INFICON MDC-260 Thin Film Deposition Controller - Manual (Page 155)

MDC-260 DEPOSITION CONTROLLER
COMPUTER INTERFACE 11-17
Code #07: Receive a Material
Description: Instructs the controller to enter all the incoming material parameters
for Material #N into memory. Use the table from Code #06 to construct a
message to set Material #N’s parameters to your desired settings.
Format/Example:
• To re-program Material 4 in the controller with custom parameters,
transmit:
Header Interface
Address
Inst.
Code
Length Material #N
(one byte)
86 Data Bytes Checksum
Dec 255 254 1 7 87 4 (data) (checksum)
Hex FF FE 01 07 57 04 (data) (checksum)
(data): The 86 material parameter data bytes, as shown in the utility data table
above.
(checksum):
The checksum from the instruction code through the last data byte.
Response:
• The controller will respond with the normal transmission receipt.
Code #08: Send Material List
Description:
Instructs the controller to send a list of all material names in the
order that they are stored in the controller. The material list consists of eight 10-
character material names.
Format/Example:
• To instruct the controller to send the material list, transmit:
Header Interface
Address
Instruction
Code
Length Checksum
Dec 255 254 1 8 0 245
Hex FF FE 01 08 00 F5