Patent ID: 8539257
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for monitoring a substrate processing system, comprising: a first system adapter for monitoring a first process chamber and determining a state thereof; and a first support adapter for communicating with the first system adapter and a first support system coupled to the first process chamber, the support adapter configured to communicate a readiness to operate the support system at a low power mode to a controller of the support system in response to the state of the process chamber being in an idle mode, wherein the first system adapter is configured to communicate the state of the first process chamber to the first support adapter by sending a periodic signal at a desired frequency to the first support adapter and by sending a message to the first support adapter, and wherein the first support adapter is configured to communicate the readiness to operate the first support system at the low power mode to the first system adapter by re-transmitting the periodic signal at the desired frequency to the first support adapter and by re-transmitting the message to the first support adapter.