Building your first GEM Tool
PlannedA practical starting path for a new GEM-capable equipment application.
Not yet publishedHands-on paths for building real equipment software.
Step-by-step tutorials written for software engineers implementing SECS/GEM on production tools.
1 published topic. Remaining items stay on the roadmap until substantive content ships.
Use SecsHost to add a connection, open HSMS, establish communications, inspect request/response viewers, and request ON-LINE — including GEM Local vs Remote.
Open →A practical starting path for a new GEM-capable equipment application.
Not yet publishedDefine, link, and verify collection event behavior.
Not yet publishedImplement and test alarm reporting end to end.
Not yet publishedHost commands, acknowledgements, and validation.
Not yet publishedEC design, access, and safe modification patterns.
Not yet publishedTrace setup, sampling, and host consumption.
Not yet publishedProcess program transfer and management flows.
Not yet publishedDefine and reconfigure reports without redeploying.
Not yet publishedConnect tools to MES, scheduling, and plant systems.
Not yet publishedMigrate aging tool control stacks without stopping production.
Not yet publishedKodeGEM provides professional consulting for: