INFICON Cygnus 2 Thin Film Deposition Controller User Manual
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OPERATING MANUAL
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Cygnus
Thin Film Deposition Controller
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OPERATING MANUAL
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Cygnus
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Thin Film Deposition Controller
IPN 074-545-P1E
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assumes no responsibility for its use and shall not be liable for any special, incidental, or consequential
damages related to the use of this product.
Due to our continuing program of product improvements, specifications are subject to change without notice.
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
This is to certify that this equipment, designed and manufactured by:
INFICON Inc.
Two Technology Place
East Syracuse, NY 13057
USA
meets the essential safety requirements of the European Union and is placed on the market
accordingly. It has been constructed in accordance with good engineering practice in safety
matters in force in the Community and does not endanger the safety of persons, domestic
animals or property when properly installed and maintained and used in applications for
which it was made.
Equipment Description: IC6/Cygnus 2 Deposition Controller (including all options).
Applicable Directives: 2006/95/EC (LVD)
2004/108/EC (General EMC)
2002/95/EC (RoHS)
Applicable Standards:
Safety: EN 61010-1:2001
Emissions: EN 61326-1:1997/A1: 1998/A2: 2001 (Radiated & Conducted Emissions)
Class A: Emissions per Table 3
(EMC – Measurement, Control & Laboratory Equipment)
Immunity: EN 61326-1:1997/A1: 1998/A2: 2001 (General EMC)
Class A: Immunity per Table A1
(EMC – Measurement, Control & Laboratory Equipment)
RoHS: Fully compliant
CE Implementation Date: June 2010 (Updated March, 2011)
Authorized Representative:
Steve Schill
INFICON Inc.
Thin Film Business Line Manager
ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THIS DECLARATION OR TO THE SAFETY OF INFICON'S PRODUCTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED, IN
WRITING, TO THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS.
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the reverse hereof, to be, for the period of warranty coverage specified below, free
from defects of materials or workmanship under normal proper use and service.
The period of warranty coverage is specified for the respective products in the
respective Seller instruction manuals for those products but shall not be less than
two (2) years from the date of shipment thereof by Seller. Seller's liability under
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returned, transportation prepaid, to Seller's plant, not later than thirty (30) days
after the expiration of the period of warranty coverage in respect thereof and are
found by Seller's examination to have failed to function properly because of
defective workmanship or materials and not because of improper installation or
misuse and is limited to, at Seller's election, either (a) repairing and returning the
product or part thereof, or (b) furnishing a replacement product or part thereof,
transportation prepaid by Seller in either case. In the event Buyer discovers or
learns that a product does not conform to warranty, Buyer shall immediately notify
Seller in writing of such non-conformity, specifying in reasonable detail the nature
of such non-conformity. If Seller is not provided with such written notification,
Seller shall not be liable for any further damages which could have been avoided if
Seller had been provided with immediate written notification.
THIS WARRANTY IS MADE AND ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, AS BUYER'S
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shall Seller be liable for any costs, expenses or damages, whether direct or
indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other, on any claim of any defective
product, in excess of the price paid by Buyer for the product plus return
transportation charges prepaid.
