provide drive control in
Distributed Power Systems (DPS). Up to 10 UDC modules
can be added to an AutoMax rack. UDC modules can be
mixed with other Reliance drive control modules in the
same rack. A UDC module can be added to any slot in the
rack except slot 0 and those slots already designated as
logical slots for an Ethernet module or a Common Memory
module. When you add a UDC module to the rack, you
must also select the type of drive you want to connect to
ports A and B on the module. See the Configuration and
Programming instruction manual for your specific drive
and regulator type for instructions on how to configure the
UDC module and its associated drive components. You
can begin entering drive parameters by selecting the
Configure Parameters command. See section 6.4 for more
information. Note that you will only be able to add
B/M 57652 to the rack beginning with V3.5 of the
Executive software. B/M 57652 can be used in the rack
configuration regardless of whether you have B/M 57552
or B/M 57652 in the rack itself.
Step 4. Select one of the following: Add Next if you want to add this
module and then add another module in the next available
slot; Skip Slot if you want to add this module and then leave
the next slot empty; OK to add the module and return to the
Rack Configurator window; Cancel to return to the Rack
Configurator window without adding a module.

Figure 6.3 Ć Adding a Module, Part 2

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The following procedure enables you to add a remote I/O network for
a Remote I/O Interface module (M/N 57C416). Remote racks
(AutoMax or Shark), Remote I/O Heads, Local I/O Heads, Analog
Rails, and I/O Rail modules are all configured using this procedure.
Step 1. Select the Remote I/O Interface module to which you want
to add a remote I/O network.
Step 2. Select Zoom In from the GoTo menu. The remote I/O
network diagram will be displayed.
Step 3. Select the drop on which to add a remote rack or Head.
Step 4. Select Add from the Configure menu. A dialog box with
the available choices will be displayed.
Step 5. Select a remote rack (AutoMax or Shark) or Remote I/O
Head. If you select a Shark rack, you must also select a
power supply (115/230VAC or 24VDC) for the rack.
Step 6. Select one of the following:
Add Next if you want to add the rack or Head and then
add another rack or Head on the next available drop. If
you added a Remote Head in step 5, you will go to the first
available port where you can configure the Head (see
6.2.2).
Skip slot if you want to leave this slot empty and move to
the next available slot.
OK to add the rack or Head.
Cancel to return to the remote I/O network diagram
without adding the rack or Head.
Step 7. When you are done, select Zoom Out from the GoTo
menu to return to the master rack.

Figure 6.4 Ć Remote I/O Network Diagram

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6.2.1 Configuring a Remote AutoMax Rack
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 6.2.3 Configuring a Remote Shark Rack
Use the procedure that follows to add an expansion rack and
modules to a remote Shark rack. Only one expansion rack can be
added to a main Shark rack, regardless of the size of the main rack.
The main rack will contain a Shark Remote I/O Interface module in
slot 0 (adjacent to the Power Supply). Therefore, a main rack with n"
slots will have nĆ1" slots available for I/O modules. All of the slots in
the expansion rack can be used for I/O modules. However, only the
first 10 slots of the main and expansion racks combined can contain
I/O modules.
Step 1. Select the remote Shark rack you want to configure.
Step 2. If you want to add an expansion rack, select the end of the
cable that is connected to the Shark rack. An empty
square will be highlighted.
Step 3. Select Add from the Configure menu. A list box with the
available Shark racks will be displayed.
Step 4. Select an expansion rack from the list, and then select a
power supply for the expansion rack.
Step 5. Zoom into the main Shark rack. A rack will be displayed
containing a Shark Remote I/O Interface module in slot 0.
Step 6. Select an empty slot in the rack.
Step 7. Select Add from the Configure menu. A list box with the
available modules will be displayed.
Step 8. Select the module you want to add to the rack.
Step 9. Select one of the following:
Add Next if you want the module and then add another
module in the next available slot.
Skip if you want to leave the slot empty and move to the
next available slot.
OK to add the module and return to the Remote Rack
diagram.
Cancel to return to the Remote Rack diagram without
adding a module.
Step 10. Configure the expansion rack in the same manner as the
main Shark rack. Note that the slots in the expansion rack
are numbered beginning at one greater than the highest
slot number in the main rack. Slot 10 is the last slot that
may contain an I/O module.
Step 11. When you are done, select Zoom Out from the GoTo
menu to return to the remote I/O network diagram.

