00193786-01
GEM for SIPLACE Host Interface Manual For SIPLACE SW Version GEM 505.01 Siemens AG L&A EA 1 R&D 1 Mch H/RM 44 Version 1.00 Artikel-Nr./Item No.: Siemens AG 00193786-01 Release status : final
GEM
for SIPLACE
Host Interface Manual
For SIPLACE
SW Version GEM 505.01
Siemens AG
L&A EA 1 R&D 1
Mch H/RM 44
Version 1.00
Artikel-Nr./Item No.: Siemens AG
00193786-01
Release status : final

SIPLACE GEM SW Version GEM 505.01 HOST Interface Manual
Page 2 of 236 ©Siemens AG, all rights reserved
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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 9
1.1 CHANGES FROM HOST INTERFACE MANUAL V502.01................................................9
1.2 CHANGES FROM HOST INTERFACE MANUAL V503.01..............................................10
1.3 CHANGES FROM HOST INTERFACE MANUAL V504.01..............................................11
1.4 SECS-II CLARIFICATIONS...................................................................................... 11
1.4.1 Data Format Types ...................................................................................... 11
1.4.2 Data Item Length Bytes ............................................................................... 11
1.4.3 ASCII Data ...................................................................................................12
1.4.4 Multi-Block Messages.................................................................................. 12
1.4.5 Function Zero...............................................................................................12
1.5 GEM STANDARD...................................................................................................12
1.6 GEM COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................... 12
1.7 GEM COMPLIANCE STATEMENT............................................................................. 13
1.8 TERMINOLOGY....................................................................................................... 13
1.9 MACHINE AREAS ...................................................................................................14
1.9.1 Machine Areas of a SIPLACE HF Machine ................................................. 14
1.9.2 Machine Areas of a SIPLACE HF/3 Machine .............................................. 15
1.9.3 Machine Areas of a SIPLACE HS50 Machine............................................. 16
1.9.4 Machine Areas of a SIPLACE S25 Machine ............................................... 17
1.10 STATE DIAGRAMS ..............................................................................................20
2 MESSAGE SUMMARY.............................................................................................. 21
2.1 HOST TO EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................ 21
2.2 EQUIPMENT TO HOST ............................................................................................ 23
3 OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................... 24
3.1 COMMUNICATIONS STATES ....................................................................................24
3.1.1 Communications Finite State Description ................................................... 24
3.1.2 State Transitions.......................................................................................... 25
3.1.3 Communication States................................................................................. 27
3.1.4 Related Variables ........................................................................................ 28
3.1.5 Compatibility ................................................................................................28
3.2 CONTROL STATES .................................................................................................28
3.2.1 Control Finite State Description................................................................... 29
3.2.2 Control State Transitions .............................................................................30
3.2.3 Control States .............................................................................................. 31
3.2.4 Related Variables ........................................................................................ 32
3.2.5 Related Events ............................................................................................33
3.2.6 Restriction ....................................................................................................33

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3.3 PROCESS STATES................................................................................................. 34
3.3.1 SIPLACE Process State Transitions........................................................... 35
3.3.2 SIPLACE Process States............................................................................ 36
3.3.3 Intermediate States ..................................................................................... 36
3.3.4 Related Variables........................................................................................ 36
3.3.5 Related Collection Events ........................................................................... 36
3.4 DATA COLLECTION................................................................................................ 38
3.4.1 Variables .................................................................................................... 38
3.4.2 Are You There............................................................................................ 38
3.4.3
Host Requests Status ................................................................................ 38
3.4.4 Setting Equipment Constants .................................................................... 38
3.4.5 Event Reports ............................................................................................ 38
3.4.6 Time Driven Trace ..................................................................................... 39
3.4.7 Limits Monitoring........................................................................................ 39
3.4.8
Disk Files ................................................................................................... 42
3.4.9 Related Variables ...................................................................................... 43
3.4.10 Related Events........................................................................................... 43
3.5 ALARM MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 44
3.5.1 Alarm States .............................................................................................. 44
3.5.2
Reporting ................................................................................................... 44
3.5.3 Enable/Disable........................................................................................... 44
3.5.4 Host Requests Alarm Status...................................................................... 44
3.5.5 Compatibility .............................................................................................. 44
3.5.6 Related Variables ...................................................................................... 44
3.5.7 Related Collection Events.......................................................................... 45
3.6 MATERIAL MOVEMENT........................................................................................... 46
3.6.1 Related Variables........................................................................................ 46
3.6.2 Related Collection Events ........................................................................... 47
3.7 EQUIPMENT TERMINAL SERVICES .......................................................................... 48
3.7.1 Related Variables........................................................................................ 48
3.7.2 Related Collection Events ........................................................................... 48
3.8 ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................................... 49
3.8.1 Related Variables........................................................................................ 49
3.8.2 Related Collection Events ........................................................................... 49
3.9 CLOCK ................................................................................................................. 50
3.9.1 Related Variables........................................................................................ 50
3.9.2 Related Collection Events ........................................................................... 50
3.10 SPOOLING......................................................................................................... 51
3.10.1 Word of Caution .......................................................................................... 51
3.10.2 Spooling Sequence ..................................................................................... 51