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used or operated contrary to Seller's written instruction manual or which has been
subjected to misuse, negligence or accident or has been repaired or altered by
anyone other than Seller or which has been used in a manner or for a purpose for
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Cygnus 2 Operating Manual
Table Of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Trademarks
Disclaimer
Copyright
Declaration Of Conformity
Warranty
Chapter 1
Introduction and Specifications
1.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 Cygnus 2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
1.2.1 Definition of Notes, Cautions and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
1.2.2 General Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.2.3 Earth Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
1.2.4 Main Power Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.3 How To Contact INFICON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.3.1 Returning Your Cygnus 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.4 Cygnus 2 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
1.4.1 Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
1.4.2 Screens and Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.4.3 Cygnus 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1.4.3.1 Recipe Storage & Datalogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1.4.3.2 Sensor Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
1.4.3.3 Source Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
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1.4.3.4 Material Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
1.4.3.5 General Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
1.4.4 ‘Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12
1.4.5 DAC Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1.4.6 Logic Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.4.7 Relays / Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
1.4.8 Remote Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.4.9 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.4.10 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.4.11 Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
1.4.12 Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
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1.4.13 Warm Up Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.4.14 Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.4.15 Installation Clearance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.4.15.1 Connector Clearances:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.4.15.2 Cooling Clearances:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.4.16 Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.4.17 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.5 Unpacking and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.6 Parts and Options Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.6.1 Base Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.6.2 Pre-installed Options or Spares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.6.3 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.6.4 Oscillator Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.6.5 Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.6.6 Replacement Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.7 Initial Power-On Verification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Chapter 2
Installation and Interfaces
2.1 Location Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.1 Sensor Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.2 Sensor Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.3 Cygnus 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2 Avoiding Electrical Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2.1 Verifying/Establishing Earth Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2.2 Connections to Earth Ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.2.3 Minimizing Noise Pickup From External Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.3 Connecting the Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.3.1 Routing XIU Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.3.2 Interface Cable Fabrication and Pin-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.3.2.1 Source Control Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.3.2.2 Crucible Indexer Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.3.2.3 DAC Option Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.3.2.4 I/O Expansion Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.3.2.5 RS-232C Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2.3.2.6 Isolated +24 V (dc) Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
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Chapter 3
Operation
3.1 Front Panel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
3.2 Rear Panel Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
3.3 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.3.1 Main Menu Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
3.3.2 Operate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
3.3.3 Sensor Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.3.3.1 Sensor Information Rate/Xtal Display Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
3.3.3.2 Crystal Life and Starting Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
3.3.3.3 Function Key Selection Choices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.3.3.4 Sensor Information Type/Freq Display Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.3.3.4.1 TEST XIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
3.3.4 Sensor Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13
3.3.5 Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3.3.6 Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
3.3.6.1 Overview Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
3.3.6.2 Source Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3.3.6.3 Sensor Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3.3.6.4 Pre/Post Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3.3.6.5 Deposit Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3.3.6.6 Lib A-Hf, Lib Hf-Sc, Lib Sc-Z Sub-Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
3.3.7 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
3.3.7.1 Process Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
3.3.7.2 DACs Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
3.3.7.3 Comm Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.3.7.4 Message Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.3.7.5 Date/Time Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
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3.3.7.6 Test Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.3.7.7 Lock Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.3.7.8 Audio/Visual Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.3.8 Digital I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19
3.3.9 Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20
3.3.10 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
3.3.11 Counter / Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20
3.3.12 USB Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20
3.3.13 Programming Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
3.4 State Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
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3.5 Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
3.5.1 Crystal Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
3.5.1.1 XtalTwo (CrystalTwo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
3.5.1.2 XtalSix (CrystalSix). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
3.5.1.3 Xtal12 (Crystal12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
3.5.1.4 Generic Sensor Crystal Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
3.5.2 Source/Crucible Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
3.5.2.1 Example: Programming Turret Source Crucible Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
3.5.3 Auto-Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
