Patent ID: 7831315
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: F16K

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling an apparatus comprising a controller and at least one device controlled by the controller, said controller being provided with an interface for communicating with the at least one device, said interface having an internal clock for measuring time intervals for the communication, said method comprising: replacing the internal clock in place of a system clock of an operating system of the controller, which is used for transmitting instructions to the interface, with the internal clock of the interface; transmitting instructions to the interface from the controller using the time intervals measured by the internal clock substituting for the system clock; and transmitting the instructions to the at least one device from the interface using the time intervals measured by the internal clock in the interface, thereby controlling the at least one device, wherein the apparatus is a semiconductor-processing apparatus, wherein the at least one device includes multiple devices arranged in parallel with respect to the interface, and wherein the interface is a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) board.