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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1
Getting Started
1.1
1.1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.6
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
How To Contact Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Operating Manual Style Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Inventory Of Supplied Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Computer System Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
XTC/3 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Thin Film Models Supported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Communications Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Communications Baud Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Communications Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
How To Install The XTC/3 Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
The Software Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
How To Start The XTC/3 Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Where To Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

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2.1
2.1.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3
2.4
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Initial Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Communications Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Adding A Communications Port and Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
RS-232 Communications Port Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Controller Configuration and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Configuring The Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Miscellaneous User Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Access Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Chapter 3
Editing Configurations
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Using the Configuration Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Configuration Editor Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
ToolBar Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Editing the General Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

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3.6
3.7
3.8

Editing the I/O Map Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Editing Film Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Creating a Process (XTC/3M Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Chapter 4
Monitor
4.1
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
4.2.4.1

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Starting Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
The Data Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
The Display Grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Saving Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
The Display Smoothing Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

4.2.4.2

Setting a Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

4.2.4.3

The Pause and Start/Stop Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

4.3
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.4
4.5
4.6

Editing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Edit Current Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
New Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Open Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Recalling Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
The Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

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Chapter 1
Getting Started
1.1 Introduction
The XTC/3™ Editor is a Microsoft® Windows®-based application that provides
both programming capability and data collection for the INFICON® XTC/3 Thin
Film Deposition Controller. It is written as a full 32 bit application which takes
advantage of the capabilities of 32 bit operating systems such as Windows 2000
and Windows XP.
The XTC/3 Editor provides online and offline editing, structured as functional
windows, that allows for saving multiple configurations. The program makes use ofa simple, intuitive user interface which clearly displays the parameters andperforms boundary checking.
The editor can be used to create new configurations, read existing configurations
from a file or the XTC/3 controller, and send any or all parameters from a
Configuration file to the XTC/3 controller.

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1.1.1 How To Contact Customer Support
If you have a question about your software, first refer to this Operating Manual or
the Help function within the software. If you cannot find the answer here, or no
online Help is available for your topic, then contact Customer Support. Whencalling Customer Support, please have this manual at hand, along with thefollowing information:

The XTC/3 Editor version number (available from the Help >> About XTC/3
Editor... dialog box).

The type of computer that you are using and its specifications.

Your MS Windows type and version number.

A description of your problem.

What you were doing when the problem occurred.

An explanation of the corrective action that you may have already attempted.

CAUTION
Please contact your Customer Support Representative
before sending any files.
Customer support may be reached at the following phone numbers.
Please contact the location that is closest to you. If you are located outside the USA
please contact your sales office, or see www.inficon.com for a complete listing ofworldwide service centers.
Application Support

San Jose, CA . . . . .ph. 408-436-2828 ext. 125 . . . . fax 408-436-1580
Austin, TX. . . . . . . .ph. 512-448-0488 . . . . . . . . . . . fax 512-448-0398
Field Service and Repair Support
Syracuse, NY . . . . .ph. 315-434-1167 . . . . . . . . . . . fax 315-434-2551
Austin, TX . . . . . . .ph. 512-448-0488 . . . . . . . . . . . fax 512-448-0398
San Jose, CA . . . .ph. 408-436-2828 ext. 120 . . . . fax 408-436-1580
Customer support is also available on the World Wide Web or via email:
WWW . . . . . . . . . . .http://www.inficon.com
EMail . . . . . . . . . . .Thin.Film@inficon.com

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1.2 Operating Manual Style Conventions
File names, diskette labels, environment variables, program names, screen
prompts, command strings, and text that you must enter on your keyboard arepresented in this font. For example, Enter a:\install.
Windows dialog options, title bars, and menu options are presented in this font.
For example: select File >> Open....
When you must hold down a key then press another key, this is expressed as (forexample) Press Ctrl+C
We assume that the CD ROM drive you’ll be using is drive D. If you’re using
another drive, whenever you see “d:” substitute your CD ROM drive letter.
We also assume your hard drive is C, so if this isn’t the case for you, whenever you
see “c:” substitute the letter for your hard drive.
Often you will be required to select an option from a cascading menu. Instead ofverbose statements, for example, “position the mouse pointer over the word File,press the left mouse button to display the cascading menu, then drag the pointerto highlight the words Edit Configuration and release the left mouse button,” youwill read, “select File >> Edit Configuration.”
You will also be required to use icons and buttons. For example, instead of thestatement, “position the mouse pointer over the Configuration Editor icon, thenpress and release the left mouse button to select Configuration Editor,” you will
read, “click the Configuration Editor icon.” or, you may read “select theConfiguration Editor icon”.

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Similarly, left-click means to press and release the left mouse button and right-clickmeans to press and release the right mouse button.
The XTC/3 Editor operates in the Windows environment. We make the assumptionthat you know how to use the Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI). Therefore,
actions in the XTC/3 Editor GUI that are common to the Windows GUI are notexplained in detail in this manual. If you do need help with the Windows GUI,
please refer to the Windows documentation supplied by Microsoft.
NOTE: This is a note paragraph. Notes provide additional information about thecurrent topic.
HINT: This is a hint paragraph. Hints provide insight into product usage.

CAUTION
This is a Caution paragraph. It cautions against actions
which may cause damage to the XTC/3 Controller or leadto the loss of data.

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1.3 Inventory Of Supplied Items
You should have one CD ROM (or may have floppy disks) which contain the XTC/3
Editor program and online Operating Manual.

1.4 Computer System Minimum Requirements
Recommended forcommunication with
one XTC/3 Controller

Recommended forcommunication with up
to 4 XTC/3 Controllers(more than 4, consult
factory)

Processor

Pentium® III
550 MHz or greater

Pentium 4
3.2 GHz or greaterRAM

512 MB or greater

2 GB or greater

Hard Disk space to 15 Mb
load XTC/3Editor

15 MB

Hard Disk Space for 20 GB (see Note below)
storage

60 GB (see Note below)

Disk Drives(1) Floppy, (1) CD(1) Floppy, (1) CD

Monitor15 inch, SVGA or greater

15 inch, SVGA or greater

Resolution

1024 x 768 or greater

1024 x 768 or greaterCommunications

One RS-232 port or one
Ethernet card

One Ethernet card

Operating System

Windows 2000 or XP

NOTE: Data files should be archived and removed periodically as a maintenancestep to provide storage space for ongoing data collection.

The XTC/3 Controller and Communications Interface must meet the requirements
shown in the following sections.

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1.5 XTC/3 Requirements
1.5.1 Firmware
The XTC/3 firmware must be Version 1.00 or higher.

1.5.2 Thin Film Models Supported
The XTC/3S and XTC/3M are the only Thin Film Deposition Controllers supported
at the time of this release.

1.6 Communications Interface
Communications interfaces supported are RS-232 and TCP/IP, via an Ethernet
card, for communications with multiple XTC/3 controllers.

1.6.1 Communications Baud Rate
The baud rates supported for RS-232 are: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and115200. 115200 is the default.

1.6.2 Communications Cable

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Communication cables are required to connect the PC running the XTC/3 Editor to
the XTC/3 Controller. Cables are different and dependent on the Communications
Interface.
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For RS-232C Communications, refer to the XTC/3 Thin Film Deposition
Controller Operating Manual (IPN 074-446-P1) section titled “RS232C Serial
Port” for detailed information concerning constructing an RS-232C cable.

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For TCP/IP Ethernet Communications, a standard Ethernet cable at a length
appropriate for your installation is required. INFICON does not supply Ethernet
cables.

