
RTC
®
5 PC Interface Board
Rev. 1.9 e
1 Introduction
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1
Introduction
This operating manual describes the
RTC
®
5 PC interface board from SCANLAB and its
usage for synchronous control of scan systems, lasers
and peripheral equipment (for a product overview
see
).
In addition, Appendixes A - C of the manual describe
further SCANLAB RTC
®
5 hardware versions:
• The RTC
®
5 PC/104-
Plus
board in Appendix A on
• The RTC
®
5-Express board in Appendix B on
• The RTC
®
5 PCIe/104 board in Appendix C on
The manual is a part of the product. Read these
instructions carefully before you proceed with
installing and operating the RTC
®
5 board. In
particular, observe all safety guidelines in this
manual. If there are any questions regarding the
contents of this manual, please contact SCANLAB
(see
).
Keep the manual available for servicing, repairs and
product disposal. This manual should accompany the
product if ownership changes hands.
SCANLAB reserves the right to update this operating
manual at any time and without notification.
This manual refers to the following versions of the
RTC
®
5 software and firmware:
• DLL (
RTC5Dll.Dll
) version 514 or higher,
• DSP program file (
RTC5OUT.out
) version 513 or
higher,
• RTC
®
5 firmware file (
RTC5RBF.rbf
) version 511 or
higher.
The version numbers of the supplied DLL and
program files are indicated in the names of the corre-
sponding zip files (see
). After installation,
the commands
can be used to query the current
software and firmware version numbers.
1.1 Manufacturer
SCANLAB AG
Siemensstr. 2a
82178 Puchheim
Germany
Tel.
+49 (89) 800 746-0
Fax:
+49 (89) 800 746-199
info@scanlab.de
www.scanlab.de
1.2 Identification
The serial number of the RTC
®
5 PC interface board is
printed on a white label attached to the board
(format: “RTC SN…”).
The board’s ID number and configuration are
described in the packaging list (see
and