INFICON MDC-360 Thin Film Deposition Controller - Manual (Page 138)

MDC-360 DEPOSITION CONTROLLER
11-10 COMPUTER INTERFACE
The message number is included as a safeguard to insure that the all messages
received and are in order.
Example: T
are
o instruct the controller to send the process parameters for process
$(229)
o enter the ters of
escription of the process para eter list is as f
#15 the computer would send:
Chr$(255)+Chr$(254)+Chr$(1)+Chr$(10)+Chr$(1)+Chr$(15)+Chr
12. Receive process (Code #11)
Instr
memory. ucts the controller t incoming parame proc
ollows:
ess # n into
A d m
Parameter Name Length (bytes) Decimal Pt.
Position
Range Units
Process # 1 * (0-98) None
Process Name 12 * Character None
Edit Password 4 * Character None
View/Run Password 4 * Character None
Total 21 bytes
Format: Header, Address, Instruction=11, Length=21, 1 byte process#(0-98), 12
e(ASCII), 4 byte Edit Password, 4 byte View/Run Password,
ess layers you must use the insert, replace, and delete process
cess (Code #12)
oller to delete process# n and its associated layers.
ruct the controller to delete process# 15 the computer would
55)+Chr$(254)+Chr$(1)+Chr$ +Chr$(1)+Chr$(15)+Chr$(227)
s layer (Code #13)
roller to send the process lay arameters for process # n layer #
the p r parameter list is as
byte Process nam
Checksum.
To modify proc
layer instructions.
13. Delete pro
Instructs the contr
inst Example: To
send:
Chr$(2 (12)
14. Send proces
Instructs the cont er p
y to the host computer. A description of rocess laye
follows:
Parameter Name Length (bytes) Decimal Pt.
Position
Range Units
Process # 1 * (0-98) None
Layer # 2 * (0-998) None
Layer # n Thickness 3 3 (0-999900) Å
Layer # n Material # 1 * (0-31) None
Total 7 bytes
Format: Header, Address, Instruction=13, Length=3, 1 byte Process #, 2 byte
Layer #, Checksum.