Maximum LengthRS-232 — 50 feet (15 meters)

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1.7 How To Install The XTC/3 Editor
Install the XTC/3 Editor from within Windows as follows:
NOTE: Administrative or Standard user rights are required to install the XTC/3
Editor on a system running Windows 2000 or XP system.
NOTE: This description assumes that the CD-ROM drive is drive “d”. If it is not “d”,
substitute the appropriate drive letter.

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Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Select Start >> Run... to display the Run dialog
In the Open field, type d:\setup
Select OK.
When prompted, answer the questions.
NOTE: If prompted during the installation to replace a system file (e.g. a DLL
file), it is recommended that the file be replaced. Normally this prompt
is only presented if the file on the hard disk is older than the file on the
installation disk. The newer version should still work with older
programs that use this file; however, if you are concerned that it may
cause problems, abort the installation, save a copy of the file inquestion, and restart the installation program.

CAUTIONThe XTC/3 Editor may not function properly if all files are
not installed.

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When the installation is complete, put the original CD in a safe storage area.

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1.8 The Software Controls
The XTC/3 Editor software utilizes some common Windows controls as well as afew custom controls for easy editing and entry of parameters and information.
The following controls may be in use throughout the software:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Button. Pressing this will display a dialog
box for user input or take the action noted on
the button.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checkbox. This is used to enable or disablea feature or action taken upon the system.

IPN 074-452-P1A. . Entry box. An entry box generally accepts anumeric or alphanumeric entry and has
upper and lower boundaries associated withthe parameter. The boundaries are checked
after the entry has been input and the cursor
has been moved to another entry point. The
value in an entry box can be typed over byclicking once in the box, to focus on the box,
and then typing the new entry. A double-clickin the box will highlight the value, whichallows for the value to be edited or deleted.

. . . . . Pulldown. A pulldown, indicated with adownward triangle, provides a list of
acceptable inputs for the parameter. A
highlight is used to select the parameter.
Some entry boxes that use pulldowns canalso be directly edited.
HINT: When editing from the keyboard, the Alt+DownArrow key
combination will "pull" the pulldown.

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XTC/3 Editor Operating Manual. . . Spinners. Spinners are a pair of triangles
pointing up and down. These are used toincrease or decrease a parameter. Mostoften used with an entry box, spinners only
act upon the entry box selected with themouse pointer. When two or more entry
boxes are on the same line as the spinner,
the mouse pointer must be used to select anentry box before the spinners will change thevalue in that box. When an entry box
contains a value with punctuation (e.g. avalue of time), the spinners act upon eachpiece of the value individually. Some entry
boxes that use spinnners can also be directlyedited.
HINT: When editing from the keyboard, the Alt+UpArrow key combination
will increase the value (except for Time spinners). The
Alt+DownArrow key combination will decrease the value.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toolbar. A collection of buttons that is often
visible for an associated functionality andinvisible when that function is inactive.
Toolbars can be moved with the mousepointer or made visible/invisible from a menu
selection.

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choices. Radio buttons are often grouped
according to functionality and sometimes
enable other controls based on the choiceselected. If radio buttons are shown, but are
disabled (greyed), then they are being used
to show a status not selectable by the user.

XTC/3 Editor Operating Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grid. The grid is a row and column collectionof cells of related data that use many of thecontrols mentioned above. Some grids allow
for all cells to be edited and some contain amixture of protected and editable cells.
Controls used in grid cells include Pulldowns,
Entry Boxes, and Spinners. Some grids
support use of the Delete and Insert keys.
In grids that support deletion, any row can bedeleted by selecting an item in the row andpressing the Delete key.
In grids that support insertion, a row can beinserted above any row by selecting an item
in a row and pressing the Insert key.

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In grids that support duplication, a row can be
duplicated by selecting an item in the row
and pressing the Shift-Insert key
combination. The duplicated row is theninserted as the next row.

. . . . . . . . . . Context Menu. This menu is accessed byclicking the right mouse button on a view, gridor panel. Many parts of the software containa context menu; the menu provides
functionality appropriate for the data or
parameters displayed.

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1.9 How To Start The XTC/3 Editor
To start the XTC/3 Editor select Start >> Programs >> XTC3 Application >>XTC3 (see Figure 1-1).
HINT: You may want to make a shortcut to XTC/3 Editor on your desktop to
facilitate starting the program in the future. See the Windows
documentation for instructions on how to create shortcuts.
When upgrading the XTC/3 Editor program it is not possible for the
installation program to upgrade existing shortcuts. After an upgrade, anexisting shortcut will not work if the XTC/3 Editor is installed in a folder thatis not the folder pointed to by the shortcut.

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Figure 1-1 Starting XTC/3Editor

The first time XTC/3 Editor is run on a computer, it will start in the setup screen withthe communication configuration dialog displayed.
See Chapter 2 for information on how to configure the communications interface,individual controllers and user preferences.

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1.10 Where To Go From Here
This Operating Manual is intended to make the process of setting up, installing, andusing the XTC/3 Editor a pleasurable and trouble-free experience. Please, take a
few moments to look through it and become familiar with its contents.
The information in this manual is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter 1, Getting Started
An introduction to the XTC/3 Editor application, provides instructions on how to
install and run the XTC/3 Editor, and explains how to use this Operating
Manual.
Chapter 2, Setup
A description of how to set up the software and communications ports for yourinstallation and customize it to your preferences.
Chapter 3, Editing Configurations
Describes how to edit, save and send Configuration files, which specify themeasurement parameters for the XTC/3 Controller.
Chapter 4, Monitor

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Describes how to acquire, save, recall and report XTC/3 Controller data.

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Chapter 2
Setup
2.1 Introduction
When the XTC/3 Editor is first installed on a system, there are a few things thatneed to be set to customize it to the particular hardware configuration. In addition,
several aspects of how the program looks and acts can be customized to individual
preferences. This chapter discusses how to customize your system to the needs ofyour location.

2.1.1 Initial Setup
The first time the XTC/3 Editor is run, the following steps should be taken to
set up the system:

1 Set up the communications ports (see section 2.2 below).
2 Configure each controller (see section 2.3 on page 2-11).
3 Configure user preferences (see section 2.4 on page 2-14).

2.2 Communications Setup
The communications interface is set up via the System Properties Pages, which
are accessed via Tools >> System Properties, or from the System >> System
Properties menu on the System Setup Screen, or by double-clicking on the
System Icon on the System Setup Screen (see Figure 2-1).
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Figure 2-1 Accessing System Properties and Communications Settings

The first time the XTC/3 Editor is run it starts on the System Setup Screen andprompts for a communications port (Com Port) to be configured. See Figure 2-2.
From this dialog, select and add the Com Port to be used for communications with
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Figure 2-2 Add a Com PortNOTE: Communication problems often occur when other programs (for example,
PDA link programs) that either actively use the communications port, or
wait for activity on the communications port, are running in the
background. These types of programs should be disabled or removed fromthe computer used for XTC/3 Editor communications.
For most installations, the default settings applied by the program to the newly
added port will work without being changed. Adding a port, and pressing OK to any
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Com Ports can be added or reconfigured from the System Properties page,shown in Figure 2-3, which provides three tabs: Port Settings, Display and
Miscellaneous. The Port Settings tab is described in section 2.2.1 on page 2-4
and the Display and Miscellaneous tabs are described in section 2.4 on page
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Figure 2-3 System Properties Page

Three buttons are provided on the Port Settings tab which affect the port
highlighted in the list: Add Port, which is described in section 2.2.1 on page 2-4,
Properties for Serial communications and XTC3 Controller List for Ethernet
communications, which is described in section 2.2.1 on page 2-4, and Remove,which deletes the port and any associated parameters from the System Properties.

