RTC
®
5 PC Interface Board
Rev. 1.9 e
2 Product Overview
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• RTC
®
5 software drivers and RTC
®
5 DLL files
included in RTC
®
5 software packages of version
2011_09_29 through 2012_09_05 (DLL version
DLL 528 through DLL 535) are designed for
Microsoft's 32-bit as well as 64-bit operating
systems WINDOWS 7, WINDOWS Vista and
WINDOWS XP (SP2 or higher). The RTC
®
5 DLL
files from these packages do not support
Microsoft's operating systems WINDOWS 2000
and WINDOWS XP (SP1 or lower).
• RTC
®
5 software drivers and RTC
®
5 DLL files
included in RTC
®
5 software packages of version
2011_07_27 and lower (DLL version DLL 527 or
lower, with less functionality) are designed for
Microsoft's 32-bit WINDOWS 7, WINDOWS Vista,
WINDOWS XP and WINDOWS 2000 operating
systems.
2.3 Optional
Functionality
The RTC
®
5 can be configured for functionality not
available in the standard version. This extended func-
tionality must be enabled by SCANLAB or installed.
The following options are available:
• Processing-on-the-fly
If the Processing-on-the-fly option is enabled,
Processing-on-the-fly corrections can be activated
(see
). Otherwise, the associated
commands are partially or fully unusable.
• Controlling a 3-Axis Scan System
If the RTC
®
5’s 3D option is enabled, then an
RTC
®
5 board can synchronously control a third
axis (Z axis, e.g. a vario
SCAN
as a dynamic focus
unit) along with the scan system’s X and Y axes
(usually two galvanometer scanners) via its two
scan head connectors (see
). Otherwise,
the associated 3D commands are partially or fully
unusable.
• Synchronous Control of Two Scan Systems
If the RTC
®
5’s “second scan head control” option
is enabled, then an RTC
®
5 board can simulta-
neously control two XY scan systems via its two
scan head connectors (also see
• Optoelectronic Couplers
If the RTC
®
5 board is equipped with DC/DC
converters for optodecoupling the laser control
signals, then the signals LASERON, LASER1 and
LASER2 at the LASER and EXTENSION 2 connec-
tors are optically decoupled from the PC’s ground
(see
).
• In comparison to old WDM drivers, the new
WDF driver offers the following new function-
ality: If
is called, then the driver
prevents automatic activation of standby or
sleep modes (continuously until the next system
restart). This enables RTC
®
5 boards to continue
processing lists autonomously even when the
initiating program has already terminated.
However, standby or sleep modes cannot be
prevented if triggered manually or via
discharged batteries. Afterward, the RTC
®
5
board’s loaded lists and other settings will be
lost. After a wake-up, the board might no
longer be correctly addressable. The user is
responsible for preventing standby or sleep
modes prior to the first call of
.
Caution!
• The RTC
®
5 board does not support power-
saving modes, that switch off power to the PCI
bus. Accordingly, you must disable standby or
sleep modes of the operating system (also see
note above).