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Products- Standard Data Collection and Communications Products
FABNexus' communications products- articulate,
transmit, and receive SEMI-compliant SECS-II messages
The FABNexus PSECS "Portable
SECS" Driver Library
The FABNexus PSECS "Portable SECS" driver library
transfers SECS-II (E5) messages between a destination
host and equipment interface. The PSECS 'C' library API
(Applications Program Interface) is very compact, minimizing
the effort required for application programmers to learn
and use it productively. The FABNexus PSECS application
interface supports all required SECS messaging capabilities.
The acronym "PSECS" is derived from the phrase
"Portable SECS".
The FABNexus PSECS driver library allows an equipment
or factory host application programmer to effortlessly
articulate, transmit and receive SEMI-compliant SECS-II
messages. An application program links with the PSECS
library and invokes functions that compose SECS message
content for transmission, and extract (unpack) SECS message
content when received. Other PSECS functions are used
to transfer SECS-II (E5) messages with a destination host
or equipment interface. One needs only a rudimentary understanding
of the SECS-II messaging protocol and message data requirements
(E5) to quickly generate SEMI-compliant message applications.
The driver comes in various configurations, capable of
simultaneously processing multiple communication ports,
and enables the efficient development of SEMI-compliant
message applications. PSECS is designed to be easy to
use and allows for the support many simultaneous connections.
The base-line model supports two connections of a specified
protocol (either HSMS or SECS-I), while other models are
available that support up to 1,024 (or more if requested)
simultaneous connections. The product-line also offers
support for a mix of HSMS and/or SECS-I link connections.
Although the PSECS library interface has a small number
of functions, it is very powerful. The compact 'size'
of the interface design, minimizes the effort required
for programmers to learn and use it productively. Even
so, the PSECS application interface supports all useful
SECS messaging capabilities.
E4 (SECS I) Driver
E5 (SECS II) Library
E5 (SECS II) Formatting Library
E37 SS (HSMS) Driver
The FABNexus PGEM "Portable
GEM" Tool kits
FABNexus PGEM products are based on the standard set
of rules that manage the SEMI compliant messages between
the equipment and the host computer, and the PSECS driver
libraries. PGEM_EQ (equipment side) provides easy integration
into most equipment control systems using ANSI-C library
interface. The powerful software API (Applications Program
Interface) allows programmatic self-annunciation of all
GEM interface data, event, and alarm features. The GEM
interface configuration database is generated in industry-standard
XML format. The PGEM products characteristically have
a small-footprint, using minimal system resources.
Host side
E30 (GEM) Library
Equipment side
E30 (GEM ) Library
Products- Embedded Network Protocol Engines
For situations where additional communications
and automation features are needed, but modifying
existing equipment or the host interface is
difficult or otherwise undesirable, FABNexus
offers a variety of customization protocol conversion
'engines'. Custom protocol adapters can be built
to 'spec' using a standard industrial PC unit,
or when space or power is constrained, a low-profile
embedded SBC unit can be provided.
Interface A
The Interface A standards are a collection of SEMI standards
intended to improve and facilitate communication between
IC manufacturer's data gathering software applications
and the factory equipment. When implemented together,
these standards provide interface guidance for Equipment
Data Acquisition (EDA) using SOAP/XML messages over an
HTTP or HTTPS connection.
Associated Data Acquisition
"Appliances"
FABNexus I/O
(SECS-II) Data Collection Communications Adapter
The FABNexus I/O
Communications Adapter is designed for the more basic
applications. It enables communications and data collection
capability for ancillary (or simpler) equipment that
clients wish to add to their monitoring and control
network (i.e. chillers, scrubbers, pumps, gas delivery
systems, etc.). Using low-cost hardware, and based upon
the FABNexus standard PSECS driver library, it provides
cost effective, user-configurable I/O data collection,
event notification, and remote command (set-point) capability.
FABNexus Protocol-Converter
(SECS-II) Communications Converter
The FABNexus Protocol-Converter
(SECS-II Communications Converter) functions as a "translator"
and converts possibly non-standard communications protocols
to a desired (standardized) communications protocol
(or visa-versa). New tools can communicate like existing
tools and existing tools can communicate like new tools.
The converter, based upon the standard PSECS driver
library, uses either an SBC or compact PC unit, providing
a SEMI-compliant SECS-II (GEM/E30 or E87) factory interface
(or some other variant, per client spec).
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