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2.2.1 Adding A Communications Port and Controllers
Clicking on the Add Port button will bring up the dialog shown in Figure 2-4.
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If communicating to the XTC/3 Controller via RS-232, select the port to which theserial cable is connected. After selecting the correct port, click the Add button. If
communicating to the XTC/3 Controller via Ethernet, select the Ethernet port andpress Add. The System Properties dialog and will now display the added ports asshown in Figure 2-5.

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Figure 2-5 System Properties with added ports

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The IP address of each XTC/3 instrument connected to the Ethernet network (inthe form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ) can be added by first selecting the Ethernet item on theports list of the Port Settings page and then pressing the XTC3 Controller List
button. A Com Properties for Ethernet box will open (see Figure 2-6).
NOTE: If the XTC/3 instrument is directly connected from a stand-alone computer,the ethernet cable should be a "cross-over" cable unless the PC has theability to dynamically reconfigure itself. Static addressing is supported.
DHCP is not supported. For more details, consult the XTC/3 Thin Film
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Figure 2-6 Ethernet Communication Properties

After typing the IP address of the XTC/3 instrument, click on Add. The Controller’s
IP Address is then added to the list.
If the Remove button is clicked, the highlighted Controller’s IP Address is removed
from the list.

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Figure 2-7 Reset Interface Button

Clicking on the Reset Interface button resets the Controller’s Ethernet parameters
to their default values.
When the OK button is selected, the Controller(s) at that IP Address is physically
added. (See Figure 2-8). An icon is added for each new controller.

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Figure 2-8 XTC/3 Instruments Added through Ethernet

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The display then returns to the Port Settings tab of the System Properties
display. (See Figure 2-9.)

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For Serial Communications (RS-232), the port properties can be changed by
selecting the serial port item (e.g. COM1), then clicking the Properties button on
the Port Settings page (See Figure 2-9). Clicking the Properties button will
display the Com Properties page with three tabs shown in Figure 2-10 anddescribed in section 2.2.2.

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Figure 2-9 System Properties: Port added

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2.2.2 RS-232 Communications Port Properties
Figure 2-10 shows the properties of the Communications Port.
Figure 2-10 Com Properties: Com Settings tab

The Baud Rate is set by default to 115200 for RS-232 communications. This is thefastest rate possible (at this time) in the XTC/3 Controller.

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The Retry Limit is the number of times the program will try to reestablish
communications with the XTC/3 Controller after a communication error. The default(0) should be adequate for most installations, however, if the Controller goes off line
frequently, try setting the Retry Limit to a higher count.
The Timeout is the number of milliseconds the communication module will wait fora response from the controller. Normally, the default value (5000) is adequate andshould not be changed. Setting this value too high will increase the time it takes todetect a controller which has gone off-line. Setting it too low may cause an error tobe reported when communication commands with long execution times are issued.
Click OK to accept the selections, or Cancel to abort the action. You can also clickon the AutoDetect tab to access the other parameters associated with the Com
Properties for this port.
The Controllers tab provides a list of Controllers configured to communicate withthe software. For RS-232 communications, this list will contain one Controller andthat controller will be automatically detected and added when connected. (SeeFigure 2-11).

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Figure 2-11 Com Properties: Controllers tab

The Controllers tab (refer to Figure 2-11) allows for a Controller to be removed(using the Remove Controller button) or edited (using the Edit Controller button).
When editing the Controller, changes can be made to the Controller Name, which
is used to identify the Controller in the software. The AutoDetect tab (see Figure2-12) allows XTC/3 Editor communications to streamline the detection of acontroller at a serial port.

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Figure 2-12 Com Properties: AutoDetect tab

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The AutoDetect check box (see Figure 2-12) specifies that the software should
periodically check the communication port for a controller and automatically brings
it online.
The other two parameters can be set to further improve the timing of thecommunications.
The interval specified (Check for a Controller every “t” seconds) is the time
between successive checks.
Timout after specifies the time interval after which the controller goes offline in theevent of a communication failure.
When Autodetect changes are finished, click OK to accept the settings (or Cancel
to abort the action). If AutoDetect was selected, the program will automaticallydetect and bring online any controllers connected to the ports. A short delay may
occur while bringing the controllers online.

2.3 Controller Configuration and Setup
When a controller first comes online, an icon representing the controller is placedon the System Setup screen. The Data Settings page is available to configure
system parameters for the controller. This page is accessed by right-clicking on thecontroller icon (Figure 2-13) and selecting Properties.

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Figure 2-13 Accessing the Controller Properties

NOTE: The Controller Icon will normally appear as shown in Figure 2-13. If theController Icon is shown with a blue "X" on it, that indicates that theController has not been online. If the Controller Icon is shown with a red"X" on it, that indicates that the Controller was once online but is currently
offline. In either case, right-click on the icon and select Bring Online tobring the controller online. If the Controller Icon is shown with a yellow "X"
on it, that indicates that the controller port is in use by another application(RS-232) or by another computer (Ethernet), assuming the controller has
been powered up for longer than one minute.

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The Data Settings page (Figure 2-14), accessible by selecting Properties, allows
the configuration of the event reporting and logging facility and the specification of
the directory paths for storage of event data, controller data, configuration, andother XTC/3 Editor files.

Event Data
Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This parameter allows specification of thelevel of errors that will be reported to the user
in an error dialog box. The choices are
Errors, Warnings and Beep. If only Beep isselected the error dialog box will not be
displayed when an error is detected, butrather the PC will beep once indicating anerror has occurred. The error log can be
examined to determine the nature of theerror.
Logged Items
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When checked, all errors reported from thiscontroller will be logged in the event log file.
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When checked, all warnings reported fromthis controller will be logged in the event log
file.
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When checked, all events for this controller
will be logged in the event log file.

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Figure 2-14 Controller Data Settings

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XTC/3 Editor Operating ManualMarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When checked, if a mark is automaticallyinserted in a data stream as a result of analarm condition, it will be logged in the event
log file.
Log Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The location where the event log files will be
written. A new event log file is written eachday and named according to the date with a.evt extension. The path is automaticallydetermined by the program, which
automatically adds \Events to the Controller
directory path (see below).
Maintain Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Event log files over a specified age will be
automatically deleted. The expiration may be
specified or Indefinitely may be selected tokeep them until explicitly removed.
Directories
Three paths can be specified for the storage of files associated with the XTC/3
Editor: Controller, SOD and Reports. To change any directory, type in the newpath or select a path using the Browse button.
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This is the top level directory for all files thatare related to a specific controller. Sub
directories under the Controller directory areused to save the Configuration file, Event
Logs, etc. The default Controller directory isbuilt by adding the Controller name (withillegal characters converted to underscores)
to the Main directory specified during
installation.
SOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This is where the Sea of Data (SOD) files are
stored. This can be changed to a larger disk
or network drive to allow saving of more data
without overflowing a local disk. The default
SOD directory is built by adding \Data to theController directory.
Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This is where the Report files are stored. The
default Report directory is inherited from the
SOD directory.

CAUTION
If a network or removable drive is selected for the SOD
directory, it must be available and writable when the
XTC/3 Editor is ready to write data. If the network or drive
is not available, a loss of data could occur.

