The aim of IPC HERMES-9852 is to create a state-of-the-art communication protocol for surface-mount technology (SMT) production lines. Therefore, this new communication protocol has to cope with the following:
- Replace the electrical SMEMA interface as specified in IPC-SMEMA-9851
- Extend the interface to communicate (including):
- Unique identifiers (IDs) for the handled printed boards
- Equipment identifiers of the first machine noticing a printed board
- Barcodes
- Conveyor speed
- Product type specific information (including):
- Product type identifier
- Length
- Width
- Thickness
With respect to version numbers IPC-HERMES-9852 adheres to the rules of Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 (SemVer_2.0.0).
