Patent ID: 8295968

Claim:
A setup method of a substrate processing apparatus, the substrate processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of process chambers configured to process substrates; a plurality of process chamber control units connected to the plurality of process chambers to individually control operations of the plurality of process chambers; a comprehensive control unit configured to be connectable to the plurality of process chamber control units to comprehensively control the operations of the plurality of process chambers through the plurality of process chamber control units; and a first operation unit configured to be connectable to the comprehensive control unit and the plurality of process chamber control units to transmit an operation command to the plurality of process chamber control units through the comprehensive control unit and to receive an operation report from the plurality of process chamber control units through the comprehensive control unit, the setup method comprising a process chamber test process comprising: connecting a test terminal including a pseudo comprehensive control unit and a second operation unit to the plurality of process chamber control units with the plurality of process chamber control units being separated from the comprehensive control unit and the first operation unit; transmitting a process chamber test operation command from the second operation unit to the plurality of process chamber control units through the pseudo comprehensive control unit; testing the operations of the plurality of process chambers in parallel by the plurality of process chamber control units receiving the process chamber test operation command; and transmitting process chamber test operation reports from the plurality of process chamber control units to the second operation unit through the pseudo comprehensive control unit.