3.5.4 Rate Watcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
3.5.5 Handheld Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
3.5.5.1 Determining Soak Power with the Handheld Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
3.5.6 Test Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
3.5.6.1 Standard or Time Compressed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
3.5.6.2 Advanced Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
3.5.7 USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
3.5.8 Lock and Access Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
3.5.9 Datalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
3.5.9.1 Datalog contents: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
3.5.9.2 Page Format ASCII Example: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
3.5.9.3 Comma Format ASCII Example to USB Storage Device: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3.5.10 DAC Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
3.5.11 Trend Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
3.5.11.1 Cygnus 2 Parameters Associated with the Trend Analysis Feature . . . . . 3-40
Chapter 4
Sensor & Source Set-Up
4.1 Sensor Set-Up Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1.1 Sensor Display Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1.2 Sensor Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.2 Source Set-Up Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.2.1 Source Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.2.2 Source Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.3 DAC Output Selection Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Chapter 5
Material Set-Up
5.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1.1 Material Overview Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1.2 Material Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
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5.1.3 Material Source Page Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.1.4 Material Sensor Parameters Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7
5.1.5 Pre/Post Screen Deposit Page Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5.1.6 Post Deposit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5.1.7 Deposit Page Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-14
5.2 Special Material Parameter Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.2.1 Skip Deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.2.2 RateWatcher™ Sample and Hold Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Chapter 6
6.1 General Set-Up Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
6.2 General Process Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.3 DACs Page Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
6.4 COMM Page Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.5 MESSAGE Page Set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
6.6 DATE / TIME Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.7 TEST Page Set Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.8 LOCK Page Code Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
6.9 AUDIO / VISUAL Page Set Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
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Chapter 7
Digital I/O
7.1 Digital I/O Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.2 All Input Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
7.3 All Output Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.4 I/O Board Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3
7.4.1 Output Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3
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8.1 Logic Statement Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
8.2 Editing the Logic Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.2.1 Logic Statement Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3
8.2.2 Logic Statement Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4
8.2.3 AND/OR and ON Logic Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8.2.3.1 ON Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6
8.3 IF Event Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.4 THEN Action Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
8.5 Logic Statement Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-17
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Remote Communications
9.1 Remote Communication Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.2 Physical Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.2.1 RS-232C Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.2.2 TCP/IP Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.2.2.1 Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.2.2.2 How to Set Up the Network Protocol on the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
9.3 Message Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.3.1 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.3.1.1 Command Packet (Host to Cygnus 2 Message) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
9.3.1.2 Data Type Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
9.3.1.3 Response Packet (Cygnus 2 to Host Message). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
9.3.1.4 Timeouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
9.4 Communication Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
9.4.1 Query and Update Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
9.4.2 Status Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
9.4.3 HELLO Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
9.4.4 Query General Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
9.4.5 Update General Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
9.4.6 Query Material Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
9.4.7 Update Material Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
9.4.8 Query Sensor Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
9.4.9 Update Sensor Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
9.4.10 Query Source Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
9.4.11 Update Source Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
9.4.12 Query Process Material Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
9.4.13 Update Process Material Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
9.4.14 Query Material Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
9.4.15 Update Material Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
9.4.16 Query Input Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
9.4.17 Update Input Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
9.4.18 Query Output Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
9.4.19 Update Output Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
9.4.20 Query Output Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
9.4.21 Update Output Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
9.4.22 Query User Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
9.4.23 Update User Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
9.4.24 Query Logic Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
9.4.25 Update Logic Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
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9.4.26 Cygnus 2 Event List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-29
9.4.27 Cygnus 2 Action List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
9.4.28 Status General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-35
9.4.29 Status Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-38
9.4.30 Status Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
9.4.31 Remote General Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
9.4.32 Remote Material Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-45
9.4.33 Cygnus 2 Communications Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
9.4.33.1 General Command Packet Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-47
9.4.33.2 General Response Packet Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-47
9.4.33.3 HELLO Command, ASCII name and version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
9.4.33.4 Query Material Parameter, Z-Ratio (2), Material 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
9.4.33.5 Update Material Parameter, Control Loop (4), Material 1, PID (2) . . . . . . . 9-48
9.4.33.6 Query Sensor Parameter, Shutter Output (1), Sensor 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
9.4.33.7 Update Sensor Parameter, Sensor Type (2), Sensor 1,
CrystalTwo (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-48
9.4.33.8 Query Source Parameter, Shutter Output (2), Source 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
9.4.33.9 Update Source Parameter, Number of crucibles (3),
Source 1, 4 crucibles (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-48
9.4.33.10 Query Material Name, Material 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-49
9.4.33.11 Update Material Name, Material 1, “SILVER”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-49
9.4.33.12 Query Input Name, Input 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-49
9.4.33.13 Update Input Name, Input 1, “P1”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-49
9.4.33.14 Query Output Name, Output 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-49
9.4.33.15 Update Output Name, Output 1, “SHUTTER” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
9.4.33.16 Query Output Type, Output 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-50
9.4.33.17 Update Output Type, Output 1, Normally Closed (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-50
9.4.33.18 Query User Message, Message 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
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9.4.33.19 Update User Message, Message 1, “HELLO!”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
9.4.33.20 Query Logic Statement, Statement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
9.4.33.21 Update Logic statement, Statement 1,
“IF External Input 1 THEN Start 1” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
9.4.33.22 Status Material, Thickness (4), Material 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
9.4.33.23 Status Sensor, Crystal Life (0), Sensor 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
9.4.33.24 Remote General Action, Stop All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-52
9.4.33.25 Remote Material Action, Open Source Shutter (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
9.4.33.26 Example for Interpreting Float Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
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Chapter 10
Maintenance and Calibration Procedures
10.1 Importance of Density, Tooling and Z-Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10.2 Determining Density. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10.3 Determining Tooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
10.4 Laboratory Determination of Z-Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
10.5 Source Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
10.5.1 Source Maintenance Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
10.5.1.1 Crucible Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
10.5.1.2 Toggle Sensor and Source Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
10.5.1.3 Start/Stop Manual Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
10.6 System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Chapter 11
Counters & Timers
11.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Chapter 12
12.1 File Handling (USB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12.1.1 USB Storage Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12.2 Directory Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12.3 Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
12.4 Data Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
12.5 Screen Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Chapter 13
13.1 Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13.2 User Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
13.3 STOP messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
13.4 Transient Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
13.5 Input Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
13.6 Troubleshooting Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
13.6.1 Troubleshooting the Cygnus 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
13.6.2 Troubleshooting Transducers/Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
13.6.3 Troubleshooting Computer Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19
13.7 Replacing the Crystal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-20
13.7.1 Front Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-20
13.7.2 Cool Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-21
13.7.3 Shuttered and Dual Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23
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13.7.4 Bakeable Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-23
13.7.5 Sputtering Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-24
13.7.6 Crystal Snatcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-25
13.7.7 CrystalSix (XtalSix). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-25
13.8 Crystal Sensor Emulator
IPN 760-601-G1 or 760-601-G2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-26
13.8.1 Diagnostic Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27
13.8.1.1 Measurement System Diagnostic Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27
13.8.1.2 Feedthrough Or In-Vacuum Cable
Diagnostic Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-28
13.8.1.3 Sensor Head Or Monitor Crystal
Diagnostic Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-29
13.8.1.4 System Diagnostics Pass But
Crystal Fail Message Remains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-30
13.8.2 % XTAL Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-30
13.8.3 Sensor Cover Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31
13.8.3.1 Compatible Sensor Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-31
13.8.3.2 Incompatible Sensor Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31
13.8.4 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-32
Chapter 14
Measurement and Control Theory
14.1 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-1
14.1.1 Monitor Crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-2
14.1.2 Period Measurement Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4
14.1.3 Z-match Technique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-5
14.1.4 Active Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
14.1.5 ModeLock Oscillator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-7
14.1.6 Auto-Z Theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-9
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Appendix A
Material Table
A.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
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1.1 Introduction
The Cygnus®2 is a closed loop process controller designed for use primarily in
physical vapor deposition. The Cygnus 2 monitors and/or controls the rate and
thickness of the deposition of thin films. Deposition rate and thickness are inferred
from the frequency change induced by mass added to a quartz crystal. This
technique positions sensors in the path between or to the side of the source of the
vaporized material and the target substrate. The sensor incorporates an exposed
oscillating quartz crystal whose frequency decreases as material accumulates. The
change in frequency provides information to determine rate and thickness and to
continually control the evaporation power source. With user programmed time,
thickness and power limits and with desired rates and material characteristics, the
Cygnus 2 is capable of automatically controlling the process in a precise and
repeatable manner. User interaction is accomplished via the Cygnus 2 front panel
or remote communication and consists of selection or entry of parameters to define
the process.
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Introduction and Specifications
A complete system consists of a main electronics unit also called the Cygnus 2,
sensor heads and a crystal interface unit (XIU) for each attached sensor. These
items are generally bundled at the factory and are also sold separately.
