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Here is a mapping between the similar concepts and technologies. | **SECS/GEM** | **EDA/Interface A** | | --- | --- | | Status Variables, Equipment Constants, and Data Variables | Parameters | | Alarms | Exceptions | | Collection Events (S6, F11) | Events in DCP | | E39 Objects | SEMIObjType and Instance IDs | | Trace Data Collection | Traces in DCP | | Reports | Data Collection Plans/Reports | | State Machines | State Machines | | Enable/Disable Collection Events | ActivatePlan/DeactivatePlan | | Define and Link Reports (S2, F33 and S2, F35) | DefinePlan |   ## Comparing EDA/Interface A With SECS/GEM | **SECS/GEM** | **EDA/Interface A** | | --- | --- | | [SECS/GEM](https://www.cimetrix.com/semi-secs-gem-intro?hsLang=en) supports only one client connection. IC makers cannot run several data gathering applications at the same time without an infrastructure to share the data. | EDA requires support for multiple concurrent clients. | | SECS/GEM is only partially self-describing and therefore relies on good documentation. IC makers have complained that the documentation is often not well-maintained. | EDA is self-describing through the E125 standard's metadata. | | SECS/GEM data is relatively flat and unorganized. The IC Maker must study the documentation, hardware, software, and processing to understand how to organize the data. | EDA presents the data in a hierarchy, organized by the major hardware components. | | Data in a SECS/GEM message is highly structured and relatively inflexible. | Because EDA uses XML, it is inherently designed to accommodate additional metadata. | | SECS/GEM is used extensively in only a few industries, which limits the number of experts in the world. | SOAP/XML and HTTP are the backbone of most Internet and Intranet applications. There are many programmers worldwide that are familiar with this technology. | | In most factories, the SECS/GEM interface is used for equipment configuration and control, and therefore subject to extensive oversight and lengthy change procedures. 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