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6.3 Adding a Foreign Module or Other
Unsupported Module
Any foreign module, i.e., nonĆAutoMax or DCS 5000, must meet strict
requirements before it can be used in an AutoMax rack and
configured for the rack. See Appendix H for these requirements
before attempting to add a foreign module to the rack.
Foreign modules and AutoMax modules that are not supported in this
version of the Programming Executive software can be added to the
rack as generic" I/O modules. The generic module should also be
used if a currently existing module is enhanced and the existing form
does not allow you to configure the view or changed registers. Three
generic modules are available, one with 32 registers (GEN32), one
with 32,768 registers (GEN32K), and one with 8000H registers in hex
(GEN32KH). GEN32K and GEN32KH are available only in the local
rack. GEN32 is available in a local rack and in a remote rack.

6.4 Configuring Drive Parameters

The Configure Parameters command on the Configure menu is used
to configure drive parameters. This command can be selected only
after you have added a Universal Drive Controller (UDC) module to
the rack. The UDC Parameter Entry screens can be accessed in two
ways. From the main Rack Configurator screen, select the UDC
module and then select Configure Parameters from the Configure
menu. From the Power Module Interface display screen (accessed by
zooming into the UDC module), select Configure Parameters from
the Configure menu. Refer to the DC Drive Configuration and
Programming instruction manual (SĆ3006) for detailed descriptions of
how to configure the drive parameters.

6.5 Copying a Module

The Copy Module command allows you to copy an existing module
(from any library, system, section, and rack), along with its associated
hardware (such as remote I/O racks and cards), variables, and
parameters, into an empty slot in the rack being configured. No tasks
will be copied with the module.
NOTE: Any duplicate variable names created can be resolved by
using the Substitute Variables command (see 6.13). When copying a
network module, only local variables will be copied, and all linked
variables will be unlinked in the destination module.
Use the following procedure to copy a module into an empty slot in
the rack.
Step 1. Select an empty slot in the rack.
Step 2. Select Copy from the Configure menu. The Copy Module
dialog box is displayed (see figure 6.5).
Step 3. Select the module you want to copy by choosing the
appropriate drive, library, system, section, rack, and
module.
Step 4. Select OK to copy the module into the rack, or Cancel to
return to the Rack Configurator without copying the
module.

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 If a Remote I/O module is removed from a rack, all of the remote
racks, heads, modules, and I/O in the remote racks will be deleted as
well.
If a Universal Drive Controller module is removed from a rack, the
Power Module Interfaces which are attached to it and all its
associated configuration information (hardware and variables) will
also be deleted.
If you remove an AutoMax Processor or the Common Memory
module (in slot 0) from a rack, the common memory variables
configured for the rack will not be deleted until the last remaining
Processor or Common Memory module is removed. When the last
Processor or Common Memory module is removed, all common
memory variables in the rack will also be deleted.
Step 1. Select the module you want to remove from the rack.
Step 2. Select Remove from the Configure menu. A dialog box will
be displayed for you to confirm the deletion. The module
will be removed after confirmation, and its slot in the rack
will be empty.


