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RAPID
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