Status Commands

status:get_access_level

Sentio Version: 2.8.1

Description: Retrieves the access level of operation.

Parameters: None

Response:

Field	Type	Values
Level	String	Operator, Admin, Service, Engineer, Debug

Example:

Command:   status:get_access_level
Response:  0,0,Admin

status:get_prop

Sentio Version: 3.2.0

Description: Generic function to retrieve the value of a specific data item from the setup module.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Values	Notes
Property Name	String	Contact — contact height of the stage (µm, absolute from z-axis zero); Separation — separation gap (µm); Hover — hover gap (µm, chuck stage only); Home — home position of the stage; Overtravel — overtravel distance (µm, chuck stage only); Edge_Sensor — edge sensor status (property name only, no other parameters)
Stage	String	Chuck (default), Probe01, Probe02, Probe03, Probe04	Required for Contact/Separation/Hover/Home/Overtravel
Chuck Site (opt.)	String	Wafer (default), Auxright, Auxleft, Auxright2, Auxleft2	For Contact/Separation/Hover/Home

Parameter configuration by property: Contact, Separation, Hover, Home each take (Stage, Chuck Site); Overtravel takes (Stage) only; Edge_Sensor takes no additional parameters.

Response: Depends on the data property.

Examples:

Command:   status:get_prop contact, wafer
Response:  0,0,44000                        (contact height of chuck wafer site)

Command:   status:get_prop edge_sensor
Response:  0,0,1,0                          (edge sensor 1: ON, edge sensor 2: OFF)

status:get_machine_id

Sentio Version: 2.8.1

Description: Retrieves the machine ID.

Parameters: None

Response:

Field	Type
Machine ID	String

status:get_machine_status

Sentio Version: 2.8.1

Description: Retrieves the machine status flags.

Parameters: None

Response:

Field	Type	Values
Status	String	NotReady — not initialized; Ready — initialized; Running — busy (e.g. stage moving); IsMeasuring — running an instrument measurement (QAlibria); LoaderBusy — cassette/slot loader busy (TS3500/TS2500 only)

Example:

Command:   status:get_machine_status
Response:  0,0,Ready,IsMeasuring     (initialized, measurement in progress)

status:get_version

Sentio Version: 2.8.1

Description: Retrieves the system version.

Parameters: None

Response:

Field	Type
Version	String

status:set_prop

Sentio Version: 3.2.0

Description: Generic function to set the value of a specific data item on the dashboard module.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Values	Notes
Property Name	String	Contact — sets contact height of the given stage at the given chuck site; Home — sets home position of a stage for a given chuck site
Stage	String	Chuck, Probe01, Probe02, Probe03, Probe04
Chuck Site	String	Wafer, Auxright, Auxleft, Auxright2, Auxleft2
Contact Height	Float	—	For property Contact
Home Position X	Float	—	For property Home
Home Position Y	Float	—	For property Home

Parameter configuration: Contact takes (Stage, Chuck Site, Contact Height); Home takes (Stage, Chuck Site, Home Position X, Home Position Y).

Response: Depends on the data property.

Examples:

Command:   status:set_prop contact, chuck, wafer, 16000
Response:  0,0,OK                 (sets contact height of chuck at wafer site to 16000 µm)

Command:   status:set_prop home, probe01, wafer, 1000,2000
Response:  0,0,OK                 (sets home position of probe01 on wafer site to 1000,2000)

status:show_message

Sentio Version: 2.8.1

Description: Shows a message dialog for user interaction.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Values
Message	String	—
Button	String	OK (default), OKCancel, YesNo, YesNoCancel
Caption	String	None (default)
Level	String	Hint (default), Warning, Error

Response:

Field	Type	Values
Button	String	OK, Cancel, Yes, No

Remarks: The last three parameters (from the end of the list) may be omitted; defaults apply. Button and Level are not case sensitive.

status:start_show_message [asynchronous]

Sentio Version: 3.2.0

Description: Asynchronous version of status:show_message. Returns immediately; use wait_complete to obtain the pressed button.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Values
Message	String	—
Button	String	OK (default), OKCancel, YesNo, YesNoCancel
Caption	String	None (default)
Level	String	Hint (default), Warning, Error

Response: No special immediate response other than the Command ID (0, Cmdld, OK).

Example:

Command:   status:start_show_message OK
Response:  0,1,OK      (must then use wait_complete with the command id to obtain the pressed button)

Remarks: The last three parameters (from the end of the list) may be omitted; defaults apply.

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