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INTRODUCTION TO LASERCHECK
Overview
Lasercheck is designed to perform high speed, repeatable, non-contact measurements of surface roughness. A
built in visible laser diode emits a laser beam from the bottom of the gage illuminating the surface beneath it.
After striking the surface, the laser light is reflected and scattered back into the Lasercheck detection system.
The overall intensity and distribution of the reflected and scattered light is measured, digitized by Lasercheck
electronics, and then Ra roughness is calculated for the illuminated area. This Ra value and other measurement
parameters are then available to be read from a serial connection on the electronics board. User software
requests the measurement value from that serial connection via serial cabling to that connector.
Lasercheck has been designed for a nominal height standoff from the measurement surface. Minor motions and
vibrations within that tolerance range will have minimal effect on measurement results. The Lasercheck head is
delivered with flat fixture footplate that sets the standoff when the head is set on a flat or cylindrical surface.
For other shaped surfaces, a custom footplate or fixture may be required to set the correct alignment and / or
standoff distance. Please see the section on LASERCHECK ALIGNMENT PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES.
Lasercheck can be configured so that surfaces may be positioned below the gage allowing measurements with
no contacting of the surface.