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2.4 User Preferences
The System Properties pages allow the customization of several global (that is,system wide as opposed to controller specific) options. Selecting Tools >> System
Properties on the main menu, selecting the System >> System Properties menu
on the System Setup screen or clicking on the System icon on the System Setup
screen brings up the System Properties display used to configure your system.
The Port Settings tab allows the configuration of the communication channels(refer to section 2.2 on page 2-1). The Display tab has several options whichcustomize the display (see section 2.4.1 below). The Miscellaneous tab allows thecustomization of several options (see section 2.4.2 on page 2-17).

2.4.1 Configuring The Display Options
Figure 2-15 shows the Display tab of the System Properties pages.

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Figure 2-15 System Properties, Display Tab

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Screen Layout
This section allows the specification of which screen elements are displayed when
the program is run. Each element can be enabled or disabled at any time while theprogram is running.
Main Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Main Toolbar is displayed whenchecked.
Controller Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Controller Toolbar with function
buttons is displayed when checked.
Function Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Function or view specific toolbar isdisplayed when checked.
Toolbars Use Large Icons . . . . . . . When checked, all toolbars will use larger
icons than initially presented at startup. Due
to icon size and screen size, some toolbars
may be displayed on a second line whenusing Large Icons.
Controller Status Grid . . . . . . . . . . The Controller Status Grid is displayedwhen checked.
Show Tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If the Controller Status Grid being
displayed contains multiple pages, tabs areused to select the desired page. This option
displays the tabs when checked and hides
them when unchecked.
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The program Status Bar is displayed at thebottom of the screen when checked.

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ColorsChannel Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The default color set used for trend channels
in Monitor are displayed in this box.
Change Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changes the color used for the highlighted
channel. A standard color selection palette isdisplayed. Select the desired color and click
OK.
Increment List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add a channel to the end of the list.
Decrement List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delete a channel from the list.
Foreground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set the color in which text will be displayedon the graphs. A standard color selection
palette is displayed. Select the desired colorand click OK. The selected color is displayedin the text box to the right of the button.

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Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set the background color for the graphs. A
standard color selection palette is displayed.
Select the desired color and click OK. The
selected color is displayed in the text box tothe right of the button.
Fonts
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select the font size and typeface to be used
for titles on the graphs. A standard fontselection dialog will be displayed. Select thefont and size and click OK. A sample of thetext in the selected font is displayed to theright of the button.
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select the font size and typeface to be used
for miscellaneous text on the graphs. A
standard font selection dialog will be
displayed. Select the font and size and click
OK. A sample of the text in the selected fontis displayed to the right of the button.
Axes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select the font size and typeface to be used
for the axis labels on the graphs. A standard
font selection dialog will be displayed. Selectthe font and size and click OK. A sample ofthe text in the selected font is displayed to theright of the button.
Plot

Point Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provides choices of different size points forplotting and printing data. Some point sizes
are indistinguishable when using theConnect Points option.
Plot Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plots a point of Point Size when enabled.
When used with a large Point Size andConnect Points enabled, this provides amarker at each point along the trend lines.
Connect Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When enabled, provides a line connecting all
points on a per channel basis. Whendisabled, data is plotted as points only.
NOTE: The effect of changing the above parameters may differ based on themonitor, display board, resolution and user settings.

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Plot Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provides choices of different thickness lines
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2.4.2 Miscellaneous User Options
Figure 2-16 System Properties, Miscellaneous Tab

Data file increment digits . . . . . . . . This entry configures the number ofnumerical places used in the file name index
for SOD (data) files. For example, selecting 3
will allow the index to increment to 999 as
SOD data files are saved.

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Default Controller Folder . . . . . . . . This entry allows for specification of a basefolder for the controller. The base folder isused as the storage folder if the folder
specified during installation becomes
corrupted.
Scaling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This selection pertains only to data scaling of
the y-axis in the Data Logger graph.
None does not rescale the graph as new
data is acquired.
Auto will rescale the graph only at the start ofa new data set.
Continuous will rescale the graph as new
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2.4.3 Access Levels
The XTC/3 Editor can be operated from one of two Access Levels — Advanced or
Normal. These levels provide protection against modifications of controller
configurations and System Setup. An Advanced user may want to completely set
up the system and then set the Access Level to Normal for the system operators.
The XTC/3 Editor system can be password protected to operate at one of two
access levels:

Advanced. All system controls are available. The system may be controlled
manually while in Advanced mode.

Normal. A limited set of system controls are available. Major functionality thatis not available to a Normal user includes Edit Configuration and anychanges to the System Setup. Many functions are available but provide
read-only access at the Normal Access Level.

To change the security level, select Tools >> Set Access Level.... See Figure
2-17.
Figure 2-17 Tools >> Set Access Level

The Change Access Level dialog will display the current security level. In Figure
2-18 the Current Access Level is set to Advanced.
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Figure 2-18 Change Access Level Dialog

When changing from Normal level to Advanced level, enter the correct password
in the Password: field and click OK. To change a Password, click the Change
Password... button, enter the old Password and the new Password in theappropriate boxes, and click OK. As with any password, it should be rememberedand protected.

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Chapter 3
Editing Configurations
3.1 Introduction
This chapter describes the Configuration Editor and how to use it. The Editor isconstructed as a Main Dialog (see Figure 3-8 on page 3-5) which provides accessto separate dialog boxes for each of the parameter groups within the Configuration.
The Configuration is separated into the following parameter groups:
System Parameters
General Parameters — See section 3.5, Editing the General Parameters, on
page 3-10 for details.

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I/O Map. Contains the following items:

Input — See section 3.6, Editing the I/O Map Parameters, on page 3-11.

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Relay/Type and TTL/Type — See section 3.6, Editing the I/O Map
Parameters, on page 3-11.

Films — See section 3.7, Editing Film Parameters, on page 3-13.

User Created Parameters

Creating a Process — See section 3.8, Creating a Process (XTC/3M Only),on page 3-14.

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Please refer to the XTC/3 Thin Film Deposition Controller Operating Manual (IPN
074-446-P1) for technical details on the operation and parameters of the XTC/3
Controller. No detailed information specifically for the parameters is provided here.
NOTE: Each Editor dialog box provides a toolbar that allow for changes to be sent
to the controller (if attached) or undone, and buttons to be saved orcancelled. The Save functionality on each dialog box does not save theConfiguration to disk, it only saves the parameters to the computer
memory (referred to here as the Editor memory) and to the Main dialog of
the Editor. To save the Configuration to disk, use the Save button on theMain Page of the Editor. To send the entire configuration to the XTC/3
controller, use the Send All button on the Main Page of the Editor.

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3.2 Using the Configuration Editor
The Configuration Editor is invoked by selecting File >> Edit Configuration, File>> Open (see Figure 3-1), or clicking on the Configuration Editor icon (see Figure
3-2).
Figure 3-1 Opening the Configuration Editor

Figure 3-2 Configuration Editor Icon
Configuration
EditorIcon

The Configuration Editor can also be accessed from the XTC/3 icon’s context
menu, which is available by right-clicking on the Controller icon. See Figure 3-3.

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Figure 3-3 XTC/3 Controller’s Context Menu

Controller
Icons

This context menu provides access to the most recently edited Configuration, oredit a new or existing Configuration.

