The Mission:
Determination of the layer thickness of a layer stack in real-time using a spectrometer
Solutions and Technologies:
Industrial PC with QNX RTOS
Adaptation of a spectrometer via Ethernet
Adaptation of a synchronization hardware to control the point of measurement via a RS232 interface
Provision of a TCP/IP interface for controlling the QNX software via an external user interface
Services by IBV:
Development of a prototype for the calculation of coating thickness
Implementation of an algorithm to predict the increase in coating thickness for an optimal shutdown of the coating process
Re-implementation of an existing algorithm for optimal shutdown of the coating process
Choice suitable hardware
Software design
Complete software development for the measuring system
Integration of hardware, operating system, application and external systems
Support during the launch of operations
Provision of a simulation mode to reproduce the coating process in real-time