Appendix A Glossary
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resource’s perspective
Function in the Arbitration Focus window that allows the viewing,
acquiring or releasing of resources or running recipes that currently
own or are requesting to own a selected resource.
resource list
When the perspective is resource in the Arbitration Focus window, the
roster of resources is the resource list.
resource user
An object that either owns or is requesting to own a resource. Can be
the operator, a running recipe or another resource.
resource
A general term for equipment including process cells, units, phases,
and shared control modules.
scalable
Located in the Recipe formula parameter list, this field indicates if the
parameter is scalable with the scale of the recipe.
semi-Auto mode
The mode of a recipe level or phase that allows the operator to
manually step through the recipe level or each line of the phase’s
program. This mode requires that the transitions be programmed to
check the phase’s paused bit. Each time the Resume button is pressed,
the paused bit is reset.
sequential function chart
Sequential Function Chart is a graphical programming language that
defines the logical flow of the recipe’s procedure.