Brooks Marathon Express - System Alignment Check-out

Brooks Automation 8. System Alignment
Part Number: 605914 Rev. B System Alignment Check-out
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Using Physical Location as a True Position Reference
Formaterialtransportsystemsthatdonothaveanaligner,theremaybeothermethodsordevices
availablewithinthesystemtofacilitatematerialalignment.Thesearegenerallyofamechanical
natureinwhichthematerialisphysicallymovedtoarepeatablelocationthroughtheuseofbanking
pinsortaperedshafts.Althoughthisslidingactionresultsinphysicalcontactwiththeedgesofthe
materialandmayproduceundesirableparticles,theobjectiveofrepeatedlylocatingthematerialis
achieved.
Forsystemsthatusephysicallocation,itisimportanttounderstandthattheapproachinthe
materialalignmentphaseisessentiallysimilartotheapproachusedwithanaligner.Oncethe
stationassignmenthasbeendefinedwithrespecttothealignmentstation,itmustnotbechanged.
Topositionmaterialbeingdeliveredtothealignmentstationinaslightlydifferentlocation,itisthe
stationassignmentvaluesoftheProcessModulewherethematerialisbeingpickedfromthatmust
bechanged.
System Alignment Check-out
Toverifythatthealignmenthasbeencompletedsuccessfully,usethesystem’scontroller.
Otherwise,useaPCandtheCDM’smaterialtransferfunctionstomovematerialfromeachcassette
throughthesystem.Performtheentirecheck-outusingtherobot’span’A’;ifadualendeffectorarm
setisbeingused,performtheentirecheckoutforpan’B’also.
ProcedureCategory
Type2Procedure:Equipmentisenergizedandallenergizedcircuitsarecoveredorinsulated.All
workisperformedremotelyusingtheCDMorservicecomputer.
RequiredToolsandTestEquipment
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Therobot’sControl/DisplayModule(CDM)
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MicroToolDummyWafersortestmaterialoftheappropriatesize
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Twocassettesofthetypethatwillbeusedinproduction
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PCwithacommunicationsprogramsuchasProcomm™andaserialI/Ocable
AlignmentStrategy
Oncetherobot’sR,T,andZaxeshavebeensetupforalltransfers,itisnecessarytoverifyproper
transferofmaterialtoandfromallmoduleswithinthesystem.Thisprocedureverifiesproper
operationofmaterialtransferbetweenallmodulesbyobservingsystemoperationduringmaterial
transfers.Thematerialshouldnotslideontheendeffectorsoronanymaterialtransferpoints.
Thereshouldbenobumpingofmaterialagainstcassettewallsorothersystemcomponents.
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