Process Cell Based on Recipe Size
For best results, throttle the Update Interval based on the size of your recipe. Access this setting in the Equipment Manager. Add a Process Cell under an Area and then Edit the Process Cell. Update Interval is a setting in the edit Process Cell dialog.
Update Interval (milliseconds): Allows between 25 to 1000ms.
- Large recipes have hundreds of steps and transitions. Operators advancing to the next manual step is in a time-frame of minutes or hours. For large recipes, use the longest interval. A setting of 1000 mSec. is better.
- Medium recipes have medium number of steps and the execution is faster than with larger recipes. A setting between 100 and 250 mSec. is better.
- Small recipes that progress through the steps very fast should have a setting of 25 mSec.
Keep this in mind when setting up your Production Equipment Model. You may want to have Process Cells defined by the recipe size.
To learn about the Production Equipment Model as well as more information about Process Cells, see Production Equipment Model Overview.