WaferSense ATS - Complete ATS Distribution Disks (ATS 1.2.0 Release)

IMPORTANT: If the firmware in your ATS wafer is version 307 or earlier, you’ll need to update your ATS wafer firmware.

Win32 Systems (2000, XP and Vista)

WaferSense Auto Teaching System (ATS) uses machine vision technology to measure three-dimensional offsets to teach wafer transfer positions. The TeachView and TeachTarget application should run on most personal computers that use the newer Microsoft Windows operating systems.

 

Installation

To run the WaferSense ATS software, your computer must have the following:

  • Windows 2000,Windows XP or Vista operating system
  • One free high-power USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port

To install the WaferSense ATS software:

  1. Log on using an account with Administrator privileges.
  2. Download the WaferSenseATS.exe file from our web site to a temporary directory http://www.cyberopticssemi.com/techsupport/wafersense/ats/
  3. Once you have saved the file to your local drive you can double click the WaferSenseATS icon and the setup should start automatically
  4. Follow the instructions provided by the wizard to install the software.
  5. After you complete the instructions for all of the wizard screens, click Finish.
  6. By default, the Setup program installs the TeachView and TeachTarget applications in a new program group called WaferSense ATS. Setup also installs an online copy of the user guide, which is available from the TeachView or TeachTarget Help menus and in the WaferSense ATS program group in the Windows Start menu.

 

Firmware requirements

 

If the firmware in your ATS wafer is version 307 or earlier, you’ll need to update your ATS wafer firmware. You can check the version of your ATS wafer firmware from the ATS Firmware Updater, or by using the “About your ATS Wafer” command in the Help menu of either TeachView or TeachTarget.

 

Your ATS includes a software application, called ATS Firmware Updater, for updating the firmware that is onboard the ATS teaching wafer. The current firmware version is available by choosing the Help > About your ATS Wafer menu item in either TeachView or TeachTarget.

 

To update the firmware on your ATS teaching wafer:

1.       Turn on the teaching wafer.

2.       If either TeachView or TeachTarget is running on the computer, exit the application.

3.       From the Windows Start > All Programs menu, choose WaferSense ATS > ATS

Firmware Updater.

4.       In the ATS Firmware Updater window, verify that the battery level is at least 50%. You can’t update the firmware if the battery level is below 50%. If necessary, recharge the battery before proceeding.

5.       Click Select Firmware File.

6.       In the ATS Firmware File dialog, find and select the firmware file (flash308.hex) and click Open. By default, the ATS Firmware Updater looks for firmware files in c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\CyberOptics Semiconductor\ATS\Firmware\.

 

 

Caution

 

In the next step, you will start the load firmware process. Once you start the process, the firmware is automatically uploaded to the wafer, committed, and verified. Do not interrupt this process by turning off or cycling the power to the teaching wafer. If you do so, the wafer might be disabled, and you will need to return it to the factory to fix the problem.

 

1.       Click Load Firmware.

The firmware file is uploaded to the wafer, committed, and verified. This process takes a few minutes, and the ATS Firmware Updater displays progress bars and messages so you can follow the progress. When the firmware has been verified, you will be

2.       Press the ON OFF button on the teaching wafer to turn off the wafer, then press it again to turn on the wafer. The teaching wafer doesn’t start using the new firmware until you cycle the power.

3.       Click OK to close the dialog.

4.       Choose File > Exit to exit from the ATI Firmware Updater application.