Short Course AnnouncementMaximizing FilmStarFred Goldstein, Instructor
Princeton
Marriott Hotel &
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Learn how FilmStar users improve coating yields and reduce costs with automation tools for designing, monitoring and measuring optical thin films - tools that are not available in other thin film software programs. This course will be useful to coating engineers as well as managers and IT staff who need to understand what can be accomplished in order to direct or support the work of others. While there's a slight learning curve (hence the course) in customizing FilmStar, there's no such curve for production technicians. Complex procedures, with "what to do next" instructions in any language, can be assigned to a single button. Can you afford not to know how this is done? |
If you are interested in attending please
contact FTG Software as soon as possible.
Day 1 AM: Following a thorough review of FilmStar DESIGN and INDEX functions, we discuss features that users may not be aware of such as evaluation macros, thin film designs on multiple substrates, dispersive index functions, mixed materials, the Interactor, tooling-factor determination, nk extraction, etc. Attendees are introduced to MONITOR, MEASURE and CRYSTAL. The FilmStar Free Version will be available for those who bring a laptop.
Day 1 PM- Day 2: After answering any remaining questions, the FilmStar Development System is introduced and illustrated with numerous examples:
FilmStar BASIC: VBA-compatible language in all FilmStar programs. BASIC performs calculations, supports dialog boxes, and communicates with dynamic-linked libraries (DLL). Programs can even be encrypted to prevent unauthorized changes.
FilmStar Workbook: Excel-compatible spreadsheet in DESIGN and MEASURE supporting all types of spectral calculations. Emphasis on tolerancing, quality assurance, and optimization with user-defined merit functions and constraints.
FSPlot Module: Publication graphics in DESIGN and MEASURE. The Annotator enable users to mark up graphs showing filter shapes, laser lines, pass/fail zones, etc. The Formulator provides arithmetic operations on spectra.
Report Generator: Combines text and graphics into documents which may be previewed, printed, and stored on disk. This module is used in DESIGN, MONITOR and MEASURE.
FilmStar Database: Keep track of designs and measured spectra with industry standard database software. Spectra securely stored by MEASURE can be viewed and analyzed (but not altered) by DESIGN users.
Day 3: Development System modules are utilized together. This is extremely powerful. For example, Workbook calculations may be printed in the Report Generator under control of a BASIC program assigned to a single key. Sample applications include coating design catalogs, calculated graph annotations, quality-control procedures and documents, cost prediction, trend analysis, export to other software, measuring and sorting filters, etc.
Supplementing built-in capabilities, FilmStar communicates with other Windows programs via 32-bit OLE Automation (ActiveX). This exposes FilmStar to other applications and vice-versa. Examples include running FilmStar from Excel, creating custom reports in Word, running Ocean Optics spectrometers from DESIGN or MEASURE, etc.
New to this course, 'Gedankenspektrum' methods are introduced, with an important discussion on the reliability of inverse-synthesis.
The afternoon will include time for questions, review, and further examples. Attendees may bring laptops (not necessary) and examples used in the course will be distributed via USB memory stick.
Note: FTG Software
supports the Optical Thin Film Exchange (OTFE) format (*.oxd). This allows
FilmStar to exchange design and dispersion information with other design
software.
Registration fee $1495 includes all-day refreshments and buffet lunch.
Attendees who do not currently use FilmStar will receive a
25% discount (up to $750) upon purchasing FilmStar in 2008.
Reserve your place via purchase order or credit card.
The
Princeton
Marriott at Forrestal (previously Doral Forrestal
Conference Center) is in a research park about
5 miles from Princeton.
Shuttle service from EWR and JFK to Princeton is provided by
Olympic Airporter; A1 Limousine
provides taxi service to all airports.
NJ Transit provides train service from EWR to Princeton Junction.
When planning your trip, be sure to check flights to Philadelphia as
well.
In addition to the
conference hotel, we recommend the
Nassau Inn
for attendees wanting to stay in the center of Princeton. A good budget
choice is the Princeton Hampton Inn,
very near the conference hotel.
The course will be limited to 15
attendees; please do not
make airline
reservations until you ensure your place.
Princeton University
Nassau Hall Tigers
FTG
Software Associates PO Box 579 Princeton, NJ 08542 USA
Tel 609 924-6222 Fax 609 482-8060 info@ftgsoftware.com