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It is sometimes necessary to send recipe values to instruments in a specific order. Examples are:

•        Setting a controller to 'Manual' BEFORE setting the output power

•        Setting a programmer segment or step number BEFORE setting a target time or setpoint

 

NOTE:  Setting the Recipe download order is only required if the order of the download matters for the particular instrument variables used by the Recipe.

 

 

In this picture all these variables have been selected for Recipe. It is required that the following order is followed:

1.        The first segment number

2.        The first target SP and Time

3.        The second segment number

4.        The second target SP and Time

5.        And so on…

 

SpecView supports up to 99 download levels which specify the order.  Any number of parameters may be sent at any level. It is advisable to leave one or two spare levels at the top. So typically the first item (the first segment number, in this example) will be set to level 3, the next to level 4 and so on.  The reason for this is in case you need to add something in the future that needs to be set first.

To set the download level:

First ensure is NOT enabled on the toolbar.

•        Single-click the value to select it

•        Press the shortcut: Ctrl + D or use the Edit - Dynamic Attributes menu command:

 

 

Select the required level

SpecView will send the Recipe in the specified order.

There is a pause between levels to allow the controller (the instrument) enough time to register the values and be ready for the next data. This pause is adjustable in Preferences - Recipe

 

Then click the Save tool and the Runtime tool to save and run.