Harman Patil (Editor)

RAPID

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Designed by
  
ABB Group

First appeared
  
1994

Developer
  
ABB Group

RAPID is a high-level programming language used to control ABB industrial robots. RAPID was introduced along with S4 Control System in 1994 by ABB, superseding the ARLA programming language.

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

    • References

    RAPID Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA