INFICON MDC-370 Thin Film Deposition Controller User Manual
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MDC-370 DEPOSITION CONTROLLER
Parameter Name
Length (bytes)
Range
Seconds
2
(0-59)
Minutes
2
(0-59)
Hours
2
(1-23)
Day of month
2
(1-28/29/30/31)
Month
2
(1-12)
Year
2
(0-99)
Total 12 bytes
Example: To instruct the controller to send the time and date the computer would
send:
Chr$(255)+Chr$(254)+Chr$(1)+Chr$(4)+Chr$(0)+Chr$(251)
6. Receive time and date (Code #5)
Instructs the controller to enter the incoming time and date into memory. The
values must be in the order, range, and format listed above.
7. Send a material (Code #6)
Instructs the controller to send all the material parameters for material # n to the
host computer. A description of the material parameter list is in the table below:
Parameter name
Len
bytes
Byte
Offset
Decimal Pt.
Position
Range
Units
Material #
1
0
*
(0-31)
None
Material Name
10
1
*
ASCII
Source #
1
11
*
(1-6)
None
Pocket #
1
12
*
(1-8)
None
Rate Establish Time
1
13
*
(0-99)
Seconds
Power Alarm Delay
1
14
*
(0-99)
Seconds
Sample Dwell %
1
15
*
(0-99)
%
Ramp Start Thick% #1
1
16
*
0-100
%
Ramp Stop Thick% #1
1
17
*
0-100
%
Ramp Start Thick% #2
1
18
*
0-100
%
Ramp Stop Thick% #2
1
19
*
0-100
%
Ramp Start Thick% #3
1
20
*
0-100
%
Ramp Stop Thick% #3
1
21
*
0-100
%
Ramp Start Thick% #4
1
22
*
0-100
%
Ramp Stop Thick% #4
1
23
*
0-100
%
Sensor#1 Crystal Fail
1
24
*
2 = Not Used
3 = Disabled
4 = HaltLast
5 = Halt
6 = TimePwr
7 = Switch
Sensor#1 Primary Crystal #
1
25
*
(1-8)
None
Sensor#1 Backup Sensor #
1
26
*
(1-6)
None
COMPUTER INTERFACE 11-7