Manual

Operating Characteristics 3-31
3.6 Process Program Management
Processing on the GES-1993 is controlled by Process Programs. The Equipment
requires selection of a Process Program for each process. The GES-1993 supports
the use of unformatted process programs.
See [RefGWGEMUser]] p 111 ‘Process Program Management’).
FmNT uses proprietary ASCII and binary image files to define process programs
(recipes).
GWGEM only supports Unformatted Process Programs.
FmNT uses its own Process Program management vs the GWGEM’s librarian.
3.6.1 Equipment Management of Process Programs
The GES-1993 provides a Process Program Library, implemented as a set of binary
files maintained on a hard disk. Each Process Program is identified by a unique
Process Program ID (PPID). A PPID consists of from 5 to 12 ASCII characters.
Upper and lower case alphabetic characters are not considered distinct, and the GES-
1993 will not distinguish between them. The PPID corresponds to the 8.3 DOS file
name of the recipe.
The Equipment Operator may modify any one of the Process Programs stored on the
Equipment. The host will be notified via the GemPPChangeEvent Collection Event
if the Operator creates, changes, or deletes a Process Program. The Equipment
Operator can also select a PPID to be uploaded to the Host (S7F3), or download
from the Host (S7F5).
3.6.2 Host Management of Process Programs
Process Programs are saved to disk on the equipment. Process Programs are
typically created and updated at the GES-1993. However, the GES-1993 provides
complete facilities for the Host to manage the storage and use of Process Programs.
This allows the GES-1993 to operate cooperatively Host-implemented systems. The
Host has the following capabilities.
The Host can upload a Process Program from the GES-1993 Library by using S7F5
(Process Program Request). The equipment operator can also initiate a Process
Program Upload through the GES-1993's user interface.