Mapping#

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Critical Manufacturing MES keeps track of units inside a two-dimensional surface (this is required by some manufacturing industries such as semiconductor, PCB, and SMT). The surface can be divided into uniform regular rectangles in the form of a matrix, or in other cases the shape, position, and orientation of each unit within the two-dimensional space can be defined using the Map Definition entity.

The Mapping module is made up of the Map Definition and Map entities.

This document will guide you through the required configurations and set up for the Mapping module.

Overview#

The Mapping module provides support for two-dimensional structures that can be linked and integrated with Material Tracking for the purposes of tracking quantities, defects, or other sub-material level properties.

Mapping can also be used in the following contexts:

• Support for multiple Map Definitions that act as templates from which Maps can be created.
• Support for regular and irregular layout (with different shapes, sizes and orientations) map structures.
• Support for multiple layers per Map and multiple maps per Material.
• Support for map regions.
• Native support for SEMI G85 map structures.
• Interactive visualization of maps, including zoom, rotation, and filters.
• Support for automatic merge of multiple maps into a master map.
• Support for merged maps, in which a master map aggregates the results of multiple individual maps.
• Native integration with Material Tracking so that when recording losses in the Map, the Material quantity is automatically synchronized.

For more information, see Map Definition and Map.

Setting up Mapping#

To have a functioning Mapping module, you have to set up Critical Manufacturing MES entities as shown in the following table:

Table: Steps to set up the Mapping Module

The image below is an example of how a wafer is produced with its layers and chip sections, all of which can be mapped:

The next sub-sections will cover the required configuration steps in more detail.

Step 1: Create a Map Definition#

1. Create a Map Definition accordingly:

   

Step 2: Create a Map#

1. Create a Map accordingly and make sure that it is configured to use the Map Definition you created:

   

Using Map with Map Definition#

After setting up the required configurations mentioned above, you can use your Map with your Map Definition, as described in the next steps:

1. If you need to use a Mask of your own, to share with an external system or configure manually, you can Download, from your Map Definition, the automatically created .xml Mask file:

   

2. Keeping in mind the values configured in your filters:

   

3. Adjust the values of the Mask so that they are generated according to the matrix:

   

4. Enter the Mask in the Layers page of the Edit Map wizard:

   

5. Your Map now has the attached information in the Layers section:

   

6. In Views, select Content to access the details of your filter(s) accordingly:

   Pass:

   Fail:

7. If needed, you can link your Map to a Material:

   

8. The linking information will be available in the Details section of your Map:

   

9. The Material page will now have a Maps section with Linked Maps information:

   

   Note

   This use of Map with Map Definition can also be applied to irregular maps, which are uploaded using a .json file, as seen below: