公开(公告)号：US06694201B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-17

申请号：US09639984

申请日：2000-08-17

申请人： Wen-Yo Lee ,  Chun-Hung Liu ,  Chien-Rong Huang ,  Shao-Kung Chang ,  Jou Chyn

发明人： Wen-Yo Lee ,  Chun-Hung Liu ,  Chien-Rong Huang ,  Shao-Kung Chang ,  Jou Chyn

IPC分类号： G06F1900

CPC分类号： G05B19/4184 ,  G05B2219/31202 ,  G05B2219/31253 ,  Y02P90/14 ,  Y02P90/18 ,  Y02P90/24

摘要： A supervisory parallel switching device is designed for use with a CIM system including a host computer unit connected via an extended computer integrated unit to at least one equipment unit through an SECS-compliant (Semiconductor Equipment Communication Standard) serial communication link, for the purpose of allowing the equipment unit to be continuously under computer control even in the event of an unanticipated shutdown to the extended computer integrated unit. The supervisory parallel switching device includes a plurality of switching units, such as relays, under control by a control logic unit to be switched on in such a manner that, when the extended computer integrated unit operates normally, the control logic unit activates these switching units to connect both the equipment unit and the host computer unit to the extended computer integrated unit, allowing the equipment unit to be chiefly controlled by the extended computer integrated unit; while in the event of an unanticipated shutdown to the extended computer integrated unit, the control logic unit activates these switching units to connect the equipment unit directly to the host computer unit, thus allowing the equipment unit to be continuously controlled by the host computer unit. This feature allows each equipment unit in the CIM system to be uninterrupted in its fabrication process even where there is power failure or system crash in the extended computer integrated unit.

摘要翻译： 一种监控并行切换装置被设计用于包括通过扩展计算机集成单元通过符合SECS（半导体设备通信标准）串行通信链路连接到至少一个设备单元的主机计算机单元的CIM系统，用于 即使在意外关闭扩展计算机集成单元的情况下，也允许设备单元连续地进行计算机控制。 监控并行开关装置包括多个开关单元，例如继电器，由控制逻辑单元控制，以便当扩展计算机集成单元正常运行时，控制逻辑单元激活这些开关单元 将设备单元和主机单元连接到扩展计算机集成单元，允许设备单元主要由扩展计算机集成单元控制; 而在扩展计算机集成单元意外关闭的情况下，控制逻辑单元激活这些切换单元，将设备单元直接连接到主机单元，从而允许设备单元由主机单元持续控制。 此功能允许CIM系统中的每个设备单元在其制造过程中不间断，即使在扩展计算机集成单元中出现电源故障或系统崩溃。