Meeting Industry Needs for SECS/GEM Protocol & Serial Number Verification

Semi-conductor manufacturers are required to meet the standards set by the SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) organisation, and those standards are known as SECS (SEMI Equipment Communications Standard) /GEM (Generic Equipment Model).

The Omron NJ series MAC is the first in the market to support the SECS/GEM protocol, this creates the opportunity for manufacturers and OEMs alike, to design new machines based on Omron's SYSMAC solution to conform to industry standards. The Omron SYSMAC solution allows easy integration with motion control, HMI, safety, sensors, quality inspection (vision system) while also implementing traceability and serial number verification with the machine.

The diagram below shows a typical example of how the SYSMAC solution, using NJ with an FH Series Vision System performing an inspection with traceability without the need for a PC.

Capture Serial no. with OCR and record to DB directly via NJ MAC

Decode by FH and SYSMAC Controller verify PCB serial no. with DB

Package Visual (Quality) Inspection