CAMX

Computer Aided Manufacturing using XML (CAMX) is a set of communications standards used to exchange data among manufacturing equipment and applications on the electronics manufacturing floor. CAMX defines both XML messages for encapsulating data as well as a protocol for exchanging those messages.

CAMX Standards

Standard	Brief Description	Formal Name
IPC-2501	The Protocol to Exchange Messages	Definition for Web-Based Exchange of XML Data
IPC-2541	Basic Messages	Generic Requirements for Electronics Manufacturing Shop-Floor Equipment Communication Messages (CAMX)
IPC-2546	Machine Specific Messages	Sectional Requirements for Shop-Floor Equipment Communication Messages (CAMX) for Printed Circuit Board Assembly
IPC-2547	Test, Inspection and Rework Messages	Sectional Requirements for Shop-Floor Equipment Communication Messages (CAMX) for Printed Circuit Board Test, Inspection and Rework

Technologies

HTTP, Hypertext Transfer Protocol
MIME, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
SOAP, Simple Object Access Protocol
XML, Extensible Markup Language

External links

• CAMX Reference
• iNEMI Plug and Play Factory Project
• IPC Web Standards

Further reading

• Electronics manufacturers team to demonstrate speed and viability of CAMX software
• Factory Floor Communication: Researchers Help Standardize Information Systems for "Plug and Play" Power
• NACOM, Georgia Tech and the IPC hold CAMX workshop