   
       
 
The following procedure enables you to move the selected module
and all hardware attached to it to another slot in the rack. For remote
Shark racks, you can move modules from the main Shark rack to the
expansion rack, or vice versa. If the new slot contains a module, the
modules will swap locations. All of the variables associated with the
module(s) are moved with the module(s).
Step 1. Select the module you want to move.
Step 2. Select Move from the Configure menu. A dialog box will
display the module's present slot and the cursor will
appear in the New slot field.
Step 3. Enter the new slot for the module. If the slot you enter is
occupied by another module, the modules will swap slots.
Step 4. You have the option of backing up the database(s) for the
module(s) being moved before they are moved. It is
recommended that you do so.
The backup procedure creates a copy of the rack,
module, and variable databases in a subdirectory called
AMXWORK on the drive designated for temporary working
files during the AutoMax Setup procedure. Note that the
AMXWORK subdirectory name is reserved by the
Programming Executive. If you select to have the
databases backed up and an error occurs during the
move, you can use the Repair command to correct the
rack configuration. See 6.9 for the Repair procedure.
Step 5. Select OK to begin the move or Cancel to return to the
Rack Configurator window without executing the changes.

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 6.9 Displaying Module Information
The following procedure enables you to display the information for
the module in the selected slot, but no changes can be made.
Step 1. Select the module for which you want information
displayed.
Step 2. Select Display Info from the Configure menu. A dialog box
will display information in the database about the selected
module.
Step 3. Select OK to return to the Rack Configurator window.

6.10 Repairing a Rack Configuration

Errors can occur if variables are found in an empty slot or if a module
or variables are assigned to nonĆexistent slots. These errors will not
be evident until you try to generate the configuration file for
downloading to the Processor(s) in the rack or you perform a Verify
operation on an application task.
Errors like these can result when a rack is created by the Import
procedure, or if the database files are modified outside of the
AutoMax Executive software. Any variables (and the module, if
present) or local variables with unresolved networkĆwide names can
be removed by using the following procedure.
The Repair option should be used only if the Programming Executive
software displays an error message notifying you of an error.
Otherwise, this option works in exactly the same way as Remove,
which deletes a module and the associated variables.
When you use the Repair option, you will need to enter the slot
number referred to in the error message on the screen. If the
message refers to slot 99, there has been an error involving common
memory variables, which are stored in slot 99" for the purposes of
the database. When these variables are configured in the Variable
Configurator, they are actually mapped into slots containing
Common Memory modules or Processor modules.
Use the following procedure to repair a configuration.
Step 1. Select Repair from the Configure menu. The Repair dialog
box will be displayed.
Step 2. Select one of the following options:
Delete modules and variables Ć Deletes the module and all
assigned variables for the designated slot.
Delete locals with unresolved networkĆwide names Ć
deletes Network module variables (the type listed in the
Local column in the Variable Configurator for Network
modules) that have networkĆwide names that cannot be
found in the network database.
Copy database backups by command Ć displays four
options: Copy Module, Copy Drive, Move Module, Modify
Module. The option selected will determine the database
in the AMXWORK subdirectory from which the backup
files are copied.
Step 3. Enter the slot number to which the variable(s) are attached
as noted in the error message.

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 Step 4. Select OK to repair the slot or Cancel to return to the Rack
Configurator window without executing the changes.

6.11 GoTo Menu

The GoTo Menu is used to search by name for variables mapped to
modules in the rack. It is also used to zoom in and out of the three
levels (local rack<ĆĆ>remote rack or head<ĆĆ>digital rail) of
configuration forms in the Rack Configurator and to access the
Variable Configurator from the Rack Configurator.

6.11.1 Locating a Variable by Name

Select Wildcard Search for Variable from the GoTo menu in the Rack
Configurator to locate a variable by name. Follow the procedure
below to search for a variable.
Step 1. Enter the variable name without the variable type
character. Note that question mark (?) and asterisk (*)
wildcard characters are allowed in the search string. For
example, you could enter SPD* to find SPD_REF%.
Step 2. Select the option button indicating whether the variable is
a local variable or a networkĆwide variable.
Step 3. Select OK to begin the search. A dialog box will be
displayed indicating if a match was found, the type and
location of the variable found, and the slot number.
Step 4. Select Yes if you want to search for another match. A
dialog box will tell you when there are no additional
matches. Selecting OK will return you to the Search for
Variable dialog box. You can repeat the search or change
the variable name or search mode. Select No to display
the form containing the variable name requested. The
variable name will be selected.
The search procedure will take you into the Variable Configurator.
You can return to the Rack Configurator by zooming out (see
section 7.6 for additional information). However, note that upon
returning to the Rack Configurator, the module that is selected will be
the same one selected before the Search was performed, rather than
the module containing the variable that was searched for.

6.11.2 Zooming In and Zooming Out

The Zoom In command will move you to the next lower level (greater
detail). If there is another hardware level below the selected module
(such as for the Remote I/O module (M/N 57C416), which contains"
the remote I/O network, or the DIgital Rail (M/N 45C1), which contains
2Ćbit I/O modules), zoom in will always take you to that view. At the
lowest hardware level (all other modules), zoom in will access the
Variable Configurator described in section 7. To access the Variable
Configurator for either the Remote I/O or the Digital Rail modules, use
the Configure Variables command, which always accesses the
Variable Configurator, regardless of the module selected. The Zoom
Out command reverses the process, taking you back to the next
higher level. When using a mouse, doubleĆclicking the left button on
the module performs a Zoom In command on that module, and

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 doubleĆclicking the right button performs a Zoom Out command. See
figure 6.6.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATOR
Systems Sections Racks

Manage Tasks Configure Tasks

or Zoom In

RACK CONFIGURATOR

Main O R U
Rack I I D
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PMI
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Zoom In
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Zoom In or Zoom In or
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TASK MANAGER VARIABLE CONFIGURATOR

Figure 6.6 Ć Zoom In

6.11.3 Selecting a Drive (DPS systems only)

If you are configuring a Distributed Power drive system (DPS), the
GoTo menu will provide two additional options (Drive A and Drive B)
after you have zoomed into a UDC module. The Drive A and Drive B
commands can be used to select PMI A or PMI B so that you can you
can add analog or digital rails, thumbwheel switches, or LED
modules. See the DPS Configuration and Programming instruction
manual (SĆ3006, SĆ3015, or SĆ 3016) for detailed information.

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6.12 Jumping to Another Rack
Select Jump from the Commands menu in the Rack Configurator to
jump to another rack without leaving the Rack Configurator. When
you select Jump, the System, Section, Racks dialog box will be
displayed. Select the destination rack and press OK to jump to that
rack.

6.13 Substituting Variable Names

Select Substitute Variables from the Commands menu in the Rack
Configurator to substitute variable names from within the Rack
Configurator. This command brings up the Substitute Variables
dialog box. It then performs all of the requested substitutions and
returns to the Substitute Variables dialog box until you choose Exit.
Use the following procedure to substitute variable names.
Step 1. Select Substitute Variables from the Commands menu.
The Substitute Variables dialog box is displayed (see
figure 6.7).
Step 2. Enter information for the following fields:
Search Ć The variable search string specifies the criteria
which are used to locate variables. This field can contain
from 1 to 16 characters, and can contain up to three
wildcard groups (?, which represents a single character, or
*, which represents a string of indeterminate length). The
data type character or array dimensions must not be
included in the search string.
Substitute Ć The variable substitute string determines how
the original variable name is modified to produce the
result string. It can contain from 1 to 16 characters. It can
also contain either up to three wildcards (?, which
represents a single character, or *, which represents a
string of indeterminate length) or up to 3 placeholders.
A placeholder is a designator which marks the location in
the substitute string where the substring that matches the
corresponding wildcard group in the search string is to be
inserted. The format for the placeholder is '\n', where n
identifies the ordinal number of the corresponding group
of wildcard characters in the search string.
Placeholders must be used in the substitute string instead
of the actual wildcard characters when either a group is to
be omitted or the relative positions are to change.
Wildcards and placeholders cannot be mixed within the
same substitute string.
Example: If the search string = "A??*F?H", and the target
string = "ABCDEFGH", then the wildcard group "??*"
matches the substring "BCDE" and the second wildcard
group "?" matches substring "G".
Wildcard format Ć If the substitute string = "L??*Q?S",
then the first wildcard group '??*' identifies the location
where substring "BCDE" is to be placed and the second
wildcard group '?' identifies where the substring "G" is to
be placed.

