RAYLASE SP-ICE-1 PCI/e PRO Control Cards
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Basic Information
Chapter 1
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BASIC INFORMATION
The SP-ICE-1 PCI/e PRO control cards are either to use as PC-version or as stand-alone ver-
sion. They are equipped with the RAYLASE advanced scanning.
The control card comprises a complete processor system for scan head and laser control in
real time. Marking vectors are transferred from the PC to the control card, which stores these
vectors and controls the scan head accordingly, as soon as the processing is enabled. This
allows control of the laser and the scan head in real time, even if the host PC is not a real time
system, needed for other purposes or if the control card is working in a stand-alone
configuration.
There is a laser modulation signal (LM) among other signals available on the control card to
control YAG or CO
2
lasers. Optional ports allow adapting the control card to the customer’s
requirements.
Hardware Features
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On-board real-time processor for precise synchronisation of scanning movement and laser
control.
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PCI bus/PCIe bus based with Plug-and-Play.
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Stand-alone version for usage outside of a PC with RS 232 interface (up to 115 kBaud) for
external download.
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Programmable laser control signals for commonly used lasers (i.e. Nd:YAG, CO
2
, …).
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Interface to XY or XYZ scan heads using XY2-100- and XY2-100-Enhanced-Standard.
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Selectable polarity of laser signals.
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Separate control of standby pulse frequency and pulse width.
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Two analog on-board ports for control of lamp current or pulse intensity (0V to 10V, 8 Bit
resolution).
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3 buffered digital outputs, 12 buffered digital inputs.
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Optional additional I/O capabilities.
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On the card integrated encoder interface for editing moving objects
(MOTF Marking-On-The-Fly)
Options
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Using the add-on card for editing moving objects (MOTF Marking-On-The-Fly) furthermore
possible.
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For highest throughput up to 4 scan heads can be combined with one laser using the mas-
ter-slave option.
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Master-master operation allows minimum process time combined with maximum flexibility
up to 4 lasers and scan heads can be controlled independently.
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Stand-alone option is available for driving the scan head and the laser without using a PC.
Software Features
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DLL driver software for Windows
®
Vista/Win 7.
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Double buffer concept with 1,000,000+ commands per list.
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Simultaneous processing of current list and downloading of new commands to next list.
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Scalable output of new data with 1
μ
s resolution.
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Shortest possible output interval 20
μ
s (variable in 1
μ
s steps).
Conventions
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A "/" in front of a signal name indicates that this signal is low active
