Overview:
An electronics manufacturer asked Applied Sciences Group to design, develop, and implement a Hughes 3500 System Interface.

The project involved the development of a user interface to perform the function of transferring wafer data from a 3.5" diskette directly into a Hughes 3500 System for quality control purposes. Specifically, the software package was written using Visual Basic for the operator interface and Visual C++ to generate the required DLL functions. This interface solution enabled the down-loading of wafer "availability maps" from manufacturer supplied diskettes (3.5" format) into the Hughes 3500 System. Object availability status was updated on a continual basis and saved to a temporary disk file, which could be used for backup or power failure events. Upon the introduction of a new wafer, the operator inputs the identifying serial number and the associated availability map is transmitted to the Hughes 3500 System.