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 Placeholder format Ć If the substitute string = "L\2Q\1S",
then the first placeholder '\2' identifies the location where
substring "G", representing the second wildcard group, is
to be placed, and '\1' identifies where substring "BCDE",
representing the first wildcard group, is to be placed.
Range Ć Enter the slot numbers of the first and last slot in
the rack for which the variable substitution will be
performed.
Confirm Each Substitute Ć Check this box if you want to
confirm each substitution before it is made.
Step 3. Select Substitute to make the variable name substitutions,
or Exit to return to the Rack Configurator without changing
variable names.

Figure 6.7 Ć Substitute Variables Dialog Box


        

  
Select Substitute Descriptions from the Commands menu in the Rack
Configurator to substitute variable descriptions from within the Rack
Configurator. This command brings up the Substitute Descriptions
dialog box. It then performs all of the requested substitutions and
returns to the Substitute Descriptions dialog box until you choose
Exit. Use the following procedure to substitute variable descriptions.
Step 1. Select Substitute Descriptions from the Commands menu.
The Substitute Descriptions dialog box is displayed (see
figure 6.8).
Step 2. Enter information for the following fields:
Search Ć The variable description search string specifies
the criteria which are used to locate variable descriptions.
This field can contain from 1 to 16 characters, and can

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 contain up to three wildcard groups (?, which represents a
single character, or *, which represents a string of
indeterminate length). The search on variable descriptions
will be caseĆsensitive.
Substitute Ć The variable description substitute string
determines how the original variable description is
modified to produce the result string. It can contain from 1
to 16 characters. It can also contain either up to three
wildcards (?, which represents a single character, or *,
which represents a string of indeterminate length) or up to
3 placeholders. (See 6.13 for more information on
placeholders.)
Range Ć Enter the slot numbers of the first and last slot in
the rack for which the variable description substitutions will
be performed.
Confirm Each Substitute Ć Check this box if you want to
confirm each substitution before it is made.
Step 3. Select Substitute to make the variable description
substitutions, or Exit to return to the Rack Configurator
without changing variable descriptions.

Figure 6.8 Ć Substitute Descriptions Dialog Box

6.15 Copying a UDC Drive (DPS systems only)

Use the following procedure to copy a UDC drive.
Step 1. From the Rack Configurator, select the slot containing the
target UDC module.
Step 2. Select Copy UDC Drive from the Commands menu to
display the Copy Drive dialog box (see figure 6.9).
Step 3. Select the drive, library, system, section, rack, and UDC
slot that contains the drive you want to copy.
Step 4. Select the source drive (A or B). The drive type will be
displayed automatically.
Step 5. Select the destination drive (A or B).

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 Step 6. Select OK to continue, or Cancel to return to the Rack
Configurator without copying the UDC drive.

Figure 6.9 Ć Copy Drive Dialog Box

6.16 Generating the Rack Configuration and

Drive Parameter Files
The Generate Configuration command from the Commands menu is
used to generate the rack configuration object file or, for UDC
modules in the rack, the drive parameter object file. When the
Generate Configuration command is selected, the following options
will be displayed: Generate Rack Configuration (either standard or
mapping I/O locations to memory for testing) and Generate Drive
Parameter Files. The next two sections describe these options.
The Transfer command from the On Line menu is used to load the
rack configuration object file into the AutoMax Processor. The same
command is also used to load the drive parameter object file to the
UDC. See section 14.3 for information about loading the drive
parameter object files.

6.16.1 Generating the Rack Configuration

The Generate Configuration command can be used to create the
object file (.CNF) for the rack configuration. The generated"
(compiled) rack configuration must be loaded onto the Processor(s)
in the rack before or at the same time application tasks are loaded.
See 14.3 for information about loading the rack configuration file(s).
See Appendix D for information about configuration file size limits.
When generating the rack configuration, you have the option of
mapping variables to common memory for testing. If you select this
option, all variables currently configured as I/O registers or I/O points
will be configured as common memory locations. This allows you to

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