Hermes protocol

Hermes is a machine-to-machine communication standard used in the SMT assembly industry.[1]

It is a successor to the SMEMA standard, introducing improvements such as: simpler physical wiring (Ethernet), use of popular data transmission formats (TCP/IP and XML), reduced number of barcode scanners (required only once at the beginning of the line), transmission of board data (such as barcodes & dimensions) to downstream machines.[2]

Industry acceptance

The initiative was started by two companies: ASM and ASYS; by April 2017, 17 companies had joined.[3] On November 14, 2017, Hermes received a Global SMT&Packaging Award in the category “Software Process Control” at Productronica in Munich, Germany.[4] As of May 2018, 45 companies are members of the initiative.

Specification

Version 1.0 was released in April 2017. Version 1 Revision 1 was released in November 2017.

The specification is freely available for download from the project website.[5]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.the-hermes-standard.info/
  2. ↑ https://www.smart-smt-factory-forum.com/general/hermes-standard-will-replace-smema/
  3. ↑ http://circuitsassembly.com/ca/editorial/menu-news/27295-hermes-communication-protocol-to-replace-smema-standard.html
  4. ↑ http://globalsmt.net/2017-global-technology-awards-winners/
  5. ↑ https://www.the-hermes-standard.info/download/


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