This Cygnus 2 Operating Manual provides user information for installing,
programming and operating the main electronics unit.
When reading the Cygnus 2 Operating Manual, please pay particular attention to
the Notes, Cautions, and Warnings found throughout the text. The Notes,
Cautions, and Warnings are defined in section 1.2.1 on page 1-2.
You are invited to comment on the usefulness and accuracy of this manual by
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CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING - Risk Of Electric Shock
1.2 Cygnus 2 Safety
1.2.1 Definition of Notes, Cautions and Warnings
When using this manual, please pay attention to the Notes, Cautions, and
Warnings found throughout. For the purposes of this manual they are defined as
follows:
NOTE: Pertinent information that is useful in achieving maximum Cygnus 2
efficiency when followed.
Failure to heed these messages could result in damage
to the Cygnus 2.
Failure to heed these messages could result in personal
injury.
Dangerous voltages are present which could result in
personal injury.
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1.2.2 General Safety Information
WARNING - Risk Of Electric Shock
CAUTION
Do not open the Cygnus 2 case! There are no
user-serviceable components within the Cygnus 2 case.
Dangerous voltages may be present whenever the power
cord or external input/relay connectors are present.
Refer all maintenance to qualified personnel.
This Cygnus 2 contains delicate circuitry which is
susceptible to transient power line voltages. Disconnect
the line cord whenever making any interface
connections. Refer all maintenance to qualified
personnel.
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WARNING - Risk Of Electric Shock
1.2.3 Earth Ground
The Cygnus 2 is connected to earth ground through a sealed three-core
(three-conductor) power cable, which must be plugged into a socket outlet with a
protective earth terminal. Extension cables must always have three conductors
including a protective earth terminal.
Never interrupt the protective earth circuit.
Any interruption of the protective earth circuit inside or
outside the Cygnus 2, or disconnection of the protective
earth terminal is likely to make the Cygnus 2 dangerous.
This symbol indicates where the protective earth ground
is connected inside the Cygnus 2. Never unscrew or
loosen this connection.
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1.2.4 Main Power Connection
WARNING - Risk Of Electric Shock
This Cygnus 2 has line voltage present on the primary
circuits whenever it is plugged into a main power source.
Never remove the covers from the Cygnus 2 during
normal operation.
There are no operator-serviceable items within the
Cygnus 2.
Removal of the top or bottom covers must be done only
by a technically qualified person.
In order to comply with accepted safety standards, the
Cygnus 2 must be installed into a rack system which
contains a mains switch. This switch must break both
sides of the line when it is open and it must not
disconnect the safety ground.
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1.3 How To Contact INFICON
Worldwide customer support information is available under Support at
www.inficon.com where you can contact:
a Technical Support Engineer with questions regarding applications for and
programming the Cygnus 2.
a Service Engineer with questions regarding troubleshooting, diagnosing or
repairing a defective Cygnus 2.
Sales and Customer Service, to find the INFICON Sales office nearest to you.
Repair Service, to find the INFICON Service Center nearest to you.
If you are experiencing a problem with your Cygnus 2, please have the following
information readily available:
the serial number and firmware version for your Cygnus 2,
a description of your problem,
an explanation of any corrective action that you may have already attempted,
and the exact wording of any error messages that you may have received.
1.3.1 Returning Your Cygnus 2
Do not return any component of your Cygnus 2 to INFICON without first speaking
with a Customer Support Representative. You must obtain a Return Material
Authorization (RMA) number from the Customer Support Representative.
If you deliver a package to INFICON without an RMA number, your package will be
held and you will be contacted. This will result in delays in servicing your Cygnus 2.
Prior to being given an RMA number, you may be required to complete a
Declaration Of Contamination (DOC) form if your sensor has been exposed to
process materials. DOC forms must be approved by INFICON before an RMA
number is issued. INFICON may require that the sensor be sent to a designated
decontamination facility, not to the factory.
