1. CIMConnect
Tools to enable equipment suppliers to efficiently develop powerful SECS/GEM interfaces.

2. CIMConnect Provides...
Tools to implement compliance to SEMI Standards E4, E5, E30, E37.
Foundation for many other SEMI standards
Multiple Hosts Simultaneously
COM/DCOM Compatibility & Flexibility
Client/Server Architecture; Minimal Coding
Fully Functional GEM Communication & State Machines Out-Of-The-Box
SECSConnect, TESTConnect & GEM Host Manager for host emulation and testing
SECS-II is an older standard that defines the messages. GEM is an implementation of SECS-II.
If you use GW/GEM, you need to create a program and compile it to talk to a host.
With CIMConnect, you just install it and are immediately able to talk to the host.

3. CIMConnect Also Provides...
ActiveX Controls to save development time.
Powerful GUI for development and runtime analysis and simulation
Flexible Data Gathering
Dynamic CE, SV, DV, EC, Alarm definitions
GEM Interface Manual Template
Simple Integration with CIMPortal for Interface A & TDI
SECS-II is an older standard that defines the messages. GEM is an implementation of SECS-II.
If you use GW/GEM, you need to create a program and compile it to talk to a host.
With CIMConnect, you just install it and are immediately able to talk to the host.

4. CIMConnect Implementation

5. All the green boxes may be customized, but it is an advanced feature
All the green boxes may be customized, but it is an advanced feature. The light grey are pieces that the customers will always do themselves. The dark grey are all standard built-in features that you cannot change
Non-volatile storage: The GEM standard defines some of datas that should be stored. We store that automatically on the Hard disk. If the customer wants to save some other way, he could replace our dll with a custom one.
The other green boxes are typically things we implement with CIMConnect Pro.
Project definitions are the machine specific lists of variable, collection events and alarms available to all host.
Built-in definitions are the GEM required lists of variable, collection events and alarms. We have implemented that in CIMConnect.
Project methods are special start-up and shut down methods (for CIMCoonect) that the customer may implement.
Project Host Definitions are the machine specific lists of variable, collection events and alarms available to one specific host.
Built-in Host definitions are the GEM required lists of variable, collection events and alarms available to one specific host.
States Machines are the GEM state Machines to one specific host
Built-in Tasks are the tasks specific to an host and define all the SECS-II messages.
If you use GW/GEM, you need to create a program and compile it to talk to a host. With CIMConnect, you just install it and are immediately able to talk to the host.
CIMConnect API interface is what the customer uses to implement his GEM interface. (bunch of COM object and C++ wrappers).
CIMConnect Product tools: we provide ActiveX controls to implement GEM requirements in the GUI. GW/GEM provides nothing. We also provide a control panel which is a utility to setup CIMConnect and to view the status of the GEM interface and to simulate the activity in the GEM interface.

6. Client Application Program(s) ICxClientApplication
COM Interfaces
Host(s)
Client Application Program(s)
Communications
ICxEMAppCallback
ICxCommunications
ICxEMService
ICxClientApplication
ICxClientTool
CIMConnect Service
Tasks
Equipment
Hardware
& Software
We are using state-of-the art technology, COM interfaces which are compatible with many programming environments. When we ported CIMConnect from Windows 2000 to XP, the COM interfaces automatically worked.
I means COM interface. Cx is a Cimetrix prefix. Icx is a Cimetrix COM interface.
ICxEMService, ICxClientApplication and ICxClientTool are part of the same interface. This is implemented in CIMConnect and the customer application will access it. The customer use that to trigger events and to pass data CIMConnect.
ICxEMAppCallback is implemented by the customer and will be accessed by CIMConnect. We use that to tell the application when important things happen.
ICxEncoder
ICxDecoder
ICxValue
Value
Encoder/Decoder

7. Programming Sample—SECS-II S6F11
Visual Basic
myICxClientApplication.TriggerEvent 0, -1, name
Visual C++
myICxClientApplicationPtr->TriggerEvent( 0, &id, &nameBSTR ); C#
m_CxClientApp.TriggerEvent( 0, ref eventID, ref Event );
Distributes to each host with event enabled
Gathers/attaches report(s) automatically

8. Accommodates Current Architecture
Single or Multiple Threaded
EXE or In-Process DLL
Distributed Applications
Concurrent Clients
Microsoft IDE
Visual C++, Visual Basic, Visual C#, C
COM-Enabled IDE
Java, C++ Builder, Delphi
Windows Computer
Single Threaded Application (s)
CIMConnect
DLL Application
Multi-Threaded Application (s)
This is a distinct advantage over GW & Associates product which does not offer such alternatives.
Writing the application into a dll increases performance (speed) but it is a bit more difficult.
Windows Computer
Distributed Application (s)

9. CIMConnect Control Panel
Setup
Define variables, events, alarms
Troubleshoot
View & Control
State Machines
Reports, Traces, Event Reports, Limits, Data
Simulate
Trigger events, alarms
Set variable values
The CIMConnect Control Panel is a great tool for the developer. It is also a great tool for the manufacturer who might need to simulate difficult collection events or certain data values.
GW & Associates does not offer this.

10. GEM ActiveX Controls Save Development Time! Open Source
Required GEM Features
GEM State Machine Status Icon
Recipe Management
GEM State Machine Controls
Terminal Services
Equipment Constants
Alarm Management
Alarm History
SECS-II Messaging Logging
Client Connection Summary
The user has the option to use these ActiveX control in his GUI application or to develop his own, but it is a nice time saver.
The GEM standard requires these features, so that’s why it is so convenient.
E means equipment off-line ; R means on-line remote
Yellow means enabled but not communicating ; green means communicating.

11. Project Definitions Declare variables, events, and alarms
Simple Configuration Management
EPJ File
Read by CIMConnect at runtime.
No text file compilation.
Flexible Setup Techniques
Text Editor
CIMConnect Control Panel
ClientTool Interface
Run-time setup during equipment startup
Same EPJ File for multiple machines
No matter what, you have to tell CIMConnect your CE, dV, etc… There are several ways to do it which shows the flexibility of our product.
For the small volume OEMs, they will probably use the simple text file, but the large one will certainly use the advanced ClientTool interface technique.
In all cases, you do not have to compile the epj file, which is a major advantage against GW Associates.

12. Data Management Configure each variable’s source
Push data into CIMConnect for caching
Setup CIMConnect to Pull data as needed
Automatically used for Reports, Traces, and Data Queries
CIMConnect
Application (s)
Cache
ICxClientApplication
Interface
SetValue function
CIMConnect
For each variable (data variable, status variable, and equipment constant), the developer must choose to either push the value into CIMConnect or setup CIMConnect to pull the data from the application. Pushing the data is very good for most data variables and equipment constants. Pushing the data is good for status variables that change value infrequently. Pulling is required for status variables that change value frequently.
Application (s)
ICxAppCallback
Interface
GetValue function

13. GEM Interface Manual Template
Save Weeks
Microsoft Word™ Template
SECS-II Messages
GEM Scenarios
Data Definitions
State Machines
Appendices for Machine-Specific Definitions
Use the CIMConnect Control Panel to output tables
Project Configuration: you define the collection events, the data variables.
Host Setup Configuration: you have to declare each host

14. Implementation Time
Typical implementation time including characterization, design, coding, and testing
6 to 8 weeks
4 to 6 weeks if converting from existing implementation

15. CIMConnect Purchase CIMConnect Software Development Kit (SDK)
One Per Developer
CIMConnect Runtime System
One Per Machine
Incentives to include CIMConnect on every machine!
Annual Support Contract
Upgrades, Patches, and Technical Support
Training
Integration Services