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HINT: When editing a Configuration for an attached Controller, the best starting
point is the choice of Query Controller Cfg as shown in Figure 3-4. This
selection reads the entire Configuration from the Controller and fills the
Editor pages with all the parameters of the Configuration file. This allows forfull synchronization of the parameter settings before any changes are madethrough the Editor. As changes are made they can be checked, by the
Editor, against other related parameters to ensure that no conflicts exist.
Figure 3-4 Starting the Editor with Query Controller Cfg

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NOTE: When the Query Controller Cfg command is used, the Controller front
panel is essentially locked against any changes being entered. This
ensures that all parameters in the Editor, and any changes being made,will be applied without conflict to the Controller. The "Locked" status of theController is shown in the upper left corner of all Editor dialogs and on theController icon (see Figure 3-5). The "Locked" status can not be applied if,
while editing a new or existing Configuration, a single page is queried fromthe Controller without having queried the entire Configuration first.
Figure 3-5 Controller Locked Status, example

If either File >> Edit Configuration or the Configuration Editor icon is selected
to start the Editor, then the dialog shown in Figure 3-6 will be displayed. This allows
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open an existing Configuration file select Open; to create a new Configuration fromscratch select New. The item <Unknown Controller> is highlighted by default when
the Edit Configuration dialog appears. To edit a configuration for a known
Controller (e.g. XTC/3 1 in Figure 3-6), highlight the Controller entry and press
Open. This will open a File Open dialog, as shown in Figure 3-7, in the appropriate
folder for this Controller.
Figure 3-6 Selecting A New Or Existing Configuration

Selecting New will open the Configuration Editor immediately to the main window(see section 3.3 on page 3-5).

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Figure 3-7 Selecting A Configuration To Open

If the Files of type box does not show a XTC/3 Configuration (*.xtc) or All Files(*.*), then click on the pulldown and select one of these types from the list. Clicking
on a filename will display a few lines of text in the preview box which describe theConfiguration. Once a file is selected and opened, the main window of theConfiguration Editor will be displayed (see Figure 3-8).

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3.3 Configuration Editor Main Window
Figure 3-8 shows the Main Window of the Configuration Editor. The Controller
Name and Config Name appear in this window to identify which XTC/3 Controller
this Configuration is for and in which file this Configuration will be stored (the Config
Name entry will be blank if editing a new configuration). The Controller Name is
not stored in the XTC/3 Controller, it is simply a text field used on the PC to identify
the intended target for the Configuration file.
The Main Window is the only window from which the entire Configuration file canbe saved to disk and sent to the controller. Editing of each individual page islaunched from this window by double-clicking on either a Parameter Group nameor individual parameter name within the Main Window.

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Figure 3-8 Configuration Editor: Main Window

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All of the parameters can be listed within the Main Window by clicking on each plus
sign [+] at the front of any Parameter Group name. For instance, to list theparameters within the General Parameters, click on the plus sign that precedes
General Parameters (see Figure 3-9). The result of that action will be a list of all
General Parameters (see Figure 3-10).
Figure 3-9 The General Parameters branch

The following describes the entry points and Toolbar buttons on the Main Page
(refer to Figure 3-8 on page 3-5):
Controller Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The name of the XTC/3 Controller for which
this Configuration is intended. Select thename from the drop-down list if XTC/3
Controller icons have been placed on the
System Setup screen.
The first line in the Controller Name list isblank. This can be selected when creating a
Configuration for a controller which is off-line
or attached to a different computer. When

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editing a Configuration for a controller which
is off-line, or if blank is selected, any bounds
checking that is performed based on thecontroller hardware is not reliable. However,when the Configuration is sent to thecontroller it will be checked against the actual
hardware for the controller on which it isbeing loaded, and any parameters that areout of bounds will be flagged as errors. At
that time the Configuration must be corrected
in order to be run.

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Config Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The file name used to save theConfiguration. Any name can be used, but adescriptive name is recommended. Since the
XTC/3 Editor is a 32 bit application, the nameis not limited to eight characters and an
extension, thus allowing a more descriptive
name to be chosen. If the extension isomitted, .xtc will be appended to thefilename. The filename can be changed at
any time during the Configuration editing
process. The configuration file must be
saved using the .xtc extension.
Query All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Query All button will, if a controller is
attached, read the entire contents of thecontroller and load those parameters into the
Editor. This is the best way to edit a
Configuration for a controller that has alreadybeen programmed as it ensures that thecontents of the Editor are synchronized withthe controller contents.
NOTE: The Query All button on the main page (Figure 3-8 on page 3-5)
reads all the parameters from the controller for all of the editor
pages. This is not true for the Query All buttons on each page,
which only read the parameters for the page being edited.
NOTE: It is recommended that the Query All button be used prior to
editing a configuration for a controller that is online (i.e. connectedto the PC).
Undo Last Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Every time Send All is performed, the Undo
Last Send button is enabled. Clicking on thisbutton will revert the controller to its previous
state.

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Send All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This will, if a controller is attached, send theentire contents of the editor (i.e. allparameters on all pages) to the controller.
This is the best way to program (or update) acontroller as it ensures that the entire
contents of the Editor is sent and stored in
the controller.
NOTE: If standard procedure is to use the Send All button, then it isrecommended that the Query All button (or Query Controller Cfg,
Figure 3-4) be used prior to editing a configuration.
Save. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressing Save will provide a Save As dialog,
which allows the Configuration to be saved to
disk. Saving the Configuration to disk willclose the Editor.
Cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This will prompt you to save any unsavedchanges before closing, otherwise it will
discard any changes made to the
Configuration and close the Editor. However,this does not remove changes that havealready been sent to the controller.

Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clears the response status window shown at
the bottom of the Editor page. The statuswindow is used to show communication
errors that may occur during the Query and
Send operations.
To get started on Editing a Configuration, single click on the System Parametersplus sign (+) and then double click on the Parameter Group label "General
Parameters". This will launch the editable page for General Parameters as shownin Figure 3-12.

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NOTE: The Cancel button on the individual pages will prompt to save any
unsaved changes before that individual page is closed. On
individual pages, those changes are saved to the Editor memory
and to the Main Page, but not to disk or the Controller.

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3.4 ToolBar Description
At the top of every dialog box, there is a toolbar that contains, from left to right, theQuery All, Send All, Query Selection(s), Send Selection(s), Undo SendAll, Undo
Send Selection(s), and Undo Last Edit (Figure 3-11)
Figure 3-11 Toolbar

Query All: Queries all parameters related to this particular dialog box from thecontroller.

Send All: Sends all parameters related to this particular dialog box to thecontroller.

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Query Selection(s): Queries selected parameter(s) from the controller.

Send Selection(s): Sends selected parameters(s) to the controller.

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Undo Send All: Resets controllers to their state prior to Send All action.

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Undo Send Selection(s): Resets controller to their state prior to Send
Selection(s) action.

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Undo Last Edit: Resets current dialog box to state prior to last change.

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3.5 Editing the General Parameters
Figure 3-12 shows the General Parameters dialog box of the XTC/3 Editor. Thisbox sets the general parameters that are not specific to any I/O, film or process.

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Figure 3-12 General Parameters Page

To edit any parameter, enter the desired value in the Value column or use thecorresponding pulldown. Any parameter can be sent to the XTC/3 Controller byselecting the parameter in the Send column and pressing the Send Selection
button on the toolbar. Clicking on the header of the Send column will select allparameters. The entire page of parameters can be sent by pressing the Send All
button (regardless of the Send column selections). The OK button will save allchanges to the Editor memory; the Cancel button will discard all changes.
For specific information on any General Parameter, refer to the XTC/3 Thin Film
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3.6 Editing the I/O Map Parameters
Figure 3-13 shows the I/0 Map dialog box of the XTC/3 Editor.
NOTE: This box will be GRAYED OUT in an XTC/3S configuration since the I/O isfixed in that instrument.
This box allows the selection of the system Inputs, Relays and TTLs from a drop
down list.

