SSI America 9210 user manual Programs Overview, Program Editing

M4557 - Model 9210 Nitriding Controller

Chapter 4 - PROGRAMS

Overview

The program format used in the SERIES 9210 provides a simple but powerful recipe language for controlling the heat-treat process. The SERIES 9210 can store up to 300 programs of twenty-four steps each. Each step consists of an opcode that defines what is done at this step. The step can also contain atmosphere, temperature, and option data.

This enhanced step approach provides for shorter programs. For example, a complete boost /diffuse program can be done in twenty-four steps.

The programmer also has alarm capability that can be turned on during a program to monitor deviations and high and low limits while the program is running.

Program Editing

The program edit display is accessed through the Menu key on the default display screen. Pressing the Menu key displays a screen that contains the configuration items that the operator is allowed to perform. On that screen, running down the right side are five buttons. Below the blue down arrow key is the Login key. Pressing this key displays a numeric keypad that allows you to enter

the passcode to get to the configuration level (default as shipped from SSi is the number 1). Pressing the number 1 and then pressing the Enter button displays the many configuration menu options, the first option is Program Edit. Highlighting this parameter and pressing the Enter key displays a numeric keypad that asks you to enter the number of the program that you wish to edit. Pressing that recipe number and then pressing Enter displays that particular recipe. You may have to clear the recipe number that is shown in the display box if the number of the recipe to be edited was not the last recipe run on the system. Press the Clr button on the numeric keypad and then enter the number for the recipe that you wish to edit.

To edit a step in the recipe, use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the step that you wish to edit and press the Enter key. This will display the Step

Edit screen. Highlighting the parameter that you wish to edit and pressing the Enter key takes you to the appropriate menu

-either that of the Opcode

choices, or a numeric keypad to allow you to change the value. Note: See Chapter 5 – SERIES 9210 Opcodes for a list of the opcodes.

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