Patent ID: 7676790

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for generating plasma processing system component analysis software, comprising: defining component specifications for a plurality of components, each of said plurality of components implementing at least one of a user-interface function, a logic operation function, an input function, and an output function for analyzing a plasma processing system component, said defining including: selecting said plurality of components from a component panel of a visual integrated design editor architecture (VIDEA), thereby causing said plurality of components to be disposed in a layout format in said VIDEA, and specifying properties of each of said plurality of components by performing at least one of selecting from predefined properties and defining parameters for said properties, said predefined properties for said plurality of components is defined by an external source, wherein said external source is at least one of a database and an external device; configuring at least one component of said plurality of components by defining physical feature; defining load specification; defining logic criteria; and identifying code handling data entry; and saving said plurality of components after said defining in a mark-up language configured to be executable by a run-time loader without requiring prior compiling, said run-time loader is provided by said VIDEA.