Control system and method of machine and host computer
View Patent ↗A host computer includes a memory for storing computer program instructions; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and, when the computer program instructions being executed, configured to edit action instruction information stored in a service configuration unit via a control unit from a user, the action instruction information containing action instructions for executing a functional flow for a machine; add the edited action instruction information in a functional flow unit to be stored in a form of items of the functional flow; and control, by the control unit, a lower-level computer to execute one or more of the items of the functional flow corresponding to the edited action instruction information.
1. A host computer, comprising:
a memory for storing computer program instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and, when the computer program instructions being executed, configured to:
edit action instruction information stored in a service configuration unit via a control unit from a user, the action instruction information containing action instructions for executing a functional flow for a machine;
add the edited action instruction information in a functional flow unit to be stored in a form of items of the functional flow; and
control, by the control unit, a lower-level computer to execute one or more of the items of the functional flow corresponding to the edited action instruction information,
wherein the control unit interacts with the service configuration unit through an automatic editing unit, the automatic editing unit being configured to be a class for automatically editing the action instruction information stored in the service configuration unit upon selecting by the user a function provided by the service configuration unit needed for editing the action instruction information.
2. The host computer according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit interacts with the functional flow unit through an automatic management unit to cause the control unit to control the lower-level computer to execute the one or more of the items of the functional flow when the functional flow unit being started, the automatic management unit being configured as a class for automatically causing the control unit to control the lower-level computer to execute the one or more of the items of the functional flow upon starting the functional flow unit and clicking a corresponding operational button.
3. The host computer according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit receives edits for selectively editing the action instruction information stored in the service configuration unit through an input device from the user.
4. The host computer according to claim 1 , wherein:
a format of a storage file of the functional flow unit includes XML; and/or
a format of a configuration file of the service configuration unit includes XML.
5. The host computer according to claim 1 , wherein:
the control unit controls the lower-level computer by sending service and parameters of the service from the host computer for the lower-level computer to execute the one or more of the items of the functional flow corresponding to the edited action instruction information according to the service and the parameters.
6. The host computer according to claim 1 , wherein:
the items of the functional flow of the machine include an action instruction service and/or a logic instruction; and
the logic instruction is used to control an execution sequence, execution time, and/or an execution condition of the functional flow of the machine.
7. The host computer according to claim 6 , wherein:
the logic instruction includes a wait instruction, when the functional flow of the machine is executed to the wait instruction, a next item is executed after waiting for determined time; or
when the functional flow of the machine is executed to the wait instruction, whether the execution condition is satisfied is determined, or whether wait time reaches the determined time is determined, if yes, the next item is executed.
8. The host computer according to claim 6 , wherein:
the logic instruction further includes a cycle start instruction and a cycle end instruction; and
when the functional flow of the machine is executed to the cycle start instruction, items between the cycle start instruction and the cycle end instruction are automatically and cyclically executed for a predetermined time; or
when the functional flow of the machine is executed to the cycle start instruction, whether the execution condition is satisfied is determined, if yes, the items between the cycle start instruction and the cycle end instruction are executed cyclically for the predetermined time.
9. The host computer according to claim 6 , wherein:
the logic instruction further includes a start instruction and an end instruction; and
when the functional flow of the machine is executed to the start instruction, whether the execution condition is satisfied is determined, if yes, items between the start instruction and the end instruction are executed; if not, the items between the start instruction and the end instruction are not executed.
10. The host computer according to claim 6 , wherein:
the logic instruction further includes a start instruction, a middle instruction, and a end instruction; and
when the functional flow of the machine is executed to the start instruction, whether the execution condition is satisfied is determined, if yes, items between the start instruction and the middle instruction are executed, and items between the middle instruction and the end instruction are not executed; if not, the items between the middle items and the end instruction are executed, and the items between the start instruction and the middle instruction are not executed.
11. A semiconductor process equipment, comprising:
at least one process chamber;
the host computer according to claim 1 ; and
the lower-level computer configured to receive service and parameters of the service transmitted by the host computer and execute the one or more of the items of the functional flow corresponding to the edited action instruction information according to the service and the parameters, so that at least one semiconductor process is performed to a wafer in the at least one process chamber.
12. A method for controlling a machine, performed by a host computer, comprising:
editing action instruction information stored in a service configuration unit via a control unit from a user, the action instruction information containing action instructions for executing a functional flow for a machine;
adding the edited action instruction information in a functional flow unit to be stored in a form of items of the functional flow; and
controlling, by the control unit, a lower-level computer to execute one or more of the items of the functional flow corresponding to the edited action instruction information,
wherein the control unit interacts with the service configuration unit through an automatic editing unit, the automatic editing unit being configured to be a class for automatically editing the action instruction information stored in the service configuration unit upon selecting by the user a function provided by the service configuration unit needed for editing the action instruction information.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the control unit interacts with the functional flow unit through an automatic management unit to cause the control unit to control the lower-level computer to execute the one or more of the items of the functional flow when the functional flow unit being started, the automatic management unit being configured as a class for automatically causing the control unit to control the lower-level computer to execute the one or more of the items of the functional flow upon starting the functional flow unit and clicking a corresponding operational button.
14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the control unit receives edits for selectively editing the action instruction information stored in the service configuration unit through an input device from the user.
15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein:
the control unit controls the lower-level computer by sending service and parameters of the service from the host computer for the lower-level computer to execute the one or more of the items of the functional flow corresponding to the edited action instruction information according to the service and the parameters.
16. The method according to claim 12 , wherein:
the items of the functional flow of the machine include an action instruction service and/or a logic instruction; and
the logic instruction is used to control an execution sequence, execution time, and/or an execution condition of the functional flow of the machine.
17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing computer program instructions that, when being executed, causes one or more processors to:
edit action instruction information stored in a service configuration unit via a control unit from a user, the action instruction information containing action instructions for executing a functional flow for a machine;
add the edited action instruction information in a functional flow unit to be stored in a form of items of the functional flow; and
control, by the control unit, a lower-level computer to execute one or more of the items of the functional flow corresponding to the edited action instruction information,
wherein the control unit interacts with the service configuration unit through an automatic editing unit, the automatic editing unit being configured to be a class for automatically editing the action instruction information stored in the service configuration unit upon selecting by the user a function provided by the service configuration unit needed for editing the action instruction information.