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1.4 Cygnus 2 Specifications
1.4.1 Measurement
Crystal Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 MHz (new crystal) to 4.5 MHz
Internal Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±0.0035 Hz over 100 ms sample for
Thickness & Rate Resolution . . . . . . 0.0042 Å (new crystal);
Thickness Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5% typical, (dependent on process
Frequency Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . ±2 ppm 0-50°C
Measurement Frequency . . . . . . . . . 10 Hz
Measurement Technique . . . . . . . . . ModeLock with Auto-Z
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fundamental and anharmonic frequencies
0.0076 Å (crystal @ 4.5 MHz) over
100 ms sample for material density = 1.0,
Z-Ratio = 1.0
conditions, especially sensor location,
material stress, temperature and density)
User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD and limited membrane keypad. All
parameters accessible through computer
communications. Multiple message areas for
indication of states and detailed indication of
abnormal and stop conditions.
1.4.2 Screens and Hierarchy
a) Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu driven, four soft keys
b) Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Separate screens dedicated to
1) Operate
2 ) Se ns or In f or ma t io n
3) Sensor Parameters
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5) Material Parameters
6) General Parameters
7) Digital I/O Display
8) Logic
9) Maintenance
10) Counter/Timer
11) USB Storage
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1.4.3 Cygnus 2 Features
1.4.3.1 Recipe Storage & Datalogging
USB Memory Device
1.4.3.2 Sensor Parameters
(Sensor) Shutter Output . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 38
Sensor Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single, XtalTwo, XtalSix, Xtal12, Generic
(Sensor) Switch Output . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 38
Auto-Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes/No
# of Positions (for Generic Sensor type)1 to 12
# of Pulses (for Generic Sensor type)1 to 10
Pulse On (Time for Generic Sensor type)0.1 to 9.9 s
Pulse Off (Time for Generic Sensor type)0.1 to 9.9 s
Recorder Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 12
Recorder Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rate, Thickness, RateDeviation
Recorder Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 99999
1.4.3.3 Source Parameters
Up to 6 Sources may be controlled at the same time
DAC Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 12
(Source) Shutter Output . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 38
Crucible Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turret is indexed to selected position on a
Number of Crucibles. . . . . . . . . . 1, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64
Crucible Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 38
Turret Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes / No
Turret Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 28
Turret Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 180 s (Time-out period with feedback,
Start. Turret feedback is checked whenever a
Source is started. Range is from 1 to number
of crucibles.
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1.4.3.4 Material Parameters
6 Materials can be specified and given unique names (15 character max.).
Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.100 to 99.999 gm/cc
Z-ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.100 to 15.000
Master Tooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 to 999.9%
Control Loop types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-PID, PI, PID
Process Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 to 999.99 Å/s/%Power
Time Constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.010 to 9999.99 s
Dead Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.010 to 9999.99 s
Maximum Source Power . . . . . . . . . 0.01 to 99.99%
Minimum Source Power . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 to 99.98%
Maximum Power Option . . . . . . . . . . Continue, Post-Dep(osition), Stop All, Stop
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Material individually
Power Ramps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 per Material
Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 to 99.99%
Rise Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
Soak Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
Auto Soak 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes / No
Deposit After Pre-Deposit. . . . . . . . . Yes / No
Yes = go to Deposit
No = go to Non-Deposit Rate Control
(Control) Delay Option . . . . . . . . . . . None, Shutter, Control, Both
Control Delay Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
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Shutter Delay Accur(acy) . . . . . . . . . 1 to 99%
Feed Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 to 99.99%
Feed Ramp Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
Feed Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
Idle Ramp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 per Source
Idle Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 to 99.99%
