RAPID

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RAPID
Designed by	ABB Group
Developer	ABB Group
First appeared	1994
Influenced by
ARLA, C

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.

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See also
External links
Further reading

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

External links

Further reading

ABB Robotics Products AB, RAPID Reference Manual

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