Are You GEM Compliant?
Every GEM compliant equipment must include a GEM compliance statement in the documentation. The table declares not only which features are implemented, but also indicates whether or not implemented features comply to the standards. This implies that an equipment can implement a limited GEM implementation and still be considered GEM compliant. Some of the GEM features simply are not appropriate for all manufacturing equipment. If a feature is implemented, but not quite compliant, then simply document the exception. Below is a sample GEM compliance statement.
The SECS/GEM standard requires relatively few features. If a machine implements a minimum GEM interface with only the required data variables, status variables, equipment constants, and collection events then the GEM interface is only marginally useful. The GEM interface's full value is realized only when the equipment supplier provides additional machine-specific alarms, data variables, status variables, equipment constants and collection events.
- Learn more about the SECS/GEM standards
- Download the white paper on SEMI SECS/GEM
- View the sample GEM Compliance Statement
- Additional GEM Resources
GEM Compliance Statement Sample
| GEM Compliance Statement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUNDAMENTAL GEM REQUIREMENTS | IMPLEMENTED | GEM COMPLIANT (See Note 1) | |
| State Models |
Yes No |
Yes No | |
| Equipment Processing States | Yes No | ||
| Host-Initiated S1 = F13/F14 Scenario | Yes No | ||
| Event Notification | Yes No | ||
| On-Line Identification | Yes No | ||
| Error Messages | Yes No | ||
| Documentation | Yes No | ||
| Control (Operator Initiated) | Yes No | ||
| ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES | IMPLEMENTED | GEM COMPLIANT (See Note 2) | |
| Establish Communications | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Dynamic Event-Report Configuration | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Variable Data Collection | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Trace Data Collection | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Status Data Collection | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Alarm Management | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Remote Control | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Equipment Constants | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Process Program Management | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Material Movement | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Equipment Terminal Services | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Clock | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Limits Monitoring | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Spooling | Yes No | Yes No | |
| Control (Host-Initiated) | Yes No | Yes No | |
Note 1: Do not mark YES unless all fundamental GEM requirements are implemented and GEM Compliant.
Note 2: Additional capabilities can not be marked GEM-compliant unless the fundamental GEM requirements are GEM compliant.
