INFICON MDC-360 Thin Film Deposition Controller User Manual

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MDC-360 DEPOSITION CONTROLLER

11-19

COMPUTER INTERFACE

Position
Source #3 Pocket
Position

1 (1-8)

Source #4 Pocket
Position

1 (1-8)

Source #1 Power

2

(0-4000), Power=99.9%*N/4000

Source #2 Power

2

(0-4000), Power=99.9%*N/4000

Source #3 Power

2

(0-4000), Power=99.9%*N/4000

Source #4 Power

2

(0-4000), Power=99.9%*N/4000

Sensor #1 Crystal
Position

1 (1-8)

Sensor #2 Crystal
Position

1 (1-8)

Sensor #3 Crystal
Position

1 (1-8)

Sensor #4 Crystal
Position

1 (1-8)

Sensor #1 Crystal Health

1

(0-99)%

Sensor #2 Crystal Health

1

(0-99)%

Sensor #3 Crystal Health

1

(0-99)%

Sensor #4 Crystal Health

1

(0-99)%

Total

33

bytes

Format: Header, Address Instruction=28, Length=0, Checksum

Example: To instruct the controller to send the controller status the computer
would send:

Chr$(255)+Chr$(254)+Chr$(1)+Chr$(28)+Chr$(0)+Chr$(227)

30. Start process (Code #29)

Instructs the controller to start process # n from starting layer # x.

Format: Header, Address, Instruction=29, Length=3, Process #(0-98) 1byte,
Starting layer #(1-999) 2 bytes, Checksum.

Example: To instruct the controller to start process # 5 on layer # 10 the
computer would send:

Chr$(255)+Chr$(254)+Chr$(1)+Chr$(29)+Chr$(3)+Chr$(4)+Chr$(0)+Ch
r$(9)+Chr$(210)

31. Send run-time values (Code #30)

Instructs the controller to send the run-time value list. A description of the run-
time

value list is as follows:

Value Name

Length (bytes)

Format

Units

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