INFICON MDC-370 Thin Film Deposition Controller - Manual (Page 146)

MDC-370 DEPOSITION CONTROLLER
Parameter Name Length (bytes) Allowable Range
Output # 1 (0-15)
Name 16 All ASCII Characters
Type 2 0 - 65535, least significant
byte first
Condition String 24 ! | & ( )
I/O Card# 1 1-2
Output Pin# 1 2-9
Total 45 bytes
The Type parameter defines whether the output is undefined, user defined, or
internal. 0=Undefined, 65535=user defined. All other types are internal and are
created by the MDC for source pocket and sensor crystal position control.
When clearing an output you must set the type=0. When defining an output you
must set the type=65535 or FFh, FFh. Internal types can only be set by the MDC.
The condition string is described in the program I/O section of the manual. The
allowable characters are ! | & ( ). The individual conditions are represented by
numbers. The conditions are 1, 2, or 3 bytes each. The first byte is the condition
number. The second and third byte, if any, are the sub-condition number. The
allowable conditions are listed in the following table:
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