INITIAL OPERATION 4-5
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scratchpad values will also be lost.
If the Auto Controller is put into standby while the scratchpad is active,
then the controller will run the scratchpad setpoints the next time the
controller is enabled unless another program is selected before the
controller is enabled
4.3.1.9 Saving a Program
The
fi
rst step is to select the operating condition. Review the ion source
manual to select an operating condition that is within the range of the
particular ion source.
Note that the operating range of the ion source may be limited by the
vacuum facility pump speed or other process that take place while the
ion source is running.
A program can be saved when the Auto Controller is enabled or when it
is in standby.
When the Auto Controller is in standby, use the program select button to
select the program number that will be overwritten. Adjust the setpoints to
the desired values as described above and then press and hold the white
Acquire Setpoints button on the Auto Controller until the red program
LED stops
fl
ashing. When this LED stops
fl
ashing, the program has been
saved.
When the Auto Controller is enabled,
fi
rst select the program number
where the new setpoints will be saved. Next, adjust the setpoints to the
desired values and acquire setpoints as described above.
When the scratchpad is active, repeatedly pressing and releasing
the Select Program button will cycle through the programs including
the scratchpad program. For example: If the scratchpad is active and
program 1 was
fl
ashing then pressing the Select Program button once
will show program 1. The program 1 LED will stop
fl
ashing. Pressing the
Select Program button four more times will return to the program 1. The
red LED indicator will again be
fl
ashing the scratchpad values will again
be shown on the front panel displays.
