Page 1 of 15 2003-03-21 Release 1.1 ID: ID030017 Software Reticle Read-Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 IMPORTANT NOTE.................................................................................. 3 1 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION.................................................................. 3 2 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION............................................................. 4 3 HARDWARE........................................................................................... 6 3.1 BAR CODE READER ............................................................................. 6 3.2 RETICLE READ / WRITE STATION ......................................................... 6 4 SOFTWARE............................................................................................ 7 4.1 FUNCTIONALITY OF BUTTONS.............................................................. 7 4.2 MENU MODE....................................................................................... 8 4.3 DOWNLOAD ........................................................................................ 9 5 FLOWCHARTS .................................................................................... 10 5.1 NORMAL MODE..................................................................................10 5.2 17 PAGE MODE ..................................................................................11 5.3 MENU MODE.....................................................................................12 5.4 BRIGHTNESS MODE ............................................................................13 6 ASCII TABLE ....................................................................................... 14 Page 2 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Important Note Hardware Description 1 At the back side of the Reticle Read/Write Station is one RS232 Sub-D male connector labeled with Barcode Reader. The barcode reader P302FZY has to be connected there. The power supply for this unit has to be connected to the female connector at the back. Connect the external power supply (24V) to the connector which is labeled with power supply, and the reader starts working. The RF Tag reader needs about 3 seconds for initialization. The antenna is justified and the display will be initiated. After this the reader shows the current software version and it is in operation mode. Page 3 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Software Specification 2 The Reticle Read/Write Station is used to write the RSP data, which will be read from the barcode labels on the top of the RSP, to the RF tag of the RSP. Barcode Data:
All bar codes are code 69 labels. Label one is the product name, the second is the layer / version and the third is the CID. The information on the labels have to be written to the tag as follows:
Page1:
Page2:
Page3:
Page4:
Page5:
Example:
BC data:
Product Name: 1X30SA Layer / Version: MT52MB2 CID:
RF tag data:
lower CID upper CID first characters of product names remaining characters of product names layer / version right justified right justified left justified left justified left justified 900630 0x00 8 0 0 7 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 9 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 S 2 0 0 X 6 6 0 A Byte Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 0x00 Page5 Pages 6 .. 17 are filled with the blank byte filler character (see section 4.2). The product name can be 1-16 characters long. The layer/version can be 1-8 characters long. Any unused bytes on the RF tag are filled with user configurable filler characters (see section 4.2). 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 M M B T 2 5 2 Page 4 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Logistical layout of functionality:
1. RSP will be placed on Reticle Read / Write Station. 2. The RF tag will be read automatically and the result will be shown on the display. 3. The operator writes the label data to the tag. Therefore he reads the labels with the bar code reader. If the bar codes were read correctly the operator verifies the data. If everything was OK the operator presses the Write button to transmit the data to the RF tag. Not used bytes will be filled with values which are stored as parameters in the software. 4. After a successful writing the pod could be removed from the unit. 5. It is possible to verify the tag data against the bar code labels. Therefore the operator presses the Verify button and reads the labels ones more. After that the tag reader gets the information from the RF tag. The software checks the data of both the tag and the bar code and reports any error. If the operator reads a wrong label it is possible to clear the data /
memory by pressing the Reset button. 6. Page 5 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Hardware 3 3.1 Bar Code Reader The barcode works with an ASCII protocol which uses the following settings, COM settings: 38.400,N,8,1 (baud rate, parity, data bits, stop bits). The bar code reader is configured as follows:
1.Set all defaults:
2. Fujitsu RS-232C 3. Baud rate 38.400 Note: If the BCR is not configured you have to read these labels in the right order. 3.2 Reticle Read / Write Station The tag reader includes an RF module which is working on the frequency of 134.2 kHz. To display the data, the device has a dot character display module with four lines and 40 signs per line. Additional the unit includes a membrane keyboard with four buttons. The equipment is designed to handle any SEMI-E111 compliant carrier. Page 6 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Read Software 4 After the equipment was connected to the power supply, the tag reader tune the antenna automatically. If no RSP is placed on the station, the software version is displayed on the display. 4.1 Functionality of Buttons The Read button starts reading all 17 pages of the tag and displays the main contents (product name, version/layer, CID) on the display. During the reading the first line of the display shows RF Tag is reading . The Write button initiate the data transfer of the read bar codes to the tag. At first the barcode labels have to be read with the BCR gun. The first line of the display shows which label has to be read. When all labels are read, the operator has to verify the bar codes on the display. The message to write RFID press WRITE button is shown on the display. Press the Write button ones more to write the bar code data to the tag. If the data were written to the tag, the reader reads the data again from the tag to verify a successful writing. After pressing the Write button the following messages are displayed on the first line of the display:
Write writing tag RF Tag is verifying RFID data written remove pod Verify Otherwise an error message is displayed on the screen. To verify the written tag data, press the Verify button. Then the operator has to read the bar codes in the same way as on write procedure. The RF reader starts with the tag reading automatically after the last label was read. An appropriate message will be displayed. The verification is successful if Product Name, Layer/Version and the CID of the POD is exactly the same (depend on length of the barcode labels!) as the data on the tag. If a label includes a string of 8 signs, that string will be checked against the first 8 bytes of the tag area. Page 7 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Reset The Reset button is used to clear the data in the reader memory or to clear the whole tag. To clear the memory of the reader, only press the Reset button. The display shows Buffer cleared and blank data. To clear the whole tag, press the Reset button for more than 3 seconds and confirm the following question with the Verify button. Page 1 to page 17 will be filled with the value 0x00. While writing to the tag the message Clearing RF tag is displayed on the screen. After successful clearing the message Buffer and RF tag cleared will be displayed on the screen. 17 page mode A pod must be placed on the equipment, otherwise you cannot switch to this mode. Press the Verify button for more then 3 seconds to enter the 17 page mode. Confirm the following question with the Verify button. Then the software asks for the output format of the tag data. The available formats are ASCII or hexadecimal. In the ASCII mode all not presentable characters will be converted to inverse blanks (out of 0x20 .. 0x7F). In Hex mode the value is shown as two ASCII hex digits from 00 to FF. This mode can be leaved either by pressing the Reset button or removing the pod. An L is displayed in the right column if the RF tag page is locked. 4.2 Menu Mode To enter the menu mode, ensure that no pod is placed on the station otherwise the menu mode is not available. Press both the Verify button and the Reset button at the same time for more than 3 seconds to enter the menu mode. For menu structure and navigation see the menu flow chart. The filler of product data and layer data are shown as hex value from 00 to FF. The filler bytes will be cut before the data is displayed on the screen. e.g.: current Product Name filler is 0x21 = !
