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INFICON MDC-360 Thin Film Deposition Controller User Manual

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MDC-360 DEPOSITION CONTROLLER

11-14 COMPUTER INTERFACE

The Type param
internal. 0=Und

eter defines whether the input is undefined, user defined, or
efined, 255=user

ined. All other types are internal and are

by the MDC for sour

pocket and sensor crystal position control.

an input you must set the type=

e=255. Internal types can only be set by the MDC.

the Input

d# byte represents the Input’s True level. If

is High l

l true. O

t set the the input is

ction=22, Length=1, Input #(0-15), Checksum

e controll

o send th

arameter list for I/O

d send:

(25

r$(

+Chr$(1 +Chr$(218)

4. Receive Input setup (Code #23)

nto

der, Address, Instruction=23, Length=20,Input #(0-15),1 byte Type,

16 byte

eter Name

Length (bytes)

Allowable Range

def

only created

ce

When clearing

0. When defining an input you

must set the typ

Please note that bit 7 of

he input

Car

bit 7 is set then t
Low level true.

eve

r, if bit 7 is no

n

Format: Header, Instru

Example: To instruct th

er t

e I/O setup p

#15 the computer woul

Chr$(255)+Chr$

4)+Chr$(1)+Ch

22)+Chr$(1)

4)

2

Instructs the controller to enter the incoming Input parameters for Input #n i
memory. A description of the Input parameter list is given above.

Format: Hea

Name, 1 byte Card#, 1 byte Pin#, Checksum

25. Send Output setup (Code #24)

Instructs the controller to send the Output parameter list for Output #n. A
description of the Output parameter list is as follows:

Param

Output #

1

)

(0-15

Type 1

0,255

Name

16

All AS

rac

CII Cha

ters

Condition S ng

24

! | & (

tri

)

I/O Card#

1

1-2

Output Pin

1

2-9

#

Total 44 bytes

The Type p

m

ther the output is undefined, user defined, or

ternal. 0=Undefined, 255=user defined. All other types are internal and are

n control.

output you

ed in the program I/O section of the manual. The

allowa

e first byte is the

e sub-condition

ara eter defines whe

in
only created by the MDC for source pocket and sensor crystal positio
When clearing an output you must set the type=0. When defining an
must set the type=255. Internal types can only be set by the MDC.

The condition string is describ

ble characters are ! | & ( ). The individual conditions are represented by

numbers. The conditions are either 1, 2, or 3 bytes each. Th
condition number. The second and third byte, if any, are th
number. The allowable conditions are listed in the following table: