INFICON MDC-260 Thin Film Deposition Controller - Manual (Page 38)

MDC-260 DEPOSITION CONTROLLER
PROGRAMMING AND CONTROLLER SETUP 4-2
4.1.3 ENTERING TIME PARAMETERS
The MDC-260 expresses time in 24-hour h:mm:ss format. In programming a
time parameter, the Decimal ‘.’ key is used to separate hour, minute and second.
Hence, 1:45:23 would be entered as “1.45.23” and 0:00:35 entered as “..35”,
followed by the Enter key.
4.1.4 COPYING AND DELETING
A ‘process’ is defined by one or more ‘layers’, and a layer requires a ‘material’
and a thickness definition. The MDC-260 has the capability of copying and
deleting processes, layers, and materials. Except when copying a layer,
procedures for copying and deleting a process, a layer and a material are the same.
The difference when copying a layer is that layers are pushed-down to make
space for the new layer, and move up when a layer is deleted.
To copy a process, position the cursor at the process to be copied, then press the 1
key. Next, move the cursor to the location where the process is to be copied and
press Enter. The process will be copied to the new location with the same name.
If there is already a process name at the new location, it will be overwritten.
The copied process should be given a new name to avoid confusion. The same
procedure applies when copying a material.
When copying a layer, the copied data will be positioned at the selected layer
number. The data of the selected layer, and all following layers, will be pushed
down one layer. Example, if a layer is copied onto Layer #4 location, the existing
data in Layer #4 will be pushed to Layer #5, Layer #5 to Layer #6, etc., while the
copied data is placed in Layer #4.
CAUTION: Use below instruction carefully as deleted items are not
recoverable.
To delete a process or a material, move the cursor to the item and press the 0 key.
A message will pop up asking for verification of the deletion, press 1 to confirm
or 0 to cancel the deletion.
4.1.5 PASSWORD PROTECTION
NOTE: The password protection is only meant to deter unsophisticated users.
Be sure to record passwords, because if you forget a password it will not be
possible to gain access to the protected item!
Each Process has a View/Run password and an Edit password. Each Material has
an Edit password. The three passwords protect against unauthorized operations.
The passwords default to 0000, or no password protection, at the time of
shipment. Refer to the descriptions below to set each password.
4.1.5.1 VIEW/RUN PROCESS PASSWORD
The View/Run password is required to view or run a process. To set this
password, select View/Edit Process from the Main Menu, select the process from
the Select Process screen. Move the cursor onto the View/Run password, type in
your password (4-digit string), and then press the Enter key. A message will pop