Product Name: X!34SA!!!!!!!!!! is displayed as X!34SA
(change filler to 0x23 = #) Product Name: X!34SA!!!!!!!!!!
Product Name: YSY#5023########
Same behavior is valid for Layer/Version data. displayed as X!34SA!!!!!!!!!!
displayed as YSY#5023 Page 8 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 The CID is defined as an ASCII value. Lowest value is <space> (0x20), up to
<DEL> (0x7F). The CID is displayed without of characters which are less than 0x31 hex = ASCII 1 as leading digit. e.g.:
CID: 0000000000120034 displayed as 120034 (leading ASCII 0) CID: 0x00..0x00 120034 displayed as 120034 (leading 0x00 hex) CID: 5555555555120034 displayed as 5555555555120034 (leading ASCII 5) The sensor delay is the time between the moment the pod is placed on the station and the sensor is switched. The sensor delay time is only valid for placing the pod on the station, not for removing the pod. Sensor delay is a two digit value for 01 to 99.
(01 = 100ms, 02 = 200ms, , 99 = 9,9 seconds) Blank byte is defined to fill not used pages of the tag. It is stored like product and layer filler with identically range. The blank bytes will not checked by verification!
Follow the button description which is shown on the right side of the display. 4.3 Download This option is needed to update the software of the equipment. For this you need a software update tool which you can get from HERMOS. For detailed information read the documentation of this tool. Page 9 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Event:
Place pod Read button Flowcharts 5 5.1 Normal Mode read data from RF tag Power up Event:
Remove pod Reticle SMIF Pod Read/Write Station by HERMOS Informatik GmbH Software Version: 1.3 Write button Verify button Reset button Yes barcode read?
No No press long?
Yes read 1. label /
read 2. label /
read 3. label clear buffers write data to RF tag verify button?
No Yes verify data
(BC labels / RF tag) No Verify button?
Yes clear buffer and RF tag update display Page 10 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 No Yes long back to normal operation / reading choose display format Enter 17 page mode with Verify button READ = Yes | WRITE = No Do you want to enter 17 page state?
5.2 17 Page Mode Press the Reset button or remove pod to leave this state. Use the Read and Write button to scroll the pages (step: 3 pages) B:1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|L P01:0|0|9|0|0|6|3|0|
P02:0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
P03:1|X|3|0|S|A| | |
READ = ASCII | WRITE = HEX ASCII POD HEX B:1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 |L P01:30|30|39|30|30|36|33|30|
P02:30|30|30|30|30|30|30|30|
P03:31|58|33|30|53|41|00|00|
Page 11 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Enter menu with Verify and Reset button long
(no pod present) Main menu Display Parameter Download Display select Parameter select Display Menu
DSP bright up DSP bright down Parameter Menu Filler Reader Parameter Not used Reader Parameter select 5.3 Menu Mode Menu Filler Product Layer CID Download Download select Filler select
: 00
: 00
: 0 Menu Parameter Sensor delay Blank byte
: 05
: 00 Press the Verify button for more than 3 seconds to save the parameters!
Press the Reset button to leave the current menu level and return to the parent menu level or to leave the menu. Page 12 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 Verify button to enter DSP no changed?
Display menu 5.4 Brightness Mode VERIFY RESET switch button:
exit display pressed?
menu WRITE READ yes key Reset button yes Display Menu
DSP bright up DSP bright down |
| Read = up
| Write = down
| Reset = ESC no Read button Write button Verify button select DSP bright up DSP brightness + 1 step select DSP bright down DSP brightness - 1 step Page 13 of 15 Software Reticle Read Write Station Stand Alone Technical Reports, Release 1.1 ASCII table 6 Hex 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F Code NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS GS RS US Ctrl
^B
^C
^D
^E
^F
^G
^H
^I
^J
^K
^L
^M
^N
^O
^P
^Q
^R
^S
^T
^U
^V
^W
^X
^Y
^Z
^_ Dec 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Dec 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Hex 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F Char
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DEL Dec 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Hex 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F Char
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