RAPID is a high-level programming language used to control ABB industrial robots. RAPID was introduced along with the S4 Control System in 1994 by ABB, superseding the ARLA programming language.
| Designed by | ABB Group |
|---|---|
| Developer | ABB Group |
| First appeared | 1994 |
| Influenced by | |
| ARLA, C | |
Features in the language include:
- Routine parameters:
- Procedures - used as a subprogram.
- Functions - return a value of a specific type and are used as an argument of an instruction.
- Trap routines - a means of responding to interrupts.
- Arithmetic and logical expressions
- Automatic error handling
- Modular programs
- Multi tasking
See also
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editFurther reading
edit- ABB Robotics Products AB, RAPID Reference Manual
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