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Figure 3-13 I/O Map

I/O functions can be assigned to their respective input (1 to 9) or output (1 to 20)
using a drop-down list, see Figure 3-15. These I/O functions are described underthe Input Names, Relay Names, and TTL Names columns. If Sel Process input
or a Cruc Src output is chosen, a varying number of inputs/ouputs is reserved. The
reserved slots will be grayed out and cannot be sent or queried (see input 7 or
14/15 TTL Send above or Relay 4-9 in Figure 3-13).
If a Controller is attached to the PC then the Input, Output and TTL parametersfrom the controller can be queried and displayed in the I/O Map dialog box of the
Editor. If all parameters were queried from the Main Page then the parameters will
be shown on the I/O Map dialog box when the dialog is opened.

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Figure 3-14 A set of 6 reserved inputs associated with the Sel Process(99) input #3

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Figure 3-15 Entering an I/O item

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3.7 Editing Film Parameters
Figure 3-16 shows the Film 1 parameter set for the XTC/3 Editor. The Film 1
Parameters dialog box sets the Film Parameters that are specific to Film 1 for the
XTC/3 Controller.

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Figure 3-16 Film Parameters Page

To edit any parameter, enter the desired value in the Value column or use thecorresponding pulldown or spinner. Any parameter can be sent to the XTC/3
Controller by selecting the parameter in the Send column and pressing the Send
Selection button. The entire set of parameters can be sent by pressing the Send
All button (regardless of the Send column selections). The OK button will save allchanges to the Editor memory; the Cancel button will discard all changes.
For specific information on any Film Parameter, refer to the XTC/3 Thin Film
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3.8 Creating a Process (XTC/3M Only)
To create a Process, right-click on one of the processes and select Add/Remove
Layer(s) from the context menu. (See Figure 3-17.)
Figure 3-17 Adding a New Process

An Add/Remove Layers to/from Process window will be displayed (see Figure3-18).

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Figure 3-18 Add/Remove Layers to/from Process Interface

To add a layer(s), select the film(s) in the Films side and press the >> button. The
corresponding layer(s) will then appear in the Layers side. (See Figure 3-19.)

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Figure 3-19 Adding Layers

If there are already layers, add new layers at a certain position by selecting theposition and clicking the >> button. For example, as shown in Figure 3-20 and
Figure 3-21, Films 12 and 15 are inserted above Film 5, position 4.

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Figure 3-20 Adding Layers To a Specific Positon

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Figure 3-21 Result

A layer (on the right side) can be moved up or down by first selecting it and either
dragging it up or down with the mouse or by clicking the up or down arrow in the
toolbar located above the Layers side. In the example shown in Figure 3-22, Film
11 is moved up to the positon above Film 4. The result is shown in Figure 3-23.

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Figure 3-22 Moving layers up or down

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Figure 3-23 Result

To rename a process, select the process, right-click and select Rename Process
See Figure 3-24.

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Figure 3-24 Renaming a Process

A name edit box is displayed. A maximum of 15 characters can be entered. See
Figure 3-25.

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Figure 3-25 Editing a Process NameIn Figure 3-24 the Empty Process menu item is grayed out. This is because thisprocess has been selected as the Process To Run in the General Parameters.
(Refer to section 3.5, Editing the General Parameters, on page 3-10.)
The content of a process, e.g. layers, can be copied to one or more processes.
Select a process, right-click and select Paste process to.... See Figure 3-26.

The dialog box similar to the one shown in Figure 3-27 will be displayed. From thelist shown, select one or more processes and click OK. A progress bar will show
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Figure 3-27 Pasting a Process to Several Other Processes

In this example, the result will show that five more processes identical to process
1 have been added. See Figure 3-28

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Figure 3-28 Resulting Processes in Main Tree

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The content of an individual process can be sent to the controller. Select a process,right click to bring up the context menu, select Send Process. See Figure 3-29.
Please note that an empty process can be sent to clear a process in the controller.
Figure 3-29 Sending a Process to the Controller

A process can be filled or replaced with the content of a process from the controller
via Query Process. Select a process, right click to bring up the context menu, selectQuery Process. See Figure 3-30.

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Figure 3-30 Querying a Process in the Controller

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Chapter 4
Monitor4.1 Introduction
The XTC/3 Editor includes a Monitor, which collects and stores six types of data:
Rate, Rate Deviation, Power, Thickness, Frequency and Crystal Life. Sensor
Status and State are also recorded. Monitor can also be used to recall data fromfiles, which can then be printed or output to an ASCII file for import into otherapplications.

4.2 Starting Monitor
The Monitor function is started from Function >> Monitor of the program menu,
the Controller toolbar, or the Controller’s context menu (see Figure 4-1).

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Figure 4-1 Different Ways to Run Monitor

4.2.1 The Data Display
The Monitor window (see Figure 4-2) has four main components — the Trend
Graph, Menu and Toolbars and Data Grid/Control Panel — each of which canbe displayed or hidden to show the data as needed. The Trend Graph shows themeasurement as a function of time. The Data Grid/Control Panel shows theintensities of the selected parameters at the Data Cursor. As the Data Cursor is
moved, the Data Grid and Trend Graph header will automatically be updated.
The data can be saved automatically, in files of a maximum size of 11MB, or when
the Snapshot icon is selected. All data can be saved by selecting Monitor >> Save
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Figure 4-2 Monitor Screen Layout

Data collection from the XTC/3 is done for six data parameters. Only two data
parameters can be displayed on the Trend Graph. The display parameter choice
is made from radio buttons on the grid of the Control Panel as shown in Figure 4-3.

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Figure 4-3 Select the Data for display in Monitor

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The following data are collected from the XTC/3 for each controller:
Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . measured rate of accumulation.
Rate Deviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . calculated from the difference of themeasured rate to the rate setpoint. From thedropdown list, one can select Rate Dev +/- 5
Å/s,+/- 10 Å/s,+/- 20 Å/s or +/- 40 Å/s
NOTE: The Dev choices from the dropdown list are for the same data but
provide different choices of scale for the Y-axis.
Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Power, in %, of the Channel control
output.
Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Thickness in kÅ of the accumulation on
the substrate.
Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Frequency in Hz of the active crystal.
Crystal Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Life in % of the active crystal.

NOTE: Refer to the XTC/3 Thin Film Deposition Controller Operating Manual (IPN
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4.2.2 The Control Panel
The Control Panel provides a grid and buttons to control the display and collectionof data.

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4.2.3 The Display Grid
A display can be removed from the view by unchecking the checkbox located at the
top of the grid. This is shown in Figure 4-4.
Figure 4-4 Grid Radio Buttons and Check boxes

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Removing a display from the view has no effect on the collection of that data (it isstill collected). Selecting a Radio button will display the corresponding data plot.
The color of any plot can also be changed by right clicking on the left radio buttonand selecting Change Color from the context menu.

4.2.4 Saving Data
Data can be saved automatically or by manual selection. By default, data is not
saved, based on the unchecked state of Auto Save Monitor shown in Figure 4-5.
Figure 4-5 Default is to discard all data collected

If Auto Save Monitor is checked (see Figure 4-6), then data is automatically saved
any time the data collection is stopped. This selection is maintained from session
to session by the program.
NOTE: When data is saved, it is written to a file and the file is closed. Any datacollected after the file is closed will be stored in a new file.
Figure 4-6 Auto Save Data Enabled

yy is the last two digits of the yearmm is the two digit month

dd is the two digit dayxxx is an index, starting at 000 and incrementing up to the maximum number
provided by the index digits (in this case, 999). By default, the index is three
digits, which can be changed on the System Properties >> Miscellaneous
page.

