Super Systems 9000 User Manual

Series 9XXX

Configuration and

Recipe Management

Guide

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 3

Instrument Configuration Management .......................................................................... 3

Backup/Restore Tab .................................................................................................... 3

Backup Section ........................................................................................................ 3

Comparison Section ................................................................................................. 5

Instrument Recipe Management ................................................................................... 8

The Recipe Editor Button ............................................................................................. 8

Recipe Editor Tab ........................................................................................................ 9

Load/Save Recipes ................................................................................................... 9

Modify Recipes .......................................................................................................10

Recipe Management Tab .............................................................................................11

Groups Tab ................................................................................................................11

Transfer Section .....................................................................................................13

Printing Section ......................................................................................................14

Archiving Instrument Configurations and Recipes ..........................................................14

Revision History ........................................................................................................................................ 15

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Introduction

This guide covers the instrument configuration and recipe management functions for the SSi
9000 series instruments. Detailed information relating to individual instruments and additional
functions can be found on SuperSystems’ website:

http://www.supersystems.com/manuals.html#miscmanuals

Before proceeding with any instrument management
operation, it is good practice to ensure that the
Configurator software is up to date. To do this click on
the Help menu item and then click Check for Updates.

If the software is up to date then you are advised that no
updates are available. Otherwise, the software will be
automatically updated, and you will be returned to the
previous Configurator state.

Instrument Configuration Management

Backup/Restore Tab

Configurator Backup/Restore Display

The Backup/Restore display allows the user to create a backup of a controller configuration or
restore a controller to a previous configuration.

Backup Section

This area will allow the user to either backup the current controller or restore the current
controller to a previous configuration.

being able to backup or restore a configuration

Note: The user must be connected to a device before

. Selecting the “Online Device” option will allow

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the user to backup the controller. Once this section is selected, the Delete and Restore buttons
will become disabled, as well as the drop-down lists for the “Backup Files” section, as they deal
only with backed-up configuration files. Clicking on the Backup button will back up the current
configuration. The progress bar at the bottom of the section will update the backup progress.

Configurator – Backup Section with progress

The Show/Print button will display a print preview with the current controller’s configuration.

Configurator – Print Preview screen

From this screen, the user can either print out the configuration by clicking on the printer icon,

, or close the print preview by clicking on the Close button or the red X button on the top right

of the screen, .

Selecting the “Backup Files” option will allow the user to manage the backup configurations on

the local computer. When this option is selected, the Backup button will become disabled. The
Delete button will delete the selected configuration. The user must confirm the delete first.

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Configurator – Confirm Delete Backup file

Clicking on the Yes button will delete the configuration, but clicking on the No button will cancel
the delete.
Clicking on the Restore button will restore a backup configuration to the connected device. The
user must confirm the restoration.

Configurator – Confirm Restore backup

Clicking on the Yes button will restore the selected configuration file, but clicking on the No
button will cancel the restoration. The progress bar at the bottom of the section will update the
restore progress.

Comparison Section

The Comparison section allows the user to compare two backup files to each other.

user must be connected to a controller if he/she wishes to use the active device for comparison

If the user wishes to use the device the Configurator is connected to, the user can check the
“Active Device” check box. This will disable the top two drop-down lists.

Configurator Compare section with “Active Device” checked

To compare a specific file with another, do not check the “Active Device” checkbox. If this
checkbox is not checked, then all four drop-down lists will be enabled. The user can then select
the device from the first drop-down list and the specific file for the comparison from the second
drop-down list. The user can select the device where the file to compare to is from the third
drop-down list, and the file to compare to can be selected from the fourth drop-down list. Once
all of the necessary information has been setup, the user can click the Compare button. The
progress bar at the bottom of the section will update the comparison. If the devices are
identical, the Configurator will display a message box.

Note: The

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