Idle Ramp Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000 to 999.9 Å/s
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Time Limit (in Deposit) . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
Rate Filter Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1, 0.4, 1.0, 4.0, or 10.0, 20.0, 30.0 s
Time Power Averaging Time . . . . . . 0 to 30 minutes
Ion Assist Deposit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes/No
On Final Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continue, Post-Dep(osit),
NonDep(osit)Cont(rol)
New Rate while in Deposit . . . . . . . . 2 Rate Ramps per Material
New Rate 1 or 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000 to 999.9 Å/s
Start Ramp 1 or 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000 to 999.9 kÅ
Ramp Time 1 or 2. . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
RateWatcher® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sample and Hold Feature
(RateWatcher) Option. . . . . . . . . Yes/No
(RateWatcher) Time . . . . . . . . . . 00:00 to 99:59 min:s
(RateWatcher) Accuracy . . . . . . 1 to 99%
(Sensor) Failure Action . . . . . . . . . . PostD(e)p(osit), Stop All, Stop Matl,
TimeP(o)w(er)
CrystalTwo Tooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 to 999.9%
CrystalSix (XtalSix) and Crystal12 (Xtal12) sensor selections to specify a subset of
available crystal positions:
Xtal Position First . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 6 (XtalSix) or 12 (Xtal12)
Xtal Position Last . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 6 (XtalSix) or 12 (Xtal12)
(Crystal) Quality Percent . . . . . . . . . 0 to 99%
(Crystal) Quality Counts . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 99
(Crystal) Stability Single . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 9999 Hz
(Crystal) Stability Total . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 9999 Hz
Recorder Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 12
Recorder Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rate, Thick(ness), RateDev(iation), Power
Recorder Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 99999
Final Thick(ness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000 to 999.99 kÅ
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Thick(ness) Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000 to 999.99 kÅ
Cruc(ible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 64
1.4.3.5 General Global Parameters
Date Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DDMMYYYY or MMDDYYYY
LCD Dimmer Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 for Always On or # of Minutes till Off
Graph Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power, +/-10 Å/s, +/-20 Å/s
Graph Scan Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto, Slow, Medium, Fast
Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On / Off
Advanced Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On / Off
Time Compressed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes / No
Audio Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes / No
RS232 Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
RS232 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard, D(ata)log Page, D(ata)log Comma
DataLog XTAL History . . . . . . . . . . . Yes / No
USB Datalog Format . . . . . . . . . . . . Log Off (No datalogging), Page, Comma
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Thickness Eq(uation) 1. . . . . . . . . . . Up to 6 Source numbers can be specified,
each Source number can be used only once
in the equation.
Thickness Eq(uation) 2. . . . . . . . . . . Up to 6 Source numbers can be specified,
each Source number can be used only once
in the equation.
Thickness Eq(uation) 3. . . . . . . . . . . Up to 6 Source numbers can be specified,
each Source number can be used only once
in the equation.
DAC 1 to 12 Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 to 10.0
DAC 1 to 12 Polarity. . . . . . . . . . . . . Positive / Negative
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1.4.4 ‘Display
Type/Color/Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD/Color/TFT/7 inch diagonal
Dimming Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Always Full on or Full on when in use.
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WVGA
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 W x 480 H
Backlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LED
Thickness Display Range. . . . . . . . . 0.000 to +/-9999 kÅ
Thickness Display Resolution . . . . . 1 Å for 0.000 to +/-9.999 kÅ,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 kÅ for +/-1000 to +/-9999 kÅ
Rate Display Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000 to +/-999.9 Å/s
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interaction for dimming time
10 Å for +/-10.00 to +/-99.99 kÅ
100Å for +/-100.0 to +/-999.9 kÅ
Rate Display Resolution. . . . . . . . . . 0.001 Å/s for 0.000 to +/-9.999 Å/s,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 Å/s for +/-10.00 to +/-99.99 Å/s
0.1 Å/s for +/-100.0 to +/-999.9 Å/s
Power Display Range. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 to 99.99%
Graphic Display Functions . . . . . . . . Rate Deviation at ±10 or ±20 Å/s or
Power at 0 to 100%
Display Data Update Rate . . . . . . . . 1 Hz
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