Data can also be saved by pressing the Snapshot toolbar button, which only saves
the data showing on the display at the time it is pressed. For example, if 3 hours ofdata have been collected and the X-axis is set to show 5 minutes of data, thenpressing the Snapshot button will only save that specific 5 minutes of data. Taking
a Snapshot does not close the current data file. Saving data does not stop datacollection.
NOTE: No dialog is shown when a Snapshot is saved. However, the path andfilename are displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen.
NOTE: A Snapshot can be taken of Live or Recalled data.

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Data can be saved at any time by pressing the Save As... toolbar button, whichsaves all data collected since Monitor was started into one file. This selection
displays a Save As... dialog which allows for selecting the destination folder andfile name. By default, the file name is Monitor_yymmdd-xxx.sod where:XTC/3 Editor Operating Manual

The maximum file size allowed for any data file is 11MB. It is the responsibility of
the user to manage data files, data archiving and hard disk storage.
4.2.4.1 The Display Smoothing Setting
The effective noise of the displayed data can be filtered by changing the
Smoothing setting (see Figure 4-7). Smoothing provides an averaging of data
points before the point is displayed, but has no impact on the raw data collected
and saved. Smoothing only affects the display of Rate or Rate Deviation.
Figure 4-7 Changing Smoothing

4.2.4.2 Setting a MarkThe Set Mark button (see Figure 4-8) on the Control Panel allows for a Mark andtext description to be applied to the data. The Set Mark function will Freeze thegraph and provide a crosshair cursor ( + ) to select the data scan to be marked.
Text information (for the Marks History log) can be added in the Set Mark dialog(see Figure 4-9). That Mark is then indicated along the X-axis with a coloreddiamond (see Figure 4-10).

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Marks are automatically generated for:

the start of the Monitor, to store a "benchmark" of the crystal status

any Crystal status change — Crystal Good, Crystal Invalid, Crystal Failure

any controller state change — Ready, Idle, Deposit, etc...

Figure 4-8 Set Mark button

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Figure 4-9 Set Mark Dialog

4.2.4.3 The Pause and Start/Stop Controls
The Pause Screen button (see Figure 4-11) on the Control Panel stops theplotting of data collected, which allows the plotted data to be easily studied orreviewed. Pause freezes the display but not the data collection. Data collection
continues in the background while the display is frozen and the Pause Screen
button is colored yellow. Pressing the yellow Pause Screen button will unfreeze
the display and update the graph with all the data collected since the button waspressed. There is an equivalent Pause button on the toolbar (see Figure 4-11).
Moving the Data Cursor will also Pause the display during data collection.
NOTE: Changing the X-axis to 60 minutes or greater, when the Trend Graph is
scrolling, will automatically freeze the display.

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The Start/Stop button (see Figure 4-11) on the Control Panel serves a dual
purpose. When data is being collected, the button can be used to stop collection,
which also stops the display. When data collection is stopped, the button can beused to start collection and the display. Stopping data collection results in the data
being saved to disk, if the Auto Save Monitor function is enabled, or discarded.
Starting data collection from this button starts a new collection session. There is anequivalent Start/Stop button on the toolbar.
Figure 4-11 The Pause and Stop buttons

CAUTION
Stopping the data collection when Auto Save Monitor is
not checked will discard all data collected since theMonitor was started. There is no warning or prompt when
this action is taken.

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Zoom In () provides an adjustable rectangle on the Trend Graph that will
display the data from within the rectangle across the full width of the graph.
After using the Zoom In feature, the Zoom Out () button can be used toreturn all the data to the Graph. Clicking outside the graph area has the same
effect.
The Rescale button () can be used to show the full height of the data.

4.3 Editing the Configuration
The Configuration Editor is available while collecting data so that changes canbe made and the effect of the changes can be seen in real time. Three functions
exist to edit the Configuration while collecting data — Edit Current Configuration,
New Configuration and Open Configuration. Each function is accessed from theMonitor menu (see Figure 4-12).

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Figure 4-12 Monitor, Edit Configuration Choices

4.3.1 Edit Current Configuration
Monitor >> Edit Current Configuration reads the entire Configuration from the
XTC/3 and locks the front panel from any changes. This selection performs theQuery Controller Cfg function that is recommended as the starting point forediting a Configuration (see section 3.2, Using the Configuration Editor, on page3-2). Any changes made to the Configuration can be sent to the controller byselecting the parameter (i.e. checking the Send box) and pressing the Send
Selection button in the Editor.
The effect of a parameter change should appear immediately in the data collection
if the parameter is related to data collection.
NOTE: Use of Monitor >> Edit Current Configuration may result in delayed dataplotting during the brief time that the entire Controller configuration is being
sent to the computer from the XTC/3.

The Monitor >> New Configuration loads the Editor with a default configurationfrom disk, which then allows for any parameter to be programmed and sent to theController. This is typically used to change a few parameters without impacting datacollection. It is recommended that the Send Selection button be used to send anychanges.

4.3.3 Open Configuration
Monitor >> Open Configuration loads the Editor with a previously saved
configuration from disk.

4.4 Recalling Data
Data that has been saved to disk can be recalled into the Monitor view by File >>Open, the File Open toolbar button, the Recall toolbar button, or the context-menu
selection of Recall. All options are shown in Figure 4-13. When using Recall, thefile type is defaulted to XTC/3 Data (*.sod), which is the correct file type for data
files.

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Figure 4-13 Recalling a Data File

After a data file is opened, the data cursor can be used to display numeric data forany scan of data contained in the file. The cursor can be repositioned by pressing
and holding the left mouse button when over the Data Cursor, dragging the Data
Cursor, and releasing the mouse button. The left and right arrow keys can also be
used to move the Data Cursor once it has been repositioned on the graph. Figure
4-14 shows the Data Cursor repositioned.
Figure 4-14 Recall, Cursor Use

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WARNING
Recall and manipulation of very large data files, whilecollecting data, may cause the system to slow down. It isadvisable to recall very large data files only when datacollection is idle to lessen the impact on the system
performance.

4.5 Generating Reports
ASCII reports can be generated for data files by using the File >> Generate
Report selection shown in Figure 4-15. Reports can be generated for individual
files, live data, or a series of files.

To generate a report, select File >> Generate Report. If live data are being
displayed or a data file has been Recalled, the dialog in Figure 4-16 will appear. In
other cases, a standard file Open dialog will appear.

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Figure 4-16 Generating a Report - SOD Data selections

If live data are being displayed, the Input Data File Name box will be blank and the
Number of Scans will be incrementing. Leaving the Input Data File Name box
blank will generate a report for the live data being acquired. If you are generatinga report for a recalled data file, that filename will be shown in the Input Data File
Name box. If the desired data file is not being displayed, click on the Browse
button and use the standard XTC/3 Editor file Open dialog to select the file or files
for which to generate a report. To select multiple files highlight the first file, press
and hold the control key, click on the other files to select them, and then release
the control key. Holding the shift key down and clicking will select all the files
between the current selection and where the mouse was clicked.
The output filename, by default, is the same as the input filename but with a .txt
(tab separated) or .csv (comma separated) extension. When reporting a single
file, this name can be changed to any valid filename. When reporting multiple files,
it is possible, although not recommended, to edit the list of output files.
Select one or more parameters from the list of parameters (Rate, RateDev, Power,
Thickness, Frequency and Crystal Life) or click the All check box to select all.
Enter the range of scans of interest in the Scan Range box or click the All checkbox for all scans.

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XTC/3 Editor Operating ManualEnter the step size in the Scan Step Size box. Enter 1 to report every scan, 2 toreport every other scan, etc. For single files, the actual limits are displayed in the
SOD Info box. However, since multiple files may have different limits they are left
blank if more than one file is selected. If the ranges selected exceed the actual
limits of one of the files in a group, the points that fall within the specified ranges
are reported and no error is displayed.
The Multiple files if #scans is > 63000 check box is for files that contain more than
63000 scans in order to account for older Excel applications that cannot display
more than 65000 lines. Multiple files with a maximum of 65000 lines will be
generated.
Click on the Data Format tab to display the Data Format page, shown in Figure
4-17, used to select the formatting options and the type of data for the report.

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Figure 4-17 Generating a Report - Setting the Data Format

The data can be oriented in Columns or Rows. Selecting Columns places themeasurements for each parameter in separate columns with one scan per row.
Selecting Rows generates a series of parameter-measurement pairs, grouped byscan. The delimiter between columns can be selected as either Tabs or Commas.
Sensor Status, Tic Time and Sensor State data can also be generated anddisplayed in separate columns if the corresponding boxes are checked.

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NOTE: The Report Generator creates text files, from data files, in two possible
formats - tab delimited (.TXT) or comma separated variable (.CSV).
When a large quantity of data is collected into one file (e.g. a SOD file) the
resulting text file from the Report Generator will also be large. Files that are
too large for the Windows Notepad can be opened in a program such as
Excel®. Both .TXT and .CSV files can be opened in Excel.
Select the Advanced tab to display additional options (see Figure 4-18). This page
allows the Controller History and Marks to be included in the report.

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Figure 4-18 Generating a Report - Advanced options

When the desired options are selected, click Save to write the data to the output
file. The files generated are plain text files and can be viewed with any text editor,
such as Notepad, and imported into other programs such as Excel.
The Save button will generate a report for the selected data file(s) but will not close
the Report Generator dialog. This allows for use of the Browse button to select a
different input file and continue generating reports. The OK button will generate areport for the selected data file(s) and close the Report Generator dialog.

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4.6 The Event Log
When an error or event on one of the Controllers is detected, an Event window isdisplayed. (See Figure 4-19.)
Figure 4-19 Event Window

Errors, warnings, events and marks are logged in an event file according to thepreferences selected in the Controller Properties pages (refer to Figure 2-14
on page 2-12). A new log file is created every day with the name
Logyyyymmdd.evt. Where yyyy is the year, mm is the month, and dd is the day.
To view the log file for a Controller, select File >> View Log or select Error Logfrom the context menu when the cursor is over a Controller icon in the setup
page.
If invoked using the File >> View Log command, a file Open dialog will be
displayed to allow the selection of a log file to view. If invoked from the context
menu on the Setup Screen then the current log file for that Controller will be
displayed, as shown in Figure 4-20.

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One or more errors/events can be displayed in this window and the window will
stay displayed until it is closed by the user. This allows several errors/events or
warnings to accumulate when no one is watching the screen, that can beviewed, for example, when the user returns. By default, only errors are
displayed in this window, however, it is possible to configure the program toinclude warnings or I/O (refer to section 2.3 on page 2-11). Most errors displayedprovide status about the crystals in use. There are errors that are displayedwhen communication problems exist; these are most likely due to a large
amount of data transferring between the Controller and PC.

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Figure 4-20 Sample Event Log FileLog files contain Errors, Warnings, Events, I/O Events, Marks, andInformational messages. It is possible to selectively display or hide theseclasses of events or to color code them to facilitate locating errors, etc. The Log
View Options menu and Log View Toolbar, shown in Figure 4-21, controls
these options.

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Figure 4-21 Log View Options

The buttons on the toolbar are in the same order as the items in the log viewmenu.

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Figure 4-22 View after selecting Log View Options

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Index
A
About "Shortcuts" 1-10
Access Levels 2-18
Auto Save Monitor setting 4-4
AutoDetect 2-6, 2-11

B
Background Color, Selecting 2-16

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Channel Colors, Selecting 2-15
Com Port
Parameters 2-9
Properties
Controller Name 2-10
Controller tab 2-10
Edit Controller 2-10
Remove Controller 2-10
Communications Setup 2-1
Computer System Requirements 1-4
Configuration
Editing during Data Collection 4-7
General Parameters 3-10
Hardware Parameters 3-13
Input/Output Names 3-11
Name, in Editor 3-5, 3-7
Reading from Controller 3-3
Save Button 3-1
Saving to Disk 3-8
Sending to Controller 3-8
Configuration Editor
Main page 3-5
Opening Existing Configuration 3-4
Opening New Configuration 3-4
Overview 3-1
Save Function 3-1
Starting 3-2
Controller
Auto Detecting 2-6, 2-11
Blue X icon 2-11
Configuring 2-11
Directory 2-13
Name, in Editor 3-5, 3-6
Properties, Data Settings 2-12
Red X icon 2-11
Requirements 1-5
System Locked 3-3

Crosshair (+) cursor 4-5
Customer Support 1-2

D
Data Directory 2-13
Data Filename Index 4-4
Data Logging
Auto Save Monitor setting 4-4
Choosing the display parameter 4-2
Control Panel 4-3
Data Collection 4-2
Data Filename Format 4-4
Data Filename Index 4-4
Data per Channel 4-3
Edit Current Configuration 4-8
Freeze Screen 4-6
Generating Reports 4-10
Maximum File Size 4-5
New Configuration 4-8
Power Data 4-3
Rate Data 4-3
Rate Deviation Data 4-3
Recalling Data 4-8
Rescale 4-7
Saving Data 4-1, 4-4
Set Mark 4-5
Smoothing setting 4-5
Snapshot 4-4
Start/Stop 4-7
Stop, effect on Data 4-7
Thickness Data 4-3
Trend Graph 4-1
Using the Data Cursor 4-6, 4-9
Zoom Out 4-7
Detecting Controllers Automatically 2-6,
2-11

E
Editing 3-10
EditorStartup 1-10
Error
Logging 2-12
Event
Log File 2-12
Log File Location 2-13
Log File Maintenance 2-13
Notification 2-12

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F

R

Fonts, Selecting 2-16
Foreground Color, Selecting 2-15
Freeze button 4-6

ReportDirectory 2-13

G
General Parameters, editing 3-10
Generate Report 4-10
Advanced Options 4-13
Data Format 4-12
Live Data 4-11
Output Filename 4-11, 4-13
Recalled Data 4-10

H
Hardware Parameters, editing 3-13

I
Input/Output Names
Editing 3-11

LS
Saving data 4-4
Saving the Configuration 3-1
Screen Layout 2-15
Send All
Edit XTC/3 System page 3-8
Use of Query All 3-8
SOD File
Data Directory 2-13
Index Digits 2-17
SoftwareControls 1-7
Setup 2-1
Startup 1-10
Start/Stop data collection 4-7
Starting
Monitor 4-1
The Configuration Editor 3-2
System Properties 2-4, 2-10, 2-14

Locking the Controller 3-3

Maximum Data File Size 4-5
Monitor 4-1

O
Operating Systems 1-1
OutputNormally Closed 3-11
Normally Open 3-11

P
Padlock Icon 3-3
Plus (+) sign 3-6

Q
Query All
Use, on Main Page 3-7
Query Controller Cfg 3-3

Index - 2T
Trend Graph 4-2

U
User Preferences, Miscellaneous 2-17

X
X
Blue X on icon 2-11
Red X on icon 2-11
XTC/